Friday, January 17, 2020

City officials shut down restaurant because it got shot at

Rita Johnson owns a restaurant in Saginaw, Michigan.
One night when the eatery was rented out to a private party, it became the victim of a random shooting. Suspects shot at the building and ran away.
Luckily, no one was hurt.
The owner and the guests had no idea why they were targeted, nor by whom. But rather than find the criminals, the city revoked Rita’s permit and shut down the restaurant.
Wait a minute-- wasn’t Rita the victim?
Yes. But the city’s excuse was that the restaurant was the site of criminal activity. The town also cited “Failure to maintain adequate security. . .”
This is pretty ironic coming from a city government that charges taxpayers a bunch of money for basic services, like, oh I don’t know, police??? Seems like it would have been the Saginaw Police Department’s job to maintain adequate security for taxpaying business owners.

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