When I read the above-the-fold headline in today's Daily Post I did not expect it to be a B'game story. But it is! I have edited out the individual's names but here are some excerpts
The owner of a business in Burlingame is being sued by a union for destroying an effigy of the Grim Reaper that was placed in front of his business during a protest. The owner of the Broadway Tennis Center is also accused of attaching a member of the Carpenter's Union, Local 217. The incident happened on May 1 (editor's note, May 1 is International Workers' Day for socialists, communists, etc) when the union members set up two temporary banners and a four-foot high grim reaper prop on the sidewalk in front of the tennis center.
The suit claims the tennis center owner punched one union member in the shoulder after he began recording the incident on his cellphone. The owner kicked and threw property belonging to the union protesters, such as their ice chest, the suit claims. He then went back to his truck and deliberately ran over the grim reaper the suit said.
After the owner left, Burlingame police arrived and conducted an investigation, which resulted in the owners arrest.
Wow. This has the feel of an NFL play where two offsetting flags should have been thrown. Using the Grim Reaper as a "prop" carries a very pointed message and might even rise to the level of a chargeable offense in this PC day and age. Did the union members get a permit to protest? Where they only on the sidewalk? And how do you figure it out after the fact? Just so you know I ain't making the whole thing up:
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