Modest To A Faulty Conclusion
How to take such a charge of human rights abuse seriously? It represents the epitome of frivolously-perceived entitlement to very special treatment, fundamentally and absurdly grating on one's intelligent sensibilities. A former Statistics Canada income analyst in Ottawa who happened to be changing out of his casual clothes in a change room located in his building's basement when a female security guard happened to walk into the area.
But this occurrence evidently so traumatized, scandalized, insulted and dishonoured Sameh Boshra that a woman had seen him without clothing, violating his religious beliefs that he insisted the security guard be banished from further appearances in the vicinity he would occupy in the building. He insisted that Statistics Canada must establish a new policy that would prohibit security guards from entering change rooms meant for people of the opposite gender.
Statistics Canada took some accommodating steps; adding shower curtains to stalls, informing security guards to take precautions, that they not enter an area before ascertaining whether or not it was occupied. They also recommended that Mr. Boshra change his clothing in one of the lockable unisex washrooms. None of which alternative accommodations placated this man's outrage at the accidental intrusion that mocked his sense of modesty.
He lodged a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission in July of 2009. By March the following year the commission came to the conclusion that Mr. Boshra's complaint was a trivial one, unworthy of pursuit, given the facts behind the incident, inclusive of Statistics Canada's attempts to give the man the satisfaction of reasonable options that would "assure him of privacy while changing his clothes".
He appealed to the Federal Court of Canada, claiming discrimination. That his employer did not provide him with a suitable place where he could change out of his bicycling clothing. Demeaning and insulting beyond belief, poor man.
The Federal Court of Canada decided to give it a pass.
But this occurrence evidently so traumatized, scandalized, insulted and dishonoured Sameh Boshra that a woman had seen him without clothing, violating his religious beliefs that he insisted the security guard be banished from further appearances in the vicinity he would occupy in the building. He insisted that Statistics Canada must establish a new policy that would prohibit security guards from entering change rooms meant for people of the opposite gender.
Statistics Canada took some accommodating steps; adding shower curtains to stalls, informing security guards to take precautions, that they not enter an area before ascertaining whether or not it was occupied. They also recommended that Mr. Boshra change his clothing in one of the lockable unisex washrooms. None of which alternative accommodations placated this man's outrage at the accidental intrusion that mocked his sense of modesty.
He lodged a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission in July of 2009. By March the following year the commission came to the conclusion that Mr. Boshra's complaint was a trivial one, unworthy of pursuit, given the facts behind the incident, inclusive of Statistics Canada's attempts to give the man the satisfaction of reasonable options that would "assure him of privacy while changing his clothes".
He appealed to the Federal Court of Canada, claiming discrimination. That his employer did not provide him with a suitable place where he could change out of his bicycling clothing. Demeaning and insulting beyond belief, poor man.
The Federal Court of Canada decided to give it a pass.
Labels: Human Relations, Human Rights, Justice
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