Tommy Robinson asked to leave a restaurant because staff felt uncomfortable serving him…

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… AIBU to enjoy this?!

If you spout objectionable views, don’t be surprised if people object to you!

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/tommy-robinson-kicked-out-hawksmoor-london-b1231594.html

If Andrew Tate was asked to leave a restaurant because staff felt uncomfortable serving him, would people vote YABU?

Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from all consequences.

What's your point?

So they refused him service.

Maybe people stating because his considered a violent criminal… which is not a protected thing.

How does that work if say someone with a protected characteristic was also a violent criminal. Can they still refuse service or would it then be illegal because of characteristics despite both being criminals.

Say a wheelchair user who is a criminal, a religious criminal, a Romany person who’s a criminal. A pregnant women with a conviction. Do they get to stay because protected or also kicked out.

I do think it’s best to remain professional and remove if the person starts trouble. Fine line.

Shame on that restaurant. You don’t throw people out for sitting eating a meal just because you don’t like them. I’ve never believed that Tommy is a racist, he’s just a man bringing to light what the mainstream media won’t, and they just keep throwing him in jail to silence him. If being concerned about the state of the country you grew up in and shining light on the grooming gangs that the media won’t show makes you a racist then we’re in big trouble.

Crucially, it wasn’t. Hence the jail sentence.

Staff need to buck up.

Enjoy your Kool aid.

There used to be a far right group that had their HQ near where I lived in the 1980s.

At least two of the local pubs wouldn't serve any of them, and they never challenged the landlord's right to refuse service.

Or the fact that a private business doesn’t want you in their premises.

Tbf I'd also refuse to serve of people I knew had been convicted of fraud, harassment, violence, stalking, contempt of court, possession with intent to supply and who described a convicted paedophile as a "top bloke" who had been "stitched up" just cause they were white and part of a their racist, hate filled group

Used to be really common - some pubs and clubs didn’t allow denim or trainers. We coped.

There's millions out of work.

How predictable.

You do realise that he was in jail for contempt of court which could have actually allowed men who abused girls to go free?
Whether you believe he is a racist or not he has been in jail for potentially collapsing a trial not "shining a light" on anything.

I aim to please.

I thought belief, including non-religious belief, is a protected characteristic?

Exactly, there are opinions and then there are criminal actions

Unless he's abused the staff or something then yeah.

Staff should do their fucking jobs. If the owner wants to bar someone then that's up to him or her.

Completely wrong a very slippery slope to refuse to serve someone because of their political views. Doesn’t matter if you agree or disagree with him

I think you can refuse service to anyone you want to

Political views are not a protected belief.
Belief, insofar as it is covered by theAct, doesn't mean "what I think".

I think olives are shit. I believe they are. 100%.

That's not a protected belief.

It's true. They are gross. I just couldnt take someone to court for denying to serve me based on my belief in the disgusting taste of olives.

Believing (thinking) something is not in itself a protected characteristic.

The Equality Act says that a belief must be worthy of respect in a democratic society and not affect other people’s fundamental rights.

Do you know the beliefs of everyone you sit near in a restaurant?

I think the management handled the situation well. Particularly impressed with one of the dining party, who isn't white, asking if it was because of his skin colour. Good for him.