A Tempe bar at the center of a massive underage drinking bust is now coming under fire for a social media post comparing the incident to 9/11.
More than 170 people were arrested for underage drinking in a raid last month at the Tempe Tavern, located near Arizona State University's Tempe campus.
Shortly after the arrests, the bar’s Facebook page promoted a T-shirt that said “#TAVERNSTRONG” and “OUR 911.” The post included a caption that read “they hit the second tower!!” and said the shirts would soon be available for purchase.
After online backlash, Tempe Tavern removed the post, saying management had been unaware and that the shirt was “tasteless and disgusting.”
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