A California restaurant owner has gone viral for his actions after blocking in a health inspector’s vehicle after the inspector threatened citations for being open amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In video obtained by the Daily Caller, Carlos Roman — owner of Bread and Barley in Covina, California — can be seen arguing with a police officer who is called to his restaurant after he moved his vehicle to block in a health inspector’s car.
The unnamed health inspector reportedly arrived at the restaurant, took photos of patrons dining outside the restaurant, and allegedly told Roman that he would be issuing a citation related to COVID-19 restriction orders.
“A citation from the health department said the inspector found two customers dining outside, which goes against current protocols,” KCBS reported. “Roman says they were on a public bench, and not his property.”
“We weren’t going out. We weren’t serving them,” Roman told the station.
Roman, who adamantly refused to move his vehicle after the confrontation with the inspector, said that if he and his employees could not work, the health inspectors would not be able to work, either.
“This isn’t about me,” he said of the closures. “They can’t pay their bills. The cook just had a baby. He’s with his family right now.”
Roman ultimately moved his vehicle, but not before advising the officer and the inspector that he is desperate to feed his children.
“We’re all in this together, we’ll just all starve to death and die,” he said.
A restaurant owner in CA blockades health inspector's car in protest after receiving citation for OUTDOOR dining.
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Just the beginning of the end of liberty , lock and load unless you are chicken $hit.
Now some of you slaves are starting to get it! Do you retards see the hypocrisy here? Cops who are welfare recipients bc they get paid by tax money, then claim they pay taxes which is laughable, we pay cops taxes since 100% of their pay is tax payer funded! Then you have gov’t workers who still get to work and if they don’t, IE like a shutdown, they will get back pay! Will you business owners get back pay? And this crap is out right crazy, that the health department can even try to fine you for someone else sitting on public property on a bench, that the restaurant owner doesn’t even own! How about it slaves, do you feel we are all in this together? What are you going to do when the bills come calling and you can’t pay and you lose your house? And speaking of which, where are those losers who like to run their mouth about how some people don’t need actual legit help from the gov’t in times like this and that all funds that help people should be removed? Where are you all? Still want it removed now morons? Are you ready for Biden to take over and then the dems take the senate and get more higher taxes? Well you better get ready, and people in Maryland, guess what is coming??? That is right, that kirwin plan tax increases of 5 billion!!! How’s your business doing now?