Sacked vegan claims discrimination in landmark case

[Aituk7]

Dairy is bad mate. I think you should think about going whole hog (excusing the pig based phrase)

Why is dairy bad? Is it bad for you health wise or for the planet?

 

[Deleted member 30853]

To make it a true religion they need a dead famous veggie to worship

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[Hep]

Oh? So @HellsBells saw you hadn't ate a bacon sarnie and just presumed you were a muslim

How's life as a veggie then? What's your favourite vegetable?

I love Pizza. Being veggie is a bit of a pain but most places have decent choice these days. Much better than growing up when few places did anything. The USA is pretty bad Vege wise too unless you go to a major city.

Health wise it's much better.

Dairy is bad mate. I think you should think about going whole hog (excusing the pig based phrase)

It's is but I have it moderation, need some cheese on my pizza.

 

[Aituk7]

I love Pizza. Being veggie is a bit of a pain but most places have decent choice these days. Much better than growing up when few places did anything. The USA is pretty bad Vege wise too unless you go to a major city.

Health wise it's much better.

Mate pizza is not a vegetable.

 

[Hep]

Mate pizza is not a vegetable.

It can be veggie though. I don't just eat vegetables, but I do like my potatoes and chick peas.

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Why is dairy bad? Is it bad for you health wise or for the planet?

Cows have very complicated social lives that have developed over millions of years. However, they are forcibly raped or inseminated have their children taken away and slaughtered and then are milked artificially for most of their lives. It is an utter disgrace that we allow this to happen in a so called modern society.

People are rightly up in arms about SeaWorld and what they do to Killer whales but also love cheese and butter.

 

[stapler]

I predict that, contrary to the BBC report, the tribunal will not "decide whether veganism is a philosophical belief". I predict its judgment will say something like:

1. Mr Casamitjana claims that he was discriminated against on the grounds of his philosophical belief.
2. For the purpose of this judgment, we will assume (without deciding) that veganism is a protected philosophical belief.
3. The test for discrimination on the grounds of a protected characteristic is whether a hypothetical comparator without the protected characteristic would have been treated differently.
4. We find that a person who is not a vegan but disclosed his employer's confidential information to the public would have been sacked for gross misconduct.
5. Therefore the comparator would not have been treated any differently.
6. Therefore there was no discrimination, whether or not veganism is a protected philosophical belief which, as stated, we are not expressing a view on.
7. Case dismissed.
8. Off to the pub.

 

[Harry Angstrom]

I predict that, contrary to the BBC report, the tribunal will not "decide whether veganism is a philosophical belief". I predict its judgment will say something like:

1. Mr Casamitjana claims that he was discriminated against on the grounds of his philosophical belief.
2. For the purpose of this judgment, we will assume (without deciding) that veganism is a protected philosophical belief.
3. The test for discrimination on the grounds of a protected characteristic is whether a hypothetical comparator without the protected characteristic would have been treated differently.
4. We find that a person who is not a vegan but disclosed his employer's confidential information to the public would have been sacked for gross misconduct.
5. Therefore the comparator would not have been treated any differently.
6. Therefore there was no discrimination, whether or not veganism is a protected philosophical belief which, as stated, we are not expressing a view on.
7. Case dismissed.
8. Off to the pub.

Sounds right

 

[r@mside]

I predict that, contrary to the BBC report, the tribunal will not "decide whether veganism is a philosophical belief". I predict its judgment will say something like:

1. Mr Casamitjana claims that he was discriminated against on the grounds of his philosophical belief.
2. For the purpose of this judgment, we will assume (without deciding) that veganism is a protected philosophical belief.
3. The test for discrimination on the grounds of a protected characteristic is whether a hypothetical comparator without the protected characteristic would have been treated differently.
4. We find that a person who is not a vegan but disclosed his employer's confidential information to the public would have been sacked for gross misconduct.
5. Therefore the comparator would not have been treated any differently.
6. Therefore there was no discrimination, whether or not veganism is a protected philosophical belief which, as stated, we are not expressing a view on.
7. Case dismissed.
8. Off to the pub.

Spoilsport

 

[Macho]

I wish courts would just throw just foolishness out. No wonder dispicable things happen in this world when petty tree hugging shit comes into it.

 

[Rick O Shea]

I predict that, contrary to the BBC report, the tribunal will not "decide whether veganism is a philosophical belief". I predict its judgment will say something like:

1. Mr Casamitjana claims that he was discriminated against on the grounds of his philosophical belief.
2. For the purpose of this judgment, we will assume (without deciding) that veganism is a protected philosophical belief.
3. The test for discrimination on the grounds of a protected characteristic is whether a hypothetical comparator without the protected characteristic would have been treated differently.
4. We find that a person who is not a vegan but disclosed his employer's confidential information to the public would have been sacked for gross misconduct.
5. Therefore the comparator would not have been treated any differently.
6. Therefore there was no discrimination, whether or not veganism is a protected philosophical belief which, as stated, we are not expressing a view on.
7. Case dismissed.
8. Off to the pub.

Is beer vegan?

 

[Cockney Mackem]

Maybe Mark Hughes is gonna come out as vegan and blame that for him getting sacked.

As if Mark Hughes minds being sacked.

 

[jaxaxe]

Nope. Daughter is and 90% of meals are now vegan. I reckon I will be soon enough.

The arguments for being vegan are compelling to me. Healthier, better for environment and stops the exploitation and suffering of billions of animals.

The killing of them isn't an issue for me, it's the industrialisation of their lives.

Pretty much where I am.

Daughters, eh ?

 

[Wilfy]

Is beer vegan?

Unless fining containing fish guts are used, aye pretty much.

 

[Rick O Shea]

As if Mark Hughes minds being sacked.

He could always make a claim for not being sacked soon enough:-

Deprived of early pay-off and opportunity to move on to next failure.

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Pretty much where I am.

Daughters, eh ?

I actually enjoy the challenge of restricted food.

 

[Cockney Mackem]

He could always make a claim for not being sacked soon enough:-

Deprived of early pay-off and opportunity to move on to next failure.

That's more like it, 3 years at Southampton without a career break, he'll be fuming. His golf handicap will have suffered no end

 

[PhilSAFC]

so not sacked for being vegan but sacked for leaking confidential information. How is this even going to a tribunal? Bloke is a tit.

 

[jaxaxe]

Why is dairy bad? Is it bad for you health wise or for the planet?

1) Humans are the only animal to drink the milk of a completely different species. Would you drink dog milk ?

2) Dairy was sold on a false prospectus. The argument used to go "if you don't drink dairy, you get calcium deficiency and it affects your bones". Which is utter bullshit. Elephants require stronger bones than humans and yet they manage to get enough calcium while not needing the milk of giraffes, or anything.

3) Cow farts are a significant contributor to global warming.

4) Clearing of forests for cattle is a major cause of deforestation.

5) Cow's milk is designed to feed a cud-chewing animal with four stomachs, which grows a lot faster than a human being. Is this really the right stuff to be ingesting ?

6) Even with pasteurisation, milk isn't particularly sanitary. Mastitis, somatic cells, pus... that kind of thing...

 

[DoctorMick]

Unless fining containing fish guts are used, aye pretty much.

Which shit loads of beers use. The trend for hazy beers has massively increased the number of vegan friendly beers.

1) Humans are the only animal to drink the milk of a completely different species. Would you drink dog milk ?

2) Dairy was sold on a false prospectus. The argument used to go "if you don't drink dairy, you get calcium deficiency and it affects your bones". Which is utter bullshit. Elephants require stronger bones than humans and yet they manage to get enough calcium while not needing the milk of giraffes, or anything.

3) Cow farts are a significant contributor to global warming.

4) Clearing of forests for cattle is a major cause of deforestation.

5) Cow's milk is designed to feed a cud-chewing animal with four stomachs, which grows a lot faster than a human being. Is this really the right stuff to be ingesting ?

6) Even with pasteurisation, milk isn't particularly sanitary. Mastitis, somatic cells, pus... that kind of thing...

Nice tho init?