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    Default Re: Holiday Inn in Dresden denies Neo-Nazi party leaders hotel room

    Quote Originally Posted by Tribesman
    You mean that in Norway you can discriminate without having a legally valid reason and not face a law suit for discrimination ? Or is it that you can legally discriminate based on political ideology ?
    He could easily say that having that guy in his hotel would discomfort his other guests, and thus making him lose money. Which would be more than enough reason to deny them.
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    Still maintain that crying on the pitch should warrant a 3 match ban

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    Default Re: Holiday Inn in Dresden denies Neo-Nazi party leaders hotel room

    Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore
    He could easily say that having that guy in his hotel would discomfort his other guests, and thus making him lose money. Which would be more than enough reason to deny them.
    My thoughts exactly, a shame he had to make a statement. Personally I find it rediculous that someone can't 'discriminate' on politics in his own establishment, your privatly owned business is no common good.

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    Default Re: Holiday Inn in Dresden denies Neo-Nazi party leaders hotel room

    Quote Originally Posted by Fragony
    My thoughts exactly, a shame he had to make a statement. Personally I find it rediculous that someone can't 'discriminate' on politics in his own establishment, your privatly owned business is no common good.
    Push it too far though, and you'll hit the anti-discrimination laws and you'll be fined. However, this example would be perfectly legal, because the would-be guest is a well-known and highly controversial guy.

    But denying service to some unknown black guy would hit the discrimination laws. If he was a black guy famous because he demanded the annihilation of white people however, then he could be denied too. Or a muslim mullah of some sort famous for terrorist links/hate propaganda.
    Still maintain that crying on the pitch should warrant a 3 match ban

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    Said it before somewhere back, that wouldn't be acceptable because being black isn't a choice, politics is though, it's perfectly fine to disagree by denying service imho. Constitution is clear by the way, race religion sexual preference, nothing on politics.
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    Default Re: Holiday Inn in Dresden denies Neo-Nazi party leaders hotel room

    Quote Originally Posted by Fragony
    Said it before somewhere back, that wouldn't be acceptable because being black isn't a choice, politics is though, it's perfectly fine to disagree by denying service imho. Constitution is clear by the way, race religion sexual preference, nothing on politics.
    Yup. Brings to mind an example of a well-known neo-nazi here, who wasn't even allowed to buy a house in this area. And that was by the state itself...
    Still maintain that crying on the pitch should warrant a 3 match ban

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    Default Re: Holiday Inn in Dresden denies Neo-Nazi party leaders hotel room

    Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore
    Yup. Brings to mind an example of a well-known neo-nazi here, who wasn't even allowed to buy a house in this area. And that was by the state itself...
    That I don't like, state has no business doing that unless it has really good reasons, locals collectively bought the property in a similar case here, that is the way to go.

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    Default Re: Holiday Inn in Dresden denies Neo-Nazi party leaders hotel room

    Quote Originally Posted by Fragony
    That I don't like, state has no business doing that unless it has really good reasons, locals collectively bought the property in a similar case here, that is the way to go.
    It was a few years ago...

    According to this http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=245383 the local government contacted his landlord who then threw him out.
    Still maintain that crying on the pitch should warrant a 3 match ban

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