No one knows. But Easter knows he needs to try. Easter is circulating a petition that he will submit to whatever governmental agencies he must. He has gathered 500 signatures in seven weeks. The petition notes that Jim's Club operates at night.
People walk in and, hours later, walk out.
The road is dark and drivers can't see the people. Sometimes, the results have been tragic. Easter isn't the only person who has learned this fact. Twice before, in 1998 and then 2000, patrons leaving the bar have been struck and killed on U.S. 19, news accounts showed. Neither do the people at Jim's Club, who strenuously argue that staffers watch out for people who have had too much to drink and call cabs or other rides when necessary.