No Ambulance for Victim Who Wet His Pants

(Oslo, Norway) A 37-year-old man, known only as Ali, was seriously beaten by another man in an Oslo park last Monday. Head first, Ali was knocked to the ground and he lost consciousness. Police and paramedics were called.

When the paramedics arrived, however, Ali had accidentally wet his trousers. Hazy, Ali, having gained conscience, stood up and wet his trousers for a second time, according to witnesses.

Witness Caroline Drefvelin was shocked by the paramedics' behaviour.

"The blood was running form his head, and he seemed very groggy. When he peed by the ambulance, one of the paramedics said 'You f...ing pig', and then they refused to take him with them," she told Aftenposten.no.

Police stood by, but did not get involved when Ali was refused help, according to Ali's girlfriend Nordberg. She later took a taxi to the hospital with Ali.

After five hours of surgery, doctors said that Ali might suffer permanent brain damage. Lawyer Abid Q. Raja, representing Ali and his family, remarked, "This would never happen to a white man."

Okay, is this racial discrimination, a human rights violation, a "hate crime" or does the ambulance service have a "No Pee Allowed" rule? Your guess is as good as mine.

It seems odd that the whole episode occurred in a politically correct and wonderfully diverse Scandinavian country. If it happened in the U.S., there would be riots and lawsuits.

Companion post at The Jawa Report.