[ttwinder]

How do you know that the local shops aren't being extorted? You think the shop owners consented to this takeover?

Is it really far-fetched to believe that these shop owners expect violence to their property and possibly their person if they do not participate?

[ajkjk]

> How do you know that the local shops aren't being extorted?

of course it is, like, physically possible that that's happening. There's just no evidence of it happening, so there's no reason to believe it.

[david38]

How do we know you don’t have a girl in your basement tied up?

That’s not how things work.

[fwip]

Because the local shops have said that they're not being extorted. They're happy to have all the local business.