Police raid "Autonomous Zone" in Staten Island

Hundreds Protest Closure of Staten Island Bar That Refused to Obey State Coronavirus Restrictions

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Nobody puts Staten Island bargoers in a corner, even a pandemic. A day after Mac’s Public House in the conservative New York borough was shut down by police, hundreds of Trumpy protesters staged an outraged demonstration outside the shuttered bar Wednesday night. The 400 protesters, largely maskless, crammed into the street outside the bar, surrounding police cars, waving American flags, and chanting “open up!” “The people have rights!” one protester yelled, “open the door, I’m thirsty!” according to the New York Daily News. Mac’s Public House morphed into a right wing cause-celebre three weeks ago when it refused to comply with state and city coronavirus restrictions and its owners declared the business an “Autonomous Zone.” “We refuse to abide by any rules and regulations put forward by the Mayor of NYC and the Governor of NY State,” the bar said in a post on its Facebook page.

Police bad, right? Defund the police! I mean, they declared themselves to be an "Autonomous Zone" but the police went in there anyway. Such tyranny! Why should people have to put up with rules and laws that they don't like?

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