New Jersey cops were cheered by a crowd of more than 200 anti-lockdown protesters outside a gym when they told the owners they didn't have to close down.
Atilis Gym's Bellmawr branch opened its doors in front of a swarm of demonstrators on Monday at 8am in violation of the Garden State's stay-at-home orders because owner Ian Smith was 'sick and tired' of having his rights 'trampled' by Democratic Governor Phil Murphy.
Cops then made their way through the people holding American flags and Trump 2020 signs and chanting 'Let's get back to work' and told staff they wouldn't have to shut down, even though they were breaking the executive order requiring all non-essential businesses to stay closed.
'We are and only were here for everybody's safety today. We planned for the worst and hoped for the best, and it seems like that's what we have out here today,' an officer said around 10.30am to the crowd and people inside the gym. 'Formally, you are all in violation of the executive order. On that note, have a good day. Everybody be safe.'
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...and then the gym had an unexplained sewage backup which I'm sure was a result of the sewer lines being unused for months. and I've got this bridge...
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The latest on this gym.
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BELLMAWR — The state Department of Health followed through on the threat by Gov. Phil Murphy and State Police Superintendent Patrick Callahan to use its authority to close the Atilis Gym after the owners defied the governor's pandemic order for three days in a row.
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Smith told New Jersey 101.5 that the building's sewage pipe had been "sabotaged" on Wednesday. Trumbetti on Thursday morning told reporters that paper towels had been stuffed in a toilet. Fox 29 video showed a clean up crew arriving at the gym on Thursday morning.
Two hours later he returned and started arresting people.
ReplyDeletethose cops understand you only enforce laws people follow anyway
ReplyDeleteWell Murphy closed the gym today using the health department. Apparently it is not healthy for the members to go to this gym, in particular.
ReplyDeleteCheck the news on this today. Health department shut them down. Wonder how it was enforced?
ReplyDeleteSame cop came back later and arrested people...
ReplyDeleteWhich is completely different then what happened to Nick Koumalatsos (Marine Force Recon and MARSOC vet) in North Carolina.
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Yeah, NJ cops said that. Right before they came back, started issuing summonses to the owners and patrons and then closed the joint down.
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A few years ago, the owner killed someone while DUI. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes.
ReplyDeleteWhat does that have to do with this story?
DeleteIn the Petrograd bread riots of 1917, the soldiers sent to put down workers and wives left the czar's side and started the revolution.
ReplyDeleteSince then, they've had to shut down due to a mysterious sewage problem.
ReplyDeleteSurprise Surprise Surprise.
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