Posted on 01/22/2023 9:39:12 AM PST by Twotone
Business owners in Houston, Texas, say that a crime spree described as a "relentless wave" of robberies is forcing them to sleep at their businesses overnight armed with guns.
Coaches Pub owner Robert Curry told KHOU-TV that he saved up money for many years and moved to Houston to purchase a bar and accomplish his dream.
“I lived in my RV for the first four months that I was here in Houston to get it started,” Curry said. “And honestly, it was my baby.”
But just eight months later, he says that a string of robberies might put him out of business. He's even gotten to know the favorite drink of one of the robbers caught on surveillance.
“Weirdly enough, he likes amaretto, so there’s a bottle that he just can’t resist,” Curry said. “And I mean he will shop. He would pick them up and set them on the cooler across, and then come back and take what he wanted.”
And he's not the only one. A report from KHOU documented complaints from bar and other business owners who told the Houston City Council that robberies are going to force them to close down.
"That is the biggest problem right now, me and plenty of other bar owners are sleeping in our bars armed,” said Sean Fitzmaurice, the owner of Reserve 101.
"We are all getting broken into and things in bars are getting stolen," said Marin Slanina, the owner of Star Sailor.
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It looks as if an all-out gun battle on the streets of Houston is on the near horizon.
The Texas castle doctrine needs to be expanded to the daytime.
Democrat mayors...it’s a function not a bug
All being done for the drug cartels and that’s almost a duh.
Just about every leftist policy. Crime, poverty, open border, free drug dens and drug paraphernalia, no education, homeless drug camps, no prosecutions for drug related crimes.
Wake up America!
Katrina - The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Just wait until there are no more stores for the criminals to rob. No grocery stores in their areas for them to steal from.
The fun will really begin. Well, not “fun” .........
The anarchy will really begin. See the 2020 practice runs.
This is simply a reaction to cops harassing innocent teens for no reason
& who had the CatBond Insurance on Katrina that hit @ 15 feet & resold afterwards?
911...the gift that keeps on giving.
“The Texas castle doctrine needs to be expanded to the daytime.”
Texas castle doctrine already fully applies during daytime.
a perfect example is san diego. San Diego had republicans running the city till not too long ago. The voters booted them and now san diego is like every other shit hole here in CA. It didn’t take long to ruin that once beautiful city.
No, it doesn’t:
Texas Penal Code Sec. 9.42. DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY. A person is justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property:
(1) if he would be justified in using force against the other under Section 9.41; and
(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary:
(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime
The DinDoNuffin Tribe?
Katrina - The Gift That Keeps on Giving
My first thought exactly. You nailed it.
Don’t fret, I read an article the other day saying San Diego has a new hero on the scene…Bill Walton has a plan!!!
They need to get together and agree to all shut down for a week. Close up and save a weeks worth of power and wages and overhead. Put it in pause mode for a week.
Biden’s America...
That is not the castle doctrine.
https://guides.sll.texas.gov/gun-laws/stand-your-ground
They need a few more guys like the guy in the taco joint. I would bet if 50 or 60 robbers were gunned down the problem would go away
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