An uprising of the elderly has begun: Oželytė calls for the blocking of such institutions.

“If you have humanity, boycott the Pegaso bookstores and all the institutions where you will see such ads, because it is a serious violation of human rights.” Stopping psychosis is not worth a person’s name, “wrote N. Oželytė.

The signer shared a photo with a poster taken at the Pegaso bookstore in the Noridika shopping center.

“This absolutely criminally discriminatory poster bears witness to one thing: moral criminals (or perhaps not only), who have” decorated “their places of business with it, do not use what they sell: books, because the brain, if you read , they would act differently, humanely. Not to mention what would happen to them in the Nordiko countries for such cartels: the business would start at the same moment, “N. Oželytė was angry.

The woman considered that if she found “any qualified young lawyer who wants to practice in the field of human rights, it would be worthwhile to file a lawsuit for age discrimination, because such signs are found in many places.”

“Because that idiocy has already taken root in the black: the carriers of the virus are young and children, perhaps we will close them in concentration camps? I also invite young people who respect their older relatives, their teachers, to visit other bookstores, because cynics only understand how to beat brutally, moralizations will not help them, “wrote N. Oželytė.

Pegasus: we follow the law

“Pegasus” bookstore chain l. me. P. General manager Rita Račkaitė explained that the bookstores are one of the many companies that suffered greatly during the quarantine period.

“However, we sincerely care about all visitors who are at risk for this virus. While every visitor who walks into a bookstore is really important to us right now, we also want our customers to stay safe, no matter what Therefore, we comply with all legal requirements, one of which is the decision of the Operations Manager to issue a recommendation at the entrances to the points of sale not to visit people belonging to risk groups, including those elders, “said the head of the book network.

The head of the bookstore chain said he was regrettable and humanly aware that these recommendations could harm some people.

“But all companies are currently obliged to follow these rules and therefore contribute to managing the situation,” said R. Račkaitė.

There has been a debate on discrimination.

There has been outrage on that issue in the past. Diplomat Irena Vaišvilaitė shared a photo of a poster on her Facebook account stating that “people of respectable age” cannot enter, Delfi wrote.

Political scientist Kęstutis Girnius was the first to speak about the emotions experienced by older people during the quarantine.

When asked which of all those listed by A. Veryga follows, Girnius said that none of them were exclusively for people at risk.

“It just caught our eye then. No, I wear a mask, I wear gloves, I try not to go to the store unnecessarily, but I’ve been to both the hair salon and the post office. We live in Antakalnis, where nature is beautiful, so my wife and I keep walking for an hour or half an hour. My kids in America, I can’t visit them.

But if they lived here in Lithuania, I would definitely visit them. One of the joys of the elderly is grandchildren and children. And when Veryga says that older people are advised not to interact with children and grandchildren, and for a long time, I don’t understand that. I think we are all Lithuanian citizens, we are all equal according to the law, whether I am 55 or 65, or a bit older, ”the political scientist shared his point of view.

Specialist in constitutional law prof. V. Sinkevičius says that he would be inclined to be even stricter than K. Girnius due to such restrictions.

“I think it is open age discrimination against people. Such things are impossible and intolerable under the Constitution. You cannot discriminate against a person because of their age,” said V. Sinkevičius.

The professor drew attention to article 29 of the Constitution, which establishes that all people are equal before the law, the court and other state institutions or officials.

“Human rights cannot be restricted or privileged for reasons of sex, race, nationality, language, origin, social status, religion, beliefs or opinions,” the article reads.