[wardaddy]

The cops were present

If cops so feared the event they could have closed it without owners consent

They immediately blamed owner even though accompany of various black gun cops had the perimeter

Would you as owner preferred to tell them to leave or let the cops do it

It’s a fair question

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[livius]

And what would people like you be saying if the cops just shut it down without the owner’s consent?

The cops weren’t present in the place but around the outside.

Their presence in the restaurant is what would have prevented this. Usually, an organizer of an event like this - or even a wedding reception, for pete’s sake - or the property owner like this will hire off-duty cops (in uniform) to simply stand around. Most of the time, their main duty is to tell people where the bathrooms are. But their presence discourages bad people from doing things they shouldn’t.

Sorry, but the restaurant owner was wrong, and the organizers - especially if they knew there were some outlaw clubs coming, as they had apparently been informed by the police - were seriously negligent.

[Mears]

“If cops so feared the event they could have closed it without owners consent”

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You have got to be kidding.

The outcry over that action would be monumental here on FR.

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[Paladin2]

0bama prevented the use of tear gas and bean bag rounds? The Waco SWAT has better ROE than the Border Patrol and the military in Afghanistan.

[Ken H]

Have we heard from the owner as to what he told the cops?

Unless he specifically said 'no cops allowed', couldn't they have simply walked in and patronized the business like any other customers?