a Santa Claus and helper elf from The Shops at Mission Viejo in California turned away a 7-year-old girl with autism and her service dog, a pit bull named Pup-Cake. the young girl, Abcde Santos and her dog stood in line for thirty minutes to get to talk to Santa. however, the santa refused to see her because of her pit bull service dog. Even "After the Santos family offered to remove the dog from the area, the building, Santa still refused to see the child," the Santa still refused to see Abcde. Pup-cake has the duty of stepping in when lights, sounds, or other things begin to build anxiety for an autistic child. the dog didn't give anyone any kind of reason to be escorted away or to even be questioned.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/03/living/mall-santa-autistic-girl-pit-bull/index.html?hpt=us_c2
Our government has given the rights for our citizens to practice any religion they desire (santa mall helper) and in these types of setting, what is appropriate for the situation. what is enforces in our political system that says turning away from this little girl is completely wrong especially when it is primarily due to a stereotype of a breed of dog.
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