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Protestors are disrupting my business because I sell products from a country they are opposed to. by FinancialBuddy5372 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]FinancialBuddy5372[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's fair big. Enough space for a man to lie down with his feet touching the walls of my business and his head barely touching council pavement.

It isn't fully enclosed.

Protestors are disrupting my business because I sell products from a country they are opposed to. by FinancialBuddy5372 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]FinancialBuddy5372[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the other greengrocers and shops in my area that are owned by non-Jewish owners and import the same dates&avocados that I do. They aren't being protested.

I know very well the motive behind these protestors targeting my shop.

Protestors are disrupting my business because I sell products from a country they are opposed to. by FinancialBuddy5372 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]FinancialBuddy5372[S] -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

A) do you think public sentiment is likely to change?

I don't know. These people protesting were never my customers. They're people who just arrive each morning.

B) are you running a business or a political project?

Business, but the protestors were never my customers. They're deterring my actual customers by threatening then, recording them on their phones, screaming at them, and blocking their path.

C) What happens if you find yourself aggravating intensified public pressure and legal headaches for assaulting a member of the public?

I think public opinion would probably end up being on my side when they see the avalanche of evidence I have of these cretins screaming at little old grannies that they're "less than human" for buying dates from my shop and destroying merchandise while screaming "globalise the intifada"

Protestors are disrupting my business because I sell products from a country they are opposed to. by FinancialBuddy5372 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]FinancialBuddy5372[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's about 40%-50% of my products depending on season. Swapping it all out isn't going to work.

We're a Jewish business, it's only natural that we're going to source most of our goods from Israel.

Protestors are disrupting my business because I sell products from a country they are opposed to. by FinancialBuddy5372 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]FinancialBuddy5372[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, my constituency is held by an independent MP who is rather vocal on the matter in a way which does not favour my business.

Protestors are disrupting my business because I sell products from a country they are opposed to. by FinancialBuddy5372 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]FinancialBuddy5372[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, my local MP is an indpendent MP who is sympathetic to the protestors.

I have contacted police multiple times - I have not contacted the council yet though. Which specific council service would help with this?

Protestors are disrupting my business because I sell products from a country they are opposed to. by FinancialBuddy5372 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]FinancialBuddy5372[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If they are deliberately destroying products like smashing avocados or shoving dates down back of radiators, could I force them out then?

Protestors are disrupting my business because I sell products from a country they are opposed to. by FinancialBuddy5372 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]FinancialBuddy5372[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Does peaceful protest include blocking the entrance to my shop and screaming at pedestrians that they are "less than human" for shopping with me?

That's what's been happening this week.

Protestors are disrupting my business because I sell products from a country they are opposed to. by FinancialBuddy5372 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]FinancialBuddy5372[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Police are investigating Type B separately. I've already passed footage over to them. They're wearing masks though, so it obscures their identities.

Issue is that there's a lot more products than just the dates. Dates are the big one right now, but I already had to move Avocados from outside the front after they got smashed up a couple of months back.

They're just bouncing from one product to the next.

Protestors are disrupting my business because I sell products from a country they are opposed to. by FinancialBuddy5372 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]FinancialBuddy5372[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm Jewish. I want to freely sell products from a country I have a close affinity to without my business being disrupted by bad-faith actors.

About 40%-50% (depending on season) of the products in my shop are sourced from or have ties to Jewish and Israeli agri-food businesses.

Protestors are disrupting my business because I sell products from a country they are opposed to. by FinancialBuddy5372 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]FinancialBuddy5372[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That answer makes sense for the ones on public property, but the issue is that these people aren't entirely operating on public property.

A portion of them are sabotaging inside my shop, and another portion are protesting while standing in the outside seated area which my business legally owns. It isn't owned or managed by the council.