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"Anecdotal" here means "made up". You are most likely referring to Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaur... . She received third-degree burns in her pelvic region.

Millions of dollars have been spent as propaganda to spin what happened in order to push tort reform changes that minimize consumer rights. It seems to have worked on you.

Biases are generally acceptable in job hiring. You can refuse to hire someone due to a lack of experience.

However, it's illegal to have biases based on a small number of protected classes: sex, military service, religion, national origin, and a few others. The law does allow some exceptions. There can be a bona fide occupational reason. For example, a strip club is allowed to hire only women performers. Similarly, a church can require that ministers be members of the given faith. The Army's age restriction on recruits falls into this category.

So while it's true that nearly all jobs have biases, that's irrelevant for this discussion, because there is no bona fide occupational reason for age discrimination in hiring at Google.

Your last line incorporates victim blaming. You appear to be using name calling to chastise people who wish to exercise their legal rights.




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