My gosh, the owner promoted the event! Really, you need more evidence that he was part of the problem? Possible violence? Heaven forbid, how could anyone deduce that?
I may have used an improper term of “promoted”. That is what I recollected from an article yesterday. Not sure if that is accurate. However, they did not turn away the biker club’s/gang’s business in the past, and were aware of this big get-together. (The gangs were there to discuss recruitment and turf violations. What could go wrong!?) did however
EXCERPT:
CMG may face several other charges as the police investigation continues. Reports suggest the management of the CMG which was running the Twin Peaks restaurant were aware of the threat from biker gangs which converged there often, but did not pay heed to the warnings of impending fight, including from law enforcement officials. On Sunday, the gangs had met there specifically to discuss recruitment and turf violations. At the end of the deadly melee, more than 100 weapons were confiscated.
“There were at least three rival gang groups here this morning for whatever reason. As they were here, we had officers on scene. We expected issues,” said Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton, a police spokesman. He later said there were at least five gangs, reported CNN.
Swanton expressed anger at Twin Peaks, which he claims had been less than helpful in dealing with gangs in the past.
“Are we frustrated? Sure. Because we feel like there may have been more that could have been done by a business to prevent this,” he said, to CNN.