Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo

You could insert any city name in that statement. Sorry to say, but nightclubs and bars are tough businesses to get into in major cities. Cops and politicians have major control over those types of businesses and can bury you in a heartbeat. You have to be well connected or have pockets deeper than the city to win at that game.

Not a knock on you, just saying that it's the same way in Chicago. Had a friend who owned a bar here and his ex-wife started dating a guy who worked for the alderman in the area. Magically he was getting fines left and right for bogus violations and constant threats to pull his liquor license. Caused him to just sell and not deal with the headaches.

Good luck on your case against the cop, but it's tough to take them down.