Comments on: Activists’ demands of Wal-Mart in D.C. https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/05/activists-demands-of-wal-mart-in-d-c/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 25 May 2011 13:54:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Want to open a store? We choose your locations https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/05/activists-demands-of-wal-mart-in-d-c/comment-page-1/#comment-121907 Wed, 25 May 2011 13:54:39 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22828#comment-121907 […] “D.C. Mayor Vincent D. Gray delivered an ultimatum in a face-to-face meeting with Wal-Mart officials at a real estate convention Monday: If the chain wants to enter the District at all, it had better commit to opening at Skyland Shopping Center, the long-delayed redevelopment project in Gray’s home ward…. Gray indicated he would be willing to go so far as to nix the company’s requests for building permits on privately owned sites, even for neighborhoods where residents favored Wal-Mart’s opening.” [Washington Post, earlier] […]

]]> By: AZFlyer https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/05/activists-demands-of-wal-mart-in-d-c/comment-page-1/#comment-119488 Thu, 05 May 2011 02:02:32 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22828#comment-119488 While most of the demands are ludicrous, I particularly like this one :

“Not ask job applicants about previous criminal convictions.”

I wonder if D.C. consumers would mind if they employed convicted child molesters in the toy department?

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