Exorcist_Fist
14th January 2003, 05:25
BTW, I dropped a thank you note to David Aldow, the guy who sued the bathhouse for not letting foreigners in. Here is his reply. I have had it floating around for some time, but just refound it and figured it would make an interesting read.
Most notably, what did not make news is that the bathhouse received an injunction relieving them of having to pay until their own appeal has been decided.
> Hello there from Arudou Debito!
>
> Sorry for taking so long to answer your mail. Been out on a business trip
> for around two weeks, and about a thousand emails in my inbox. Just
wanted
> to respond briefly to say thanks very much for your greetings and
congrats.
> We (three plaintiffs) appreciate it very much. Our lawsuit (and the years
> of negotations with all parties to the issue, including several
bathhouses)
> was destined to be controversial, generating quite a bit of heated mail on
> the subject. Given this, it's always nice to receive pleasant ones.
>
> The case is still ongoing. I have appealed against the judge's ruling
> exonerating Otaru City of any responsibility to take any legislative
> measures against discrimination in their municipality (see
> http://www.debito.org/appealwriteup.html), while Yunohana Onsen bathhouse
> has appealed against us and obtained a court order relieving them of the
> responsibility to pay any compensation ordered by the court--until the
> outcome of the appeal (which may take a year or two).
>
> Anyway, if you'd like to be kept informed on the issue, among others, you
> are welcome to join an internet-base group called The Community (see who
we
> are and what we do at http://www.debito.org/TheCommunity).
>
> You are also welcome to lend any support you want (we will have to hire
more
> lawyers; Yunohana knows this, which is one reason why the made sure to
stop
> the court award so it couldn't be put towards the appeal). See
> http://www.debito.org/lawsuitcontributions.html
>
> Anyway, this email is not to canvass, sorry. But thanks for your support,
> and best wishes back.
>
> Arudou Debito
> also on behalf of fellow plaintiffs Olaf Karthaus and Ken Sutherland
> http://www.debito.org
Most notably, what did not make news is that the bathhouse received an injunction relieving them of having to pay until their own appeal has been decided.
> Hello there from Arudou Debito!
>
> Sorry for taking so long to answer your mail. Been out on a business trip
> for around two weeks, and about a thousand emails in my inbox. Just
wanted
> to respond briefly to say thanks very much for your greetings and
congrats.
> We (three plaintiffs) appreciate it very much. Our lawsuit (and the years
> of negotations with all parties to the issue, including several
bathhouses)
> was destined to be controversial, generating quite a bit of heated mail on
> the subject. Given this, it's always nice to receive pleasant ones.
>
> The case is still ongoing. I have appealed against the judge's ruling
> exonerating Otaru City of any responsibility to take any legislative
> measures against discrimination in their municipality (see
> http://www.debito.org/appealwriteup.html), while Yunohana Onsen bathhouse
> has appealed against us and obtained a court order relieving them of the
> responsibility to pay any compensation ordered by the court--until the
> outcome of the appeal (which may take a year or two).
>
> Anyway, if you'd like to be kept informed on the issue, among others, you
> are welcome to join an internet-base group called The Community (see who
we
> are and what we do at http://www.debito.org/TheCommunity).
>
> You are also welcome to lend any support you want (we will have to hire
more
> lawyers; Yunohana knows this, which is one reason why the made sure to
stop
> the court award so it couldn't be put towards the appeal). See
> http://www.debito.org/lawsuitcontributions.html
>
> Anyway, this email is not to canvass, sorry. But thanks for your support,
> and best wishes back.
>
> Arudou Debito
> also on behalf of fellow plaintiffs Olaf Karthaus and Ken Sutherland
> http://www.debito.org