Dutch court rejects 69-year-old man's request to be 20 years younger

[OneHungLo]

'This would have a variety of undesirable legal and societal implications'

^ well DUH!!! This is why you don't let lunatics identify as whatever they want including M/F!

A Dutch man who wanted to legally become 20 years younger has been told he must remain 69.

Emile Ratelband, a motivational speaker, entrepreneur and former daytime TV presenter, claimed it would be discrimination if he was not to allowed to shave two decades off his registered date of birth.

But a Dutch judge disagreed, ruling there would be “undesirable legal and societal implications” if he was allowed to change his age.

“Mr Ratelband is at liberty to feel 20 years younger than his real age and to act accordingly,” said Arnhem court’s written ruling. “But amending his date of birth would cause 20 years of records to vanish from the register of births, deaths, marriages and registered partnerships.

“This would have a variety of undesirable legal and societal implications.”


Man who ‘identifies as 20 years younger’ in legal bid to change age
In a case that made headlines around the world, Mr Ratelband argued in court last month that he did not feel 69 and that lowering his age would boost his dating prospects.

He claimed his request was no different from people legally changing their registered name or gender.

But the court ruling pointed out there were fundamental rights under Dutch law that were dependent on age, “such as the right to vote and the duty to attend school”.

“If Mr Ratelband’s request was allowed, those age requirements would become meaningless,” the court said.

The court acknowledged there was ”a trend in society for people to feel fit and healthy for longer”, said it ”did not regard that as a valid argument for amending a person’s date of birth”.

Mr Ratelband failed to convince judges that he truly suffered from age discrimination and the court said there were also “other alternatives available for challenging age discrimination, rather than amending a person’s date of birth”.

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[beerptrol]

Sounds like when you petitioned the court to raise your IQ above being retarded. Only to find out it was traffic court!

[~Ray]

Good to see that common sense is still common

[pimpmaster9000]

why is this man being denied his right to feel younger? surely if a dude can feel like a woman, a dude can also feel 20 years younger?!?...who even gets to decide what we can fake and what not?...

oh and I want to change species!...I want to be a communist pineapple plant and a unicorn at the same time!...so I am officially 2 things now, a plant and a mythical creature...and I am -300 years old!!...oh and I can shoot webs like spiderman only nobody can see or touch them!

[Acepimp]

How dare you discriminate against trans-age people!

[Bladewire]

OneHungLo hates white people. He's always posting about how white westerners are so fucked up. He also hates blacks and Mexicans.

So now we know OneHungLo is actually an Asian. Asians are the only ones OneHungLo never posts hate about

[Busty2]

I like the saying " You are only as old as the woman you feel " which makes me 31

[Bladewire]

Originally Posted by Busty2

I like the saying " You are only as old as the woman you feel " which makes me 31