EggNogg
September 29, 2002, 9:53pm
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Some midget has gone to the european court of human rights in order to fight for the right to be tossed. So the UN frown upon the throwing of short people? And I wasn’t informed of this?
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egg
Hey, at least they listened to his complaint. Other people didn’t even get a hearing.http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/E87101B9D41869DEC1256C40005417C6?opendocument
K.R.C v. Denmark (Case No 23/2002) – In this case, the complainant, a United States national, sought a bank loan in Denmark in order to purchase a car. The application form indicated a requirement of Danish nationality. The complainant was informed that the general bank policy was not to provide loans for foreigners, as collecting the loan would be difficult. However, in view of her personal circumstances (including lengthy residence and employment in Denmark), she was invited to resubmit the application form. Instead, the complainant obtained a loan from another bank at a higher interest rate. The original bank refused to reimburse the complainant for the difference in the terms of the loans. Following investigation of her criminal complaint for alleged racial discrimination, the police and public prosecutor decided not to press charges.
The Committee decided that the complaint was inadmissible, for, despite being invited to do so, she had not submitted an application detailing her personal circumstances to the original bank. Accordingly, no act of discrimination had taken place which the Committee could examine.
Next time I get turned down for a car loan, I’m taking it all the way to the UN.
