[TheThinkTank] Shop Security: Kick them Out?

[Geoffrey B]

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Change your hours of operation, earlier openings and earlier closures. Phase
them out.

On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 3:54 AM, <jirs0004 at umn.edu> wrote:

> We are having a problem with people hanging outside of the shop after
> hours. Some of these people have been drinking, doing drugs, and have
> assaulted some of the members of the theatre that we are connected to and
> sublet from. These people are some of the same ones that have been kicked
> out of every establishment of the west bank area of Minneapolis. We need to
> find a way to get them to stop without starting a fight.
>
> The theatre wants to put up signs identifying what is not allowed in the
> space and that indicates that the back patio area is not open after Grease
> Pit hours.
>
> However the grease pit feels that this will 1) not work. If these people
> won't respect workers enough to leave when asked, why would a sign change
> their minds?
> 2) will alienate the part of the community that might be sign abiders and
> help with those who aren't.
> 3) not help us learn who these people are so that we can know what to
> expect and how to deal with them and the other people back there.
> 4) cause unneccessary fights when people aren't doing anything.
> 5) make the space look white dominated (as it would still be ok for the
> shop members who are primarily white and their friends to hang out in the
> back space)
>
> There has also, it seems, been some success with befriending these people
> as some of them have later brought their nieces and nephews into the shop
> and sometimes helped out.
>
> We don't want to have to be the theatre's security but understand the
> legality that we can't have people back there drinking and we are not ok
> with people harassing or assaulting women. The theatre is adamant about a
> sign and it seems are intent on putting one up whether or not we want it.
>
> If you have suggestions about dealing with security issues please let me
> know.
>
> Thanks,
> Cali.
> GPBS
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