Re: Swiss police probe hotel ski rental ban for Jewish guests

In article <sqhlsi5ga4g89idjh300jimjhit4m4srma@4ax.com>,
 Loose Cannon <efberg73@gmx.com> wrote:

The Pischa mountain restaurant in Davos, Switzerland, has sparked a
police investigation after announcing it will no longer rent out snow
sports equipment to Jewish guests.

How do they know the religion of their customers?

This has caused another scandal in the alpine resort involving this
group of guests. The Graub�nden cantonal police have launched an
investigation on suspicion of discrimination and incitement to hatred.
The restaurant at the Pischa mountain station no longer rents out
sledges, airboards, skis and snowshoes to Jewish guests. They are
being informed of this in a letter in Hebrew posted on site and
addressed disrespectfully as "our brothers", the online portal 20
Minuten reported on Monday.
 
According to the letter, various �annoying incidents� had led to the
rental stop.
 
The media office of the Graub�nden cantonal police confirmed the
matter to the Keystone-SDA news agency on request. The police had
received a report from a private individual. "We have classified it as
a possible official offence and have therefore started an
investigation," said media spokesman Roman R�egg.
 
On enquiry, the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG) spoke of
a new "level of audacity". "An entire group of guests is being
collectively denigrated on the basis of their appearance and origin,"
wrote SIG Secretary General Jonathan Kreutner in a statement.
 
This is not just a moral and tasteful offence. "We will take legal
action or file a complaint for violation of the criminal offence of
racism", Kreutner announced.
 
For the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities, the rental ban is not
an isolated incident. There is a lot wrong in Davos. There are hotels,
restaurants and shops that do not warmly welcome Jewish guests.

Well, I don't know how you'd enforce 'warm welcomes'.