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Originally Posted by DementedReality
$5,000? Why not $5,000,000? How did they determine the value of the "damages"?
But seriously, racism should be battled, but I fail to see why the guy deserves any money, his denial of entry did not cause any financial harm.
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I haven't been able to find a copy of the decision yet. If anyone else finds it, please post.
The reason the award was so low may be, as you say, because he suffered little financial damage. You might be able to argue that he was probably saved from spending hundreds of dollars on over-priced watered-down drinks if he was allowed inside anyway. More than anything else, the judgment was probably meant to send a message to clubs that this kind of treatment is a violation of the laws of this province and should not be tolerated.
Most people on this board probably have a story about how they were treated arbitrarily at a club in Calgary or elsewhere. There's no reason for it and now it seems that people are willing to do something about it.