‘Buy-cott’ boosts Memphis pizza shop after owner refuses to serve national guard
- You can measure the disconnect between angry Internet commentariat and real life Memphis residents by the length of the wait for a table at Tamboli’s Pasta & Pizza.
- In early July, Miles Tamboli, the owner of the midtown pizza spot, made a decision: he would not serve the national guard deployed to the city by the Trump administration, which the US president claimed would reduce the city’s crime rate.
- Tamboli’s video announcement came days after troops killed two city residents, bringing the total to four since the initiative started in September.
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- You can measure the disconnect between angry Internet commentariat and real life Memphis residents by the length of the wait for a table at Tamboli’s Pasta & Pizza.
- In early July, Miles Tamboli, the owner of the midtown pizza spot, made a decision: he would not serve the national guard deployed to the city by the Trump administration, which the US president claimed would reduce the city’s crime rate.
- Tamboli’s video announcement came days after troops killed two city residents, bringing the total to four since the initiative started in September.
Sources: Guardian