Drinking, driving, and voting. To do all of these things you have to be a required age. The reason for this is because people need to have a certain amount of maturity to be trusted with doing these things. Recently, another restriction has been made in our town. Munchy's, a local restaurant, banned teenagers from coming there from noon to 3 pm, Monday through Friday. Some of people in our community are asking if this action is acceptable, but Munchy's should have the right to ban teenagers from noon to three (Source 1).
Teenagers were repelling adult customers. According to the business analysis for Munchy's, patrons from July to October went from being mostly adults at 80% of the patrons, to only 27% of the patrons in October. With the decrease in adult patrons comes the increase in teenage patrons. From July to October the percent of teenage patrons grew 53% (Source 2). Some simple …show more content…
That it's discrimination based on age. Adamant as they might be, what laws are there to support this? If that is the case, are laws concerning alcohol considered examples of discrimination? Not unlike voting or drinking, eating in a restaurant requires a level of maturity. This maturity is needed so as to refrain from rude behaviors while at a restaurant. If teenagers cannot do that then it is the right of the owner to take action. It is befuddling to think that having a calm lunch is considered by some to be unconstitutional.
Banning teens was the smart action to take for the good of the business. Doing this draws adult customers who purchase more, creating a larger revenue for the company. Age plays a large part in how we are seen and what we are able to do. Consequently, it only makes sense that this also applies to businesses including restaurants. Moreover, in a world where making these types of business choices isn't justifiable, it’s a possibility that Munchy's would not be
Teenagers were repelling adult customers. According to the business analysis for Munchy's, patrons from July to October went from being mostly adults at 80% of the patrons, to only 27% of the patrons in October. With the decrease in adult patrons comes the increase in teenage patrons. From July to October the percent of teenage patrons grew 53% (Source 2). Some simple …show more content…
That it's discrimination based on age. Adamant as they might be, what laws are there to support this? If that is the case, are laws concerning alcohol considered examples of discrimination? Not unlike voting or drinking, eating in a restaurant requires a level of maturity. This maturity is needed so as to refrain from rude behaviors while at a restaurant. If teenagers cannot do that then it is the right of the owner to take action. It is befuddling to think that having a calm lunch is considered by some to be unconstitutional.
Banning teens was the smart action to take for the good of the business. Doing this draws adult customers who purchase more, creating a larger revenue for the company. Age plays a large part in how we are seen and what we are able to do. Consequently, it only makes sense that this also applies to businesses including restaurants. Moreover, in a world where making these types of business choices isn't justifiable, it’s a possibility that Munchy's would not be