Café Del Rio Slapped White Over Racist Door Policy

Following an ever-increasing amount of complaints leveled at Café del Rio and their unofficial "no blacks or gypsies" door policy, the Equal Treatment Authority slapped the nightclub with an unusual Ft 5 million (€18,600) penalty (far larger than the Ft 500,000 it fined another location a year ago). This decision came after an incident this summer when a black student was denied admission by the bouncers even though his white friends were allowed in, after which for unclear reasons the bouncers even beat him up. The authority sent individuals of different racial backgrounds to test the door policy, with the result that whites were always let in, while non-whites had to wait or were denied admission outright. In absolutely no shock to anyone, the management has denied all such claims (despite the place having quite a reputation for this policy) and has said they will appeal the decision. Funnily enough, on the page listing this past summer's musical events at the nightclub, the biggest name is Dr. Alban, who not only is black, but was last popular before today's high school kids were even born. [index.hu]