But now that the lease has run out, the store will be forced to leave. We needed the property, and it became available. We certainly don't plan to buy every building they move into. Still, closing Little Judge's is a plus, admits Anderson. Everyone is very happy.
Free enterprise is part of America and selling liquor is part of the American economy.
But the perception in the neighborhood has been that this particular store catered to chronic alcoholics, and drew people with these problems to the neighborhood. People in the neighborhood, Christian or not, perceived it as a blight on the neighborhood, and are happy to see it go.