Atlanta Gym Owner Puts Up Sign, ‘No Fing Cops’ – Tells Reporters: No Veterans Either

The owner of the EAV Barbell Club has posted a sign that said no cops are allowed in his gym.

A photo of the sign was sent to 11 Alive by a military veteran, who was not identified, and who said he was offended when he saw the sign. The gym is located on Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta’s east Atlanta Village neighborhood.

His business, his rules—For better or worse.

If he accepts US dollars, he cannot bar anyone from using his establishment.

As far as, being a target for thieves, he will not have any money left to steal after the justice system gets through with him.

You have no idea how correct you are. Years ago, my JEWELRY store was 3 blocks from the local police station. I invited the street cops to use my ‘facility’ rather that leave their traffic control to go up to the station.
I’ll never forget the moment when two scruffy looking strangers walked into the store, looked around, separated, and then FROZE in their tracks as a cop walked out of the back room. They were out of the store with the speed of light.
One hour late, two “scruffy looking men” robbed, at gunpoint, a similar store on the edge of town.

While private property is generally sacred,.even our founders recognized a few exceptions (seach warrants, eminent domain).
The bigger issue, IMHO, is the centuries upon centuries of common law protections in regards to contract law which started coming undone with the civil rights act.
Historically, a contract was not considered valid if there was any element of coercion. Contracts are supposed to be entered into freely by the signatories. When special protections were given by fedgov this was turned on it’s head. Suppose for example, a WWII prisoner from the Pacific theater returned home with a bitter hatred of the Japanese. Over the years, he acquires some rental properties and is approached by a prospective Japanese tenant. Barring any other groundsfor refusing the rental, the landlord is effectively coerced to contract with the Japanese against his will, lest the full force of fedgov come down on him for discriminating against somebody’s national origin.
Bottom line, if this d-bag has personal issues with police, he should be allowed to refuse service to anybody he pleases. By that same token (pun intended), I would hope the local police fully respect his antipathy towards them when responding to any issues on his property.

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