Chronicles of ordinary racism 2011 - Cronache di ordinario razzismo

10 September 2009 Milan (MI), Lombardy
A Moroccan, AM (23), works in a car mechanic’s. The young man is not in possession of
a regular residence permit and therefore is not entitled to a proper work contract. While
he is repairing a car, he gets an electric shock and falls to the ground heavily, bumping
his head. In order to avoid further problems, his employer leaves him in a field, even
though he is seriously injured. He is rescued by some passers‐by and taken to hospital
with a fractured temple and forehead. The police arrest the owner of the mechanic’s,
charge him with negligent injury and shut down his business due to its complete lack of
safety measures.
Source: Il Giorno
14 September 2009 Verona (VR), Veneto
This incident is reported on the forum of the “Three” mobile phone company. A
Romanian couple who have resided regularly in Italy since 2002 decide to buy a mobile
broadband device in order to keep in touch with their nine‐year‐old daughter who goes
to school in Romania. After two days, the two Romanians are contacted by the store
manager who lets them know that there are a few problems with the contract. On going
back to the store, they learn that activation of the service has been blocked by Three
because, although their bank approved the payment, Romania is considered a high risk
country (what for ed.)
Source: mondo3.com
15 September 2009 Padua (PD), Veneto
The 56‐year‐old head of a construction company from Portogruaro who is being treated
in the burns unit, threatens and insults a Congolese nurse, refusing her help. “I don’t
want niggers to touch me. Bossi is right; you should all go home,” Hospital security
arrives on the scene, pinning down the man and sedating him. The head of the unit
states: “the patient had no personal issue with her, he just lost control for a brief
moment due to the pain, the heat and his temperature: we must not lay too much
importance on the incident”. Not long after, the patient decides to dictate a letter of
apology and the nurse does not file a report.
Source: Corriere del Veneto
18 September 2009 Treviso (TV), Veneto
A Kosovan boy, 13, is the target of racist insults and bullying on the part of a classmate
and asks his parents to let him change school.One afternoon, the two boys bump into
each other in the city centre: the Italian boy runs into a bar and claims that the Kosovan
boy threatened to beat him up. In actual fact, the young immigrant runs after him
because he has once again been insulted. The police arrive on the scene and reconstruct
the incident, eventually confirmed by the young Italian who is led shamefacedly to the
Kosovan and told to apologise.
Source: La Repubblica
21 September 2009 Gradisca d’Isonzo (GO), Friuli‐Venezia Giulia
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