Human Rights Tribunal Dismisses Muslims' Salami Complaint

(Coquitlam, British Columbia) A Muslim couple, William and Micheline Issa, filed a complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal claiming that the Real Canadian Superstore mistakenly sold them salami containing pork.

As an aside, someone will have to explain to me why this tiff has anything to do with human rights and why anyone, other than the Muslims themselves, should be policing what they eat.

Getting back, the store offered to settle with the Issas by paying them $5,000 for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect, and giving another $5,000 to a charity of the couple's choice.

Citing the settlement as reasonable, the Human Rights Tribunal dismissed the complaint.

Interestingly, this case establishes a (legal?) precedent whereby grocery stores are responsible for assuring that their customers don't buy anything that's contrary to religious beliefs. I contend that this represents an unreasonable imposition on free trade.

I also suggest that it's outrageous for the grocery store to pay $10,000 because the couple bought some pork salami by mistake.