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Diners at two Michelin-starred restaurant have wedding rings ripped off fingers by rioters
Daily Mail ^ | Last updated at 4:47 PM on 9th August 2011

Posted on 08/09/2011 10:18:24 AM PDT by drewh

Terrified diners at one of Notting Hill's most upmarket eateries were among those caught up in the riots terror after thugs burst into a restaurant and ripped wedding rings from the fingers of female customers.

The Ledbury in Notting Hill, a favourite dining spot of Kate Moss and Lily Allen, came under attack when 100 masked youths ransacked the restaurant before ripping jewellery and wallets from diners.

The terrifying ordeal was revealed as it emerged that Jamie Oliver's flagship Italian restaurant in Birmingham had also come under attack during disturbances in the Midlands.

News of the attack on the Ledbury first came to light at 11pm last night when Twitter user @harrywilkinson told how his parents' anniversary dinner had been interrupted by looters.

Yobs used furniture to smash their way into the Michelin-starred eaterie before causing 'chaos' as staff tried to usher customers upstairs to safety.

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To: the scotsman; roadcat

As they say, “Shoot, shovel, shut up.”..................


81 posted on 08/09/2011 12:29:47 PM PDT by Red Badger ("Treason doth never prosper.... What's the reason? Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.")
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To: RexBeach

“The citizen who fears the ill-smelling drunk, the rowdy teenager, or the importuning beggar is not merely expressing his distaste for unseemly behavior; he is also giving voice to a bit of folk wisdom that happens to be a correct generalization — namely, that serious street crime flourishes in areas in which disorderly behavior goes unchecked. The unchecked panhandler is, in effect, the first broken window. Muggers and robbers, whether opportunistic or professional, believe they reduce their chances of being caught or even identified if they operate on streets where potential victims are already intimidated by prevailing conditions. If the neighborhood cannot keep a bothersome panhandler from annoying passersby, the thief may reason, it is even less likely to call the police to identify a potential mugger or to interfere if the mugging actually takes place.” - Wilson and Kelling, 1982


82 posted on 08/09/2011 12:34:40 PM PDT by Early2Rise
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

83 posted on 08/09/2011 12:35:54 PM PDT by drewh
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
We are witnessing the start of the “Third World” conquest of the West. To put it in more concrete terms the barbarians have breached the walls and the sack is starting.

That reminds me... I need to finish reading "The Camp of the Saints".

84 posted on 08/09/2011 12:36:45 PM PDT by Max in Utah (A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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To: Early2Rise

Excellent. I call the coppers whenever I see something that doesn’t look right. Happily, we have a police dept. that responds quickly.


85 posted on 08/09/2011 12:41:50 PM PDT by RexBeach (Mr. Obama can't count.)
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To: JerseyHighlander

I’d agree with you on one thing, these rioting fools probably couldn’t spell ‘communist’ let alone define it, but they are fulfilling the “useful idiot” role to perfection for leftist extremists.


86 posted on 08/09/2011 12:50:30 PM PDT by Zman516
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To: drewh

Is Jamie Oliver still over here telling LA what to eat so as not to be so sodding FAT AND OBESE.


87 posted on 08/09/2011 12:53:59 PM PDT by ichabod1 (Nuts; A house divided against itself cannot stand.)
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To: TSgt

Cheap Chinese all she can think about is the cost of the meal. She should be thanking them that they spared her her life!

Prease spah me my life
Prease spah me my life
Prease spah me my life
Prease spah me my life

I was robbed by two men
I was robbed by two men
I was robbed by two men
I was robbed by two men.


88 posted on 08/09/2011 12:56:41 PM PDT by ichabod1 (Nuts; A house divided against itself cannot stand.)
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To: drewh

When I go dining (or just about anywhere else), I take Mr. Sig-Sauer with me.


89 posted on 08/09/2011 1:00:01 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: liberalh8ter

Because the guy was the local crack dealer that’s why he wasn’t gunning for him.


90 posted on 08/09/2011 1:07:58 PM PDT by Nebr FAL owner (.308 reach out & thump someone .50 cal.Browning Machine gun reach out & crush someone)
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To: the scotsman
Where this American notion that people in the UK dont have the right of self defence is beyond me.

OK, let us suppose that one of the diners in this fine establishment had taken up his steak knife and cut the throat of one or more rioters.

What (if any) legal ramifications might he have faced for his actions?

91 posted on 08/09/2011 1:08:33 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: drewh

Welcome to FR. Are you in London?


92 posted on 08/09/2011 1:09:45 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Dear God, please let it rain in Texas. Amen.)
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To: Constitutions Grandchild

What a nice letter. Thanks! I remember being a college student and driving a truck during the summer. I was going north on the Lodge and the National Guard was going south with Duce and a halfs. Full of troops and a mounted M-60 Machine Gun. They meant business.


93 posted on 08/09/2011 1:10:58 PM PDT by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)
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To: drewh

What a shame...


94 posted on 08/09/2011 1:11:20 PM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: PGR88

I say... ahem... I DARE SAY that if you continue with this MEEE-ewst ungentlemanly behaviour, we MAY be forced to use rubbah boollets! En Garde!


95 posted on 08/09/2011 1:20:33 PM PDT by ichabod1 (Nuts; A house divided against itself cannot stand.)
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To: Astronaut
Its going to come here too.

And it will be met by flying lead. Americans aren't wussies.

96 posted on 08/09/2011 1:29:31 PM PDT by meyer (We will not sit down and shut up.)
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To: Grumplestiltskin
Have you ever heard of the “B.N.P”?

If not, you will be hearing a LOT more of them, and soon.

Unlikely. The BNP was virtually wiped out at the last election, losing what tiny electoral mandate they had in a few local council seats. Since then they've been tearing themselves apart in internal schisms. Much of their former fan base has moved over to the EDL.

97 posted on 08/09/2011 1:30:22 PM PDT by Winniesboy
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To: ArrogantBustard

If in self defence, nothing.

If in an act of aggression, manslaughter, although given the riots, the aggression would never be proven.


98 posted on 08/09/2011 2:03:36 PM PDT by the scotsman (I)
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To: the scotsman

How, in UK law, is defence distinguished from aggression?

What is the likelihood that that the knife-wielding diner would face trial?


99 posted on 08/09/2011 2:10:36 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: ArrogantBustard

a—’reasonable force’ in the defence of self and family/property. In other words, stab a burglar in a struggle, fine. Tie him up then stab him, a no-no.

b—None.


100 posted on 08/09/2011 2:36:56 PM PDT by the scotsman (I)
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