Lush in Hot Water After Releasing Incense 'Inspired' By 2011 London Riots
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Lush Cosmetics, known for their organic products that are not tested on animals—particularly their bath bombs—is getting some unwanted attention from some London residents, who are offended by an incense they’ve created called Lavender Hill Mob, which was “inspired” by the aftermath of the 2011 London Riots.
The Riots occurred between August 4 and August 11, and were spurred by the death of Mark Duggan, a young black father and Tottenham resident who was shot by police. They eventually expanded across the country, as mass looting, property damage and fights with police broke out each night, resulting in several deaths and a few hundred injuries. According to Lush, they wanted to honor those in the Lavender Hill neighborhood of Clapham, London, who, during a night of particularly bad violence, chose to respond to the riots peacefully. As they explain in the description of the £10 scent Lavender Hill Mob (which, yes, is also the name of a 1951 movie)