'A smile is not an invitation for sex'. Danish club owner wants to ban gropey migrant men
- 8 years ago
SOENDERBORG, DENMARK — Danish nightclub owner Tom Holden Jensen says he’d rather go to prison than overturn a “language test” he instituted.
Jensen is demanding that those who wish to enter his establishment must speak either Danish, German or English. Jensen, who runs the Buddy Holly club in Soenderborg, says he’s received too many complaints from women who said they felt threatened or intimidated by groups of sexually aggressive young migrant men who do not speak any of the commonly spoken European languages.
Jensen strenuously denies he is racist in any way and says the language test is designed to make sure his staff is able to communicate with customers, which sometimes includes informing them that their behavior is unacceptable.
“The challenge is that we can’t communicate with refugees, they don’t understand what I’m saying at all,” Mr. Jensen told the MailOnline. “We’ve had these challenges with all men, whatever their nationality, not only the Syrian refugees, and we’ve always had these challenges,” he continued while also noting that Danish clubs have had language rules in place in some form since 1997.
But Denmark has strict anti-discrimination laws which state that anyone in a commercial or public utility who denies service to anyone due to their race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion or sexual orientation, can be fined or even imprisoned for up to six months.
Jensen says bring it on. He’s not planning on changing his policy and said he’d rather go to prison. It’s unclear if Jensen is actually breaking the law by instituting a language test which is, according to the club, designed to enhance safety measures. A police spokesperson quoted in the MailOnline said he didn’t know if ‘language’ falls under the ‘nationality’ clause in the law and legal experts may have to rule on this issue.
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Jensen is demanding that those who wish to enter his establishment must speak either Danish, German or English. Jensen, who runs the Buddy Holly club in Soenderborg, says he’s received too many complaints from women who said they felt threatened or intimidated by groups of sexually aggressive young migrant men who do not speak any of the commonly spoken European languages.
Jensen strenuously denies he is racist in any way and says the language test is designed to make sure his staff is able to communicate with customers, which sometimes includes informing them that their behavior is unacceptable.
“The challenge is that we can’t communicate with refugees, they don’t understand what I’m saying at all,” Mr. Jensen told the MailOnline. “We’ve had these challenges with all men, whatever their nationality, not only the Syrian refugees, and we’ve always had these challenges,” he continued while also noting that Danish clubs have had language rules in place in some form since 1997.
But Denmark has strict anti-discrimination laws which state that anyone in a commercial or public utility who denies service to anyone due to their race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion or sexual orientation, can be fined or even imprisoned for up to six months.
Jensen says bring it on. He’s not planning on changing his policy and said he’d rather go to prison. It’s unclear if Jensen is actually breaking the law by instituting a language test which is, according to the club, designed to enhance safety measures. A police spokesperson quoted in the MailOnline said he didn’t know if ‘language’ falls under the ‘nationality’ clause in the law and legal experts may have to rule on this issue.
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