ASBO cafe - offends Police
BBC Online Friday, 20 May, 2005,
A Bristol man with an ASBO has been criticised by police for opening a burger van called the 'ASBO snack bar'.
Leroy Trought, 43, was given a two-year Asbo in March for putting up a sign in the car park of his Bristol pub, saying "porking yard".
City magistrates ordered him to change the wording to "parking yard" at the pub in St Judes, when it was revealed the premises are next to a mosque.
The order was sought by Avon and Somerset Police and Bristol City Council after they received complaints from residents in the St Judes area who said the sign was racially and sexually. He was ordered not to display any abusive or insylting signs.
Speaking about the van, Mr Trought said the name was not meant to be offensive. "It's proved very successful so far," he said.
He added that naming the business the Asbo Snack Bar was meant as a joke and as a snub.
Inspector Phil Davis of Avon and Somerset Police said: "Mr Trought is obviously not taking the issue seriously, but causing intimidation or insulting members of the community is a serious issue.
"If he does breach the terms of the Asbo he potentially faces a prison sentence."
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A Bristol man with an ASBO has been criticised by police for opening a burger van called the 'ASBO snack bar'.Leroy Trought, 43, was given a two-year Asbo in March for putting up a sign in the car park of his Bristol pub, saying "porking yard".
City magistrates ordered him to change the wording to "parking yard" at the pub in St Judes, when it was revealed the premises are next to a mosque.
The order was sought by Avon and Somerset Police and Bristol City Council after they received complaints from residents in the St Judes area who said the sign was racially and sexually. He was ordered not to display any abusive or insylting signs.
Speaking about the van, Mr Trought said the name was not meant to be offensive. "It's proved very successful so far," he said.
He added that naming the business the Asbo Snack Bar was meant as a joke and as a snub.
Inspector Phil Davis of Avon and Somerset Police said: "Mr Trought is obviously not taking the issue seriously, but causing intimidation or insulting members of the community is a serious issue.
"If he does breach the terms of the Asbo he potentially faces a prison sentence."
....... HELP. The Police fight Crime .......
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