Respect

[daffy654]

Some of us may not agree with the politics behind our troops being in Afghanistan and Iraq but they do deserve some respect for the job they are doing in terrible conditions! The hotel in this report should be ashamed of their policy and behaviour.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7596798.stm

[funnygirl]

What pigs!!!

Someone should go and drop a bomb on them!!!!

[bigmamma]

I don't know about other countries daffy but this has been going on in this one for years . A lot of places , especially night clubs and sports clubs will not let forces people in if they see their ID or know they're forces.
Are they protecting them against attack , verbal or physical , from people or gangs who are against them , or do they just not want them in .

[tonyav]

that hotel should be boycotted for that.

[daffy654]

I live in a village not far from Weeton Army Camp in Lancs and most of our local pubs have banned the squaddies from entering,mostly because the locals like to pick fights with them for whatever reason,personally I think it is the locals who should be banned!

[China Doll]

I disagree. While it would not be my own form of protest against the war the people in the hotel have the right to turn someone away if they hold their own beliefs that strongly.

We have faught in this country for the right to free speech, so while you might not like what some have to say, to go against that is to fly in the face of one of this countries greatest attributes.

[daffy654]

I do see your point China Doll but I think to ban people from a particular group whether it be for political/religious ethnic reasons(or any other legitimate group) is wrong.

[logic]

funnygirl your'e begining to sound too much like me now. :-)

[funnygirl]

God forbid!

[terambulan]

Removing the owners of the hotel's Licence to Trade would be a step in the right direction.

No apology is acceptable from them!

[New Judge]

On what grounds?

Whatever the rights and wrongs of this incident the law in this country (as far as I know) does not prevent discrimination (for that is what the soldier has suffered) on the grounds of membership of the armed forces.

Of course if he was black, disabled or a homosexual and had been turned away on one of those grounds he would be able to take action.

[andy-hughes]

The policy is probably rooted in an approach that also prevents a twenty-strong stag party of squaddies from booking in and causing mayhem - wich may be their experience - saimply suggesting the thinking behind the policy.

The fact is, as the law stands - the hotel can refuse service to any individual and is not obliged to give a reason.

They have exercised their rights under the law, and there is nothing that can be done about it.

I am sure the solder concerned coiuld have found alternative accomodation in the area?

[daffy654]

I understand they have the right to refuse entry to whoever they like,it is still wrong in my opinion though.These men and women are putting their lives on the line to serve their country and they are treated very badly by so many people.