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BrewedInJerseyCity t1_jddjfhc wrote

Actual final statement:

We are genuinely sorry for the outrage this has caused. We mean it when we say that we had no idea of the controversy we signed up for. It's too late to cancel it, but we will be much more proactive of knowing what we're getting into in the future. Between trying to run a small business and trying to balance family life, we sometimes overlook details. That's on us. For what it's worth, we have been paid $0 to host this. It is a public event open to the community. Our only financial ties are transactions from attendees, which is business as usual for us. We encourage you to come and communicate your frustrations with their plans directly. We want what's best for the community. We're sorry for the commotion.

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ja_dubs t1_jdeb4w2 wrote

I'm willing to give you guys the benifit of the doubt that your team did a cursory search to make sure that the Peoples Park group wasn't anything criminal or hateful and you missed that it had ties to Fireman and is actually an astroturf campaign. It's an easy mistake to make given that is the whole point of an astroturfing campaign.

More importantly, going forward, what new vetting procedures are you putting in place before allowing a group to host an event at your establishment?

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BrewedInJerseyCity t1_jdedg7a wrote

Maybe this makes us sound like dumb brewers, but honestly didn’t even know what astroturfing meant. Had to google it a few hours ago. There will certainly be more in depth vetting going forward. Namely, a lengthy google search for any associated controversies.

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nopeallday t1_jdg0pmb wrote

It's happening on your roof right now, no need to google it!

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DeepFriedAsses t1_jdg9ks1 wrote

My last visit to 902 is also my final statement in terms of ever going back

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BenevolentCheese t1_jdhvw6f wrote

> It's too late to cancel it

Well, no, it certainly wasn't too late to cancel it, you just chose not to because despite all your grandstanding and claims of innocence, you still prioritize money over doing the right thing for the people of the city you have occupied.

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