I find this interesting, if not bizarre, given that this is a country that also allows "Euthanasia".
On 6 Jan 2006 at 14:29, Margje Smolders wrote:
> As of January 1st 2006 Dutch law prohibits discrimination against people
> with disabilities. It has also become illegal to incite others to hate or
> violence against disabled people. The law applies to physical, intellectual
> and psychological disabilities. The new law also states that public
> buildings, businesses and services need to accessible.
>
> It remains to be seen what the effect of this law will be because there are
> some loopholes. According to the law claims have to be 'reasonable'. For
> example: making a shop wheelchair accessible should not result in a
> 'disproportionate burden' for the owner. What is and is not reasonable or
> disproportionate has not been defined, it will have to be determined by a
> judge. Unfortunately, in a society in which a week ago it was,
> hypothetically speaking, not illegal to go on national television and say
> things like 'all disabled people ought to be killed because they form a
> burden for our economy', there is no telling how big or small a burden will
> be judged to be disproportionate.
>
> Seeing is believing.
>
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