Sun, 22 Apr 2007

Health Inspector Calls and Chef’s Pride Cracks

If you seek the finest expression of raw, naked State power, look no further than the so-called "health and safety laws". Ask yourself how long this same "inspection service" ignored a real health and safety issue, one that was reported by patrons, and compare with their actions in this case.

"Arbitrary" is too polite a word. "Exercising power for the sake of political cover" would come closer to the mark.

A restaurant owner cannot bring himself to reopen Brasserie LCB, which city officials had temporarily closed.

(link) [New York Times]

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