Absurdity to a new level

Mark Steyn found a guy in Englan by the name of Sgt. Leslie Turner who sued Scotland Yard for racial discrimination and was awarded 30,000 pounds. Out of court. It seems he was a black officer guarding Camilla and he was the first such black to be so "honored." He claimed he was over-promoted because he was black and that put him beyond his abilities and made him unhappy and even miserable. His lawyer was able to sell this and he was compensated for this egregious promotion. There is nobody better in the sphere of commentators to sum up situations like this than Mark Steyn. Here is what he said on the subject:

With hindsight, it seems amazing that no such case has yet been brought in this great Republic, where affirmative action is so much more advanced. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow-PUSH could have a sister Rainbow-PULL organization: twice the shakedowns! One week you’re jumpin’ up and down outside Texaco or Wal-Mart shouting “No Justice, No Peace” because they’re not promoting enough blacks. Then, a month later, you’re back demanding they cease over-promoting blacks: “No Demotion, No Peace.” And the settlement wouldn’t be a footling thirty thousand quid, either.
So racial discrimination has now reached the blissful state of global warming: As the eco-crowd solemnly warn us, if it’s too hot, that’s a sign of global warming; if it’s too cold, that’s also a sign of global warming. If you’ve got too few blacks in senior management, you’re a racist; if you’ve got too many blacks in senior management, you’re also a racist.