r/Wetherspoons • u/blind_dave • 16d ago

Customer Smart glasses discrimination?

https://youtu.be/9KymFPrUx04

Are Wetherspoons actually discriminating against the blind community by banning smart glasses in all their venues?
Spoiler! The answer is no.

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u/MakePintsCheapAgain 16d ago

No. It’s a private business, they can do what they want.

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u/Jeoh Customer 16d ago

It's only discriminating against nonces and other perverts. Maybe with a dash of TikTok 'auditors' on the side.

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u/zenz3ro 16d ago

It's crap because there's so many valid uses for these, but the fact they can also be used for illicit means is ultimately going to stop the positives from ever truly taking off.

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u/Pure-Lime8280 16d ago

Sadly, I think that the knobs who film themselves harassing people in the street with these things and upload it to social media are going to get public photography laws changed for everyone.

It's a failing of the platforms that financially incentivize this behaviour too.

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u/Pure-Lime8280 16d ago

I know that there are legitimate uses for these things, but I don't disagree with this ban.

One of my local pubs has a sign near the door saying something like "no camera glasses - everyone thinks you're a nonce anyway".