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| Baby's bare-chest picture 'too offensive' for passport |
| 2005-02-15 |
| A mother was told she could not use a photograph of her bare-chested baby son for a passport because it was "offensive". Tracey Barnes, 36, from Claverham, Somerset, said nine-month-old Lewis had his top removed after being sick down it, but passport officials told her a topless picture would offend people in "fanatical religious countries"... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #5 No paradies for you, Parabelleum! |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-02-15 5:51:21 PM |
| #4 When I visited Israel a few years ago the customs gal there asked me if I wanted my passport stamped. I said "Sure, why not." She replied "Well, you won't be able to visit Saudi Arabia (and she listed some other Arab hellholes) with an Israel stamp in your passport." I replied "Stamp it. I'll never visit any of those places." She grinned and stamped away. {8^) |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2005-02-15 5:50:10 PM |
| #3 ..but passport officials told her a topless picture would offend people in "fanatical religious countries"... Why would anyone want to go to a "fanatical religious country" to start with? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-02-15 4:10:53 PM |
| #2 FILTHY INFIDEL TEMPTRESS INFANT!!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-02-15 3:39:03 PM |
| #1 Unbelievable. Looking on the bright side, at least she wasn't arrested for child pornography and endangering an infant. Sheesh. Can't do anything anymore without fears of "offending" someone. |
| Posted by: nada 2005-02-15 12:37:56 PM |