Oliver Bromley has a genetic condition that causes non-cancerous tumours to grow on nerves.

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.

  • Shmandom@feddit.ukEnglish
    42·
    2 months ago

    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.

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      61·
      2 months ago

      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.”?

    • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      It is possible that is a lawyers recomendation.

      Due to him maybe planing to sue the shit out of the place. And naming them may harm his case.

  • BrotherL0v3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 months ago

    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.

  • drspodEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    He can sue for compensation under the Equality Act 2010.

    • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      As I understand it. From a lawyer.

      Yep but you first have to win a disceimination case. Without thT they just deny the event.

      Likely he would given the claimed comment. But without witnesses it can be hard to win.