The city of Minneapolis goes after convenience stores and a 50s-style drive-in restaurant

Woe is he who owns a convenience store in a poor neighborhood of Minneapolis. He must have brought in all the criminals that wander the nearby streets. The police do not want to be bothered by keeping tabs on all these people; so what better way to get rid of the problem than by closing down the places where they buy groceries, pop, or cigarettes. Combine this with a fanatical City Council member (the Ahab-like character) who feels driven to close down businesses that do not meet his quality st…