First, since when do store owners get to decide when the law is enforced? Second, I hope this owner takes a huge hit with his insurance. He had the opportunity to mitigate damages and he passed it up. Let's hope his insurance company is watching.
Indeed!
When I heard the report live from Leventhal and after reading the police tweet, I thought “management” was the police department. Another interpretation is it is Family Dollar management asking. It’s unclear from the Tweet which it is. I didn’t hear the part where Leventhal mentions it is the FD management asking police to stay away.