憋出来的赔偿

Man Gets Relief for Lack of Relief

A German desperate to relieve himself for two hours on a packed but toiletless train won $270 compensation for what a court calledhis torture. A Frankfurt court ordered Deutsche Bahn (Germany Railways) to pay the man, who walked uncomfortably through the modern high-speed train, stumbling over people sitting in the corridors, as he searched in vain for a working WC. Allthe toilets on the Frankfurt to Dresden train were locked because there was no water for flushing. "The plaintiff had to torture himself with his urgent need for two hours because he could not find a free toilet," the court said in a written ruling. The one working toilet was kept locked. A key witness in the case, a fellow passenger, gained access to it after pressuring a ticket inspector.

一个德国人在一列拥挤不堪且没有厕所的火车上憋了两个小时，他因这种被法院称为折磨的痛苦经历而获得了270美元赔偿金。法兰克福一家法院命令德国铁道公司向该男子支付赔偿金，后者磕磕绊绊地越过坐在走道中的人，艰难地穿过这列现代化的高速列车，却终于没能找到一个能用的厕所。因为没有冲厕用水，这列自法兰克福开往德累斯顿的火车上的所有厕所都上了锁。法院在书面的判决中说：“由于找不到能用的厕所，原告不得不忍受其紧急需要的折磨达两小时之久。”列车上惟一能用的厕所一直锁着门。本案关键证人之一、一位同车的旅客在向一个查票员施压后才用上了这个厕所。

Remarks：我们的铁路部门应引以为戒，要是我国民众都仿效德国人的做法就不得了了。