“The owner of the restaurant really should have let the police be present. “
The police knew the groups would be there and they were stationed around the restaurant, including their swat teams, before the riders got there.
“The police knew the groups would be there and they were stationed around the restaurant, including their swat teams, before the riders got there.”
The police had warned the restaurant of the high probability of a gang fight but they chose to still host the gangs.
I know they were around the restaurant, but they should have been in it, that is, in the place where the event was occurring. This whole thing seems to have started with a fight in the bathroom or someplace near it, where one of the gang members felt “dissed” by somebody in a rival club. They were clearly spoiling for it to begin with, and I can’t understand why the restaurant or franchise owner wouldn’t let the cops be present on the premises.
He was originally requested to cancel the event because of the potential for violence. Apparently, there was a lot of on-line chatter about one club looking for revenge against the other because of some kind territorial dispute. But he wouldn’t cancel it, so the police had even offered to be present without charging the usual fee for being hired to provide security at a private event.
I think the franchise owner or manager showed very poor judgment (first of all, probably by hosting the event...).