Post in Keeping bars open longer for the RNC

Apr 03 15:55 UTC

Here is the deal.  You can't "Keep bars open longer for the  RNC."  What you
would do if the legislation passed would be to allow ALL  bars everywhere in
the City to be open until 4 AM for one week in  September.  So, while the RNC
convention is going on downtown and our  police coverage is stretched to the
max, my 24 year old son and his buddies  would be drinking at Joe and Stan's
until 4 AM.  Now, if you think it is a  good idea to let bars be open 24/7 and
want to make that a campaign issue, go  for it, but at least understand what
you
are asking for.

Yup, I think that hotel bars in every City shouldn't have any restrictions
on the hours they are open since they cater to mostly people who are "home"
after midnight in their hotel, but every bar owner everywhere else would be
upset if hotel bars were able to do something they couldn't do.

You are correct that the bars would make a few more bucks that week by
having a 2 AM happy hour but I don't know that the thin blue line of our patrol
officers would appreciate being stretched that much thinner.  Look if bars
can't make money without having to cater to someone that still hasn't reached
their fill at 3 AM their in the wrong business.

JMONTOMEPPOF

Chuck Repke

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