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Vince's Crabhouse Closes All Locations For 9 Days After Protests

The owner of Vince's Crabhouse is under fire for his Facebook comments about the black community.

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Demonstrators gathered outside Vince's Crabhouse following comments the owner made deriding the black community. Vince Meyer, the owner, said 75 percent of his business comes from black patrons.
Demonstrators gathered outside Vince's Crabhouse following comments the owner made deriding the black community. Vince Meyer, the owner, said 75 percent of his business comes from black patrons. (WJZ)

MIDDLE RIVER, MD — The owner of Vince’s Crabhouse is under fire after comments he made on Facebook June 1 regarding the nationwide protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis drew significant condemnation.

The post from Vince Meyer reads: “There is one place I bet protesters/rioters won’t light on fire or break into or even block the road to…the social services building.”

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