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Facial disfigurement: 'Restaurant asked me to leave over condition' (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20203174

A man with a facial disfigurement says he was asked to leave a restaurant in south London because staff said he was "scaring the customers".

Oliver Bromley has Neurofibromatosis Type 1, a genetic condition that causes non-cancerous tumours to grow on his nerves.

Speaking to the BBC, he said when he had gone to place an order at a restaurant in Camberwell, staff told him there had been complaints about him.

"It's a horrible thing to happen. I took it very personally on the day," he said.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He can sue for compensation under the Equality Act 2010.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

He said they had told him that although it was a hate crime, it was "unlikely" officers could pursue it further.

Next sentence:

The Met confirmed to the BBC that officers had visited Mr Bromley about the incident and that although no arrests had been made, the force took "reports of hate crime seriously".

Pick one.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

It's both. First before public repercussion, Second after...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

He's lucky they could be arsed with writing it down.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I disagree with his choice to not name the place. Fot starters, I would like to know where not to go eat. Also, those people shaming him will basically get no consequence out of their hateful behaviour, so they will not learn. Loss of revenue would have been a great way to drive the point home.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

All they had to do is say all the tables are reserved. Not "leave!!! You ugly!!!"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it's so fucking strange how people insist on being polite towards people who have shown them the precise opposite of politeness, like what will it take to make you not be polite? gonna get stabbed in the gut and go "bro! not cool."?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well the dude is English, he'd probably apologize to the knife for being in the way and the stabber for bleeding on their shoes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

He's English. You have described a Canadian.