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Rochester Diners Terrorized by BLM, and the Restaurant Sides With the Rioters?
2020-09-09
PJ via Instapundit
...On Friday, violent protesters came into Ox and Stone and terrorized diners by turning over tables, breaking glass, throwing chairs, and screaming at them that the "party is over." In one harrowing moment, a large man approached a table full of women and swept all the glassware off the table and shattered it all over them.

But even more shocking is that the owners of the three restaurants affected by the rioters issued a statement of support—not for their customers, but for the criminals who terrorized their patrons and destroyed their property. This is not a joke.
    Despite what videos might depict, we lost some glassware last night. You cannot deny the anger and hurt our community is feeling right now. As always the actions of a few agitators are amplified louder and louder as videos are shared and conclusions are drawn. We, now and always, stand with those standing against injustice.
Tell me again I should empathize with restaurateurs whose business is hurt by lack of indoor dinning.
Posted by:g(r)omgoru

#12  Craven cowering is such an ugly thing to see from those owners. They'd lose my business forever if that's the attitude they take; they are only inviting more of these thugs to terrorize them again. This is not about Black Lives any longer, its Marxist agitation, clothed in racism.

It tells you who the owners fear more in the moment.

Lots of would-be customers from the area will see this. These words will come at a price. As for those who would still patronize it, BLM/Antifa don't really care, they have other goals in mind that others don't acknowledge yet, and they may well return for an encore, no matter what words the owners used.

And then, hopefully all this will be behind us after Antifa/BLM become outcasts. And those words will still be there.
Posted by: gorb   2020-09-09 21:02  

#11  Modern day mobsters and gangsters.
Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589   2020-09-09 20:01  

#10  Smash a bottle of wine, engage Zippo, enjoy fireworks
Posted by: Ebboter Phaviting5526   2020-09-09 17:06  

#9  Grab yer beer, lads! BLM a-comin'. We've got to R-U-N-N-O-F-T!
/channeling O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2020-09-09 17:03  

#8  Craven cowering is such an ugly thing to see from those owners. They'd lose my business forever if that's the attitude they take; they are only inviting more of these thugs to terrorize them again. This is not about Black Lives any longer, its Marxist agitation, clothed in racism.
Posted by: Theager Borgia1057   2020-09-09 16:25  

#7  Grab yer fork & steak knife - eating utensils are weapons in a pinch
Posted by: Daffy Poodle6269   2020-09-09 16:20  

#6  Kinda boilerplate statement, not really saying they stand with them. Like SteveS said, these are not food trucks which can just up and go.

But if this is coming down the street it is time for you to go. Don't wait for the waiter, don't wait to pay, time to go. If you don't like the looks of the avenue, go through the restaurant or business and take the back door - remember to check the ally for trouble before letting the door shut behind you as most business back door are locked to the outside.

But that's against the rules! Nope, past that now. Besides, the workers may appreciate the heads-up too; might be the difference in getting the doors locked, kinda important especially if the ally is a no-go.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-09-09 15:10  

#5  Black Liars and Morons ...
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2020-09-09 11:32  

#4  Kinda sorta makes sense, siding with the rioters. The customers are not coming back, but the rioters certainly will. Thank you, local police!
Posted by: SteveS   2020-09-09 10:40  

#3  They didn't just lose some glassware.
Posted by: gorb   2020-09-09 09:32  

#2  I'd never go back to such a place. You want three strikes? Go play baseball...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-09-09 08:19  

#1  Love it: "We lost some glassware last night."

Imagine the above if it were a dispatch from the chancery in Berlin after Kristallnacht.

For certain self-hating submissives, the media don't even need to repeat the Big Lie: these cucks do it on their own, willingly.

BLM: Big Lies & Murder
Posted by: Muggsy and Tenille2561   2020-09-09 08:05  

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