The co-owner of a bar on Staten Island which declared itself an ‘autonomous zone‘ after its liquor license was yanked over COVID-19 lockdown violations was arrested and perp-walked out of the business in handcuffs on Tuesday night.
According to Deputy Sheriffs, Mac’s Public House general manager and co-owner Daniel Presti was charged with several offenses, including obstructing governmental administration, for continuing to operate the establishment despite being in an ‘orange zone’ – where indoor dining is not allowed and there is a 10 p.m. dining curfew, according to NY1.
To try to get around those rules, Mac’s tried to offer free food and drinks with a suggested donation.
The state stripped the bar of its liquor license last week, and the city health department ordered the bar to close.
The state Liquor Authority had said offering alcohol for free is not a “loophole” and that a liquor license is needed to sell or serve alcohol.
On Tuesday, the city Buildings Department ordered the business to vacate.
Despite that order, investigators say plainclothes deputies saw 14 people inside eating and drinking inside Tuesday night.
Deputies arrested Presti and gave employees appearance tickets for violating city and state laws. –NY1
“Obstructing governmental administration…”
WTF???
THAT is a real crime??
Orwell was a prophet.
But, then again, so was Thomas Jefferson, who TOLD US 240 years ago that, sooner or later (and the time is way overdue), “we, the people” would need to “shed the blood of tyrants” (who make laws against obstruction THEIR OBSTRUCTION of the U.S. Constitution). Sounds, to me, like a tyrant.
Stay down. On your knees. You LIKE IT down there, apparently.
Thomas Jefferson would have bit***-slapped him. Just before he draped a noose around his neck and sent him straight to hell.
It is hard, however, to do anything like “resisting tyranny” when all you can see is someone’s open zipper.
Cheer on, you brainwashed lemmings.