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Possibly somewhat ironically (and hypocritically?), the CEO seems very anti-police based on twitter:

https://twitter.com/stewart/status/1268749287615156230

https://twitter.com/stewart

Disclaimer: I am a happy user of slack and do not have an opinion on the blog post

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I'm guessing the CEO is not anti-money.

Also, he probably cant legally not let police departments use it, it's publically traded.

Why would being publicly traded keep them from choosing their customers?

I assumed that it's his/their fiduciary duty to maximize profit, and if the current excutive team doesnt do that, they will be replaced with a team that will.

Execs have wide latitude to do their jobs, and considering the current circumstances I could see them deciding that declining to take police as customers would be better for the company long term.

This would be a very defensible decision legally (not a lawyer). You're right that it could plausibly lead to some sort of shareholder rebellion, but I'd be surprised.

Largely a company can choose their customers; they’re not forced to transact with anyone. There are some exceptions of course, largely based on the reasons for not transacting. Being publicly traded doesn’t really matter here directly.

I'm curious, do any kind of discrimination laws apply here?

They do, and that's what I was getting at when I used the qualifier "largely".

It's possible he's had a change of heart over the last few years regarding the subject. I guess only his future actions will show his real view.

Wanting psychopathic abusive cops to be fired doesn't mean you are anti-police...

Nice to see our Elite laugh at people losing jobs because they belong to certain profession while 40 million are on Unemployment.

Great Job Slack!

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