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Passport photograph of [5 year-ol] girl's bare shoulders rejected 'as it may offend (Guess who)'
The Daily Telegraph (UK) ^ | August 14, 2006 | By Paul Stokes

Posted on 08/13/2006 7:29:23 PM PDT by aculeus

(Filed: 14/08/2006)

A five-year-old girl's passport application was rejected because her photograph showed her bare shoulders.

Hannah Edwards's mother, Jane, was told that the exposed skin might be considered offensive in a Muslim country.

The photograph was taken at a photo-booth at a local post office for a family trip to the south of France.

Because of the way the camera was set up, the picture came out showing Hannah's shoulders.

The family had it signed and presented it at a post office with the completed form but were told that it would not be accepted by the Passport Office.

A woman behind the counter informed them that she was aware of at least two other cases where applications had been rejected because a person's shoulders were not covered.

Mrs Edwards, a Sheffield GP, said: "I was incensed. I went back home and checked the form. Nowhere did it say anything about covering up shoulders. If it had, I would have done so, but it all seems so unnecessary.

"This is quite ridiculous, I followed the instructions on the passport form to the letter and it was still rejected. It is just officialdom pandering to political correctness.

"It is a total over-reaction. How can the shoulders of a five-year-old girl offend anyone? It's not as if anything else was showing, the dress she wore was sleeveless, but it has a high neck." Hannah had her first passport when she was three months old. Her mother and her father, Martin, realised that it was due to expire during their holiday later this month and decided to renew it advance.

They aimed to complete the application on Saturday, the same day that Hannah was to be Sheffield Wednesday football team's mascot at Hillsborough stadium. Mrs Edwards was also on call from her surgery.

After the rejection at the post office, Mrs Edwards spent two hours taking Hannah for new pictures, filling in a new form and finding the necessary "responsible citizens" to endorse the photos.

"The people who had signed the original application were not available," Mrs Edwards said. "I had to chase around and eventually found a neighbour who was a teacher to sign the pictures.

"The Passport Office should set this sort of thing out in its forms if it is going to be so pedantic."

A spokesman for the Identity and Passport Service said it was not its policy to reject applications with bare shoulders.

"The guidance set out on the application form doesn't include it, this picture should have been absolutely fine," she said. "If people follow those rules there should be no problem.

"The Post Office obviously has its rules and we can't comment on that. We are aware of a case in the past where an error was made involving similar circumstances, although I don't know the exact details. Staff should be aware of the rules."

A Post Office spokesman said: "Our offices have a Passport Office template which says what the photograph should and shouldn't be.

"Bare shoulders don't come into that at all. We can't see any instruction to that effect so all we can do is apologise to Mrs Edwards. It was clearly a mistake made by the clerk at the post office.

"It is the first time we have heard of such a rejection and we will take it up with that particular office.

"We do around three million passport applications a year. It is one of our most popular services and it is normally extremely effective.

"We have a much lower rejection rate compared to applications submitted directly to the Passport Office."


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To: Sue Perkick

Why does she need a Class E driver's license. Here is a description of the Florida, class E: I can see her driving a 15 passanger van or a big RV with 3 Motor scooters hooked on.

CLASS E: Any non-commercial motor vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) less than 26,001 pounds, including passenger cars, 15 passenger vans including the driver, trucks or recreational vehicles and two or three wheel motor vehicles 50 cc or less, such as mopeds or small scooters. (see below). Farmers and drivers of authorized emergency vehicles who are exempt from obtaining a commercial driver license must obtain a Class E license.

A resident who holds a valid Florida operator license may continue to operate vehicles for which a CLASS E driver license is required, until the operator license expires.
16 year olds cannot drive from 11 PM to 6 AM unless accompanied by 21 year old licensed driver or driving to and from work.
17 year olds cannot drive from 1 AM to 5 AM unless accompanied by 21 year old licensed driver or driving to and from work.


81 posted on 08/14/2006 10:51:52 AM PDT by sasha123 (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem)
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To: sasha123
It is. What would her description be? She has eyes? Unbelievable.
82 posted on 08/14/2006 11:30:31 AM PDT by Sue Perkick (...heavy strings, tune low, play hard and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk....)
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To: sasha123

Good question.


83 posted on 08/14/2006 11:31:41 AM PDT by Sue Perkick (...heavy strings, tune low, play hard and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk....)
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To: Timedrifter

Why don't we just start slinging bacon at the terrorists?


84 posted on 08/14/2006 11:33:47 AM PDT by RockinRight (She rocks my world, and I rock her world.)
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To: cyborg; onyx; Howlin; Torie; Peach; Miss Behave
"Dangerous Levels of Cuteness" alert:


85 posted on 08/14/2006 11:34:02 AM PDT by Petronski (Living His life abundantly.)
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To: aculeus

4 years away from Moosehamhead's first Pedorape...er...marriage. Has the world surrendered to these monsters??

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters


86 posted on 08/14/2006 11:38:06 AM PDT by bray (Israel Surrenders to Hezbullies)
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To: aculeus
Now Now folks, this is just the beginning of submission.
When the Muslims take over your local government we will all be conditioned to submit as the Federal will have us all so politically correct that women wearing burka's to Costco will not meet any challenge. Actually, it hides the hip girth on the chubbies. Remember SUBMISSION is the game we are all going to be playing so get use to it.
87 posted on 08/14/2006 1:11:29 PM PDT by ladyL
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To: Abram; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; Allosaurs_r_us; Americanwolf; Americanwolfsbrother; Annie03; ...
Libertarian ping.To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here
88 posted on 08/14/2006 1:24:59 PM PDT by freepatriot32 (Holding you head high & voting Libertarian is better then holding your nose and voting republican)
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To: ladyL

It might work for a bad hair day


89 posted on 08/14/2006 3:39:44 PM PDT by sasha123 (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem)
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To: freepatriot32

Thanks for the ping.

Next time they get her passport photo done, she should be wearing a piglet costume.


90 posted on 08/14/2006 3:55:23 PM PDT by 383rr (IThose who choose security over liberty deserve neither- GUN CONTROL=SLAVERY)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

You got that straight. Probably when we get our ID cards next year.


91 posted on 08/14/2006 6:03:26 PM PDT by satchmodog9 (Most people stand on the tracks and never even hear the train coming)
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To: aculeus; hellinahandcart; Lil'freeper

Celebrate diversity! /s.


92 posted on 08/15/2006 8:13:38 AM PDT by sauropod (Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." PJO)
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To: Petronski; cyborg
Way TOO cute, Ski. Thanks for the very sweet pic. She's what I like to call "push-down cute," meaning that everyone else is jealous of her and she needs to be pushed down (in a child's mind,) for being so darned cute. ;-)

I also call cute dresses "push-down dresses." ;-)

And of course I don't really mean it about the pushing down--quite the opposite--a huge HUG is in order. And speaking of push-down cute...hi to Cy!!!

93 posted on 08/21/2006 9:46:51 PM PDT by Miss Behave (You can't negotiate with people who want to kill you more than they want to live. ~Caller to Hannity)
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To: SlayerOfBunnies

I try to think of a new way to offend muslims every day!


94 posted on 08/21/2006 9:54:51 PM PDT by razorback-bert (kooks for kinky)
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To: razorback-bert
Great job! This is a very challenging pastime. Thinking of a way to offend muslims is easy - thinking of a NEW way seems incredibly difficult.

You offend muslims when you give them pork rinds.

You offend muslims when you just eat your own pork rinds.

You offend muslims when you recognize Israel.

You offend muslims when you choose not to murder Jews.

You offend muslims when you draw a picture of big Moe.

You offend muslims when you view a picture of big Moe.

You offend muslims when you have women in a beauty contest.

You offend muslims when you choose not to be a muslim yourself.

You offend muslims when you don't just drop dead for them.

I salute you - good luck with your quest.

95 posted on 08/22/2006 4:22:54 AM PDT by SlayerOfBunnies (muslims: fix islam, convert to something less violent, or stop your whining.)
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