Current Events > Philadelphia Democrats say bulletproof glass is racist

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Running a small business is challenging but even more so for merchants who open up shop in neighborhoods where there is a higher incidence of crime. For years, one way these shopkeepers try protect themselves and their employees against theft or harm is to install thick plexiglass at the counter between the cashier and the customer. But is this a good thing?

Some people in Philadelphia dont think so and now one local councilwoman is introducing legislation to force the citys shopkeepers to take the glass down.

Its an indignity to make purchases through such a window, said City Councilwoman Cindy Bass in this Philadelphia Inquirer article. Bass and others believe the windows represent race and class differences and a symbol of distrust. She, along with five co-sponsors, has proposed a bill requiring shopkeepers to remove their windows and if the bill receives a majority support in a scheduled committee meeting today it will head for a full vote on Dec. 14.
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Bass thinks store owners should hire security guards and install surveillance cameras"

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Oh come on people

this is just further proof that anyone more liberal than me is too liberal

261 is thattaway TC
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These city council people are fucking stupid ****s.

Absolutely insane.
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It's like a we shouldn't have to have this, but because people are shitty we do kind of thing.
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Yeah. If I'm in a dangerous neighborhood, I don't give a fuck if the stray bullets are fired from a white man's gun or a black man's gun. I don't wanna be a casualty in the name of progress.

The individuals living in such poor conditions that they have to turn to crime and gang violence to get ahead don't need understanding or an olive branch. They need legitimate opportunities and from a young age. By the time they're shooting up windows without regards for who's behind them, it's already too late.

But hey, congrats on putting yourself on a pedestal while placing others at risk. That's quite an accomplishment.

This is stupid.

I read about that and was like LOLWUT. Those shop owners I see in the ghetto are going to high tail it out of there if that happens >_>
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What Skye said.
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tucker carlson bewilderment.jpg
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Of course its racist, everything is racist.
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NeonOctopus posted...

I read about that and was like LOLWUT. Those shop owners I see in the ghetto are going to high tail it out of there if that happens >_>

And then the liberals can blame that on racism and the cycle continues.
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Bump
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I mean, obviously that's ridiculous.

If could get shot, should get anti-shot windows..
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Saw this days ago, but it's still equally hilarious.

You can not make this shit up.
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I knew it! I totally called that that article would hAve the term "microaggression" in it. Giving liberals a bad name.
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"One Philadelphia Democrat says bulletproof glass is classist."

FTFY.
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It is classist, because only poor people Rob stores at gunpoint. Not all discrimination is bad. Discriminating against criminals by putting them in jail for example.
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Vicious_Dios posted...

Saw this days ago, but it's still equally hilarious.

You can not make this shit up.

Poe's law
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How out of touch with reality can you get?
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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

Of course its racist, everything is racist.

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jumi posted...

"One Philadelphia Democrat says bulletproof glass is classist."

FTFY.

"One Philadelphia Democrat

"She, along with five co-sponsors, has proposed a bill requiring shopkeepers to remove their windows"

says bulletproof glass is classist."

"the windows represent race and class differences"

FTFY.

just lol
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what is it about the far left politicians that causes them to adopt these bat shit views and to come up with new lunacy every other week? what are they steeping their minds in that causes this type of corruption and mental illness to surface and make its way into our legal system?
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It shows how little they think of anyone who happens to be a racial minority.

I thought Democrats were on the right side of history?
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It's a shame we have let places get to the point where bulletproof glass is needed, but we need to fix the problem at its core. This dude is an idiot.
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Horrendously dumb to define it as racism because if anything, removing fiberglass from all the bodegas and corner stores that are owned by minorities puts them even more at risk to get robbed as well as killed....which overall can be counted as discriminatory and racist itself.

How the fuck did they get such simple logic backwards is truly beyond comprehension.
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hockeybub89 posted...

This dude is an idiot.

Mal_Fet posted...

"She, along with five co-sponsors,

Irony
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

what is it about the far left politicians that causes them to adopt these bat shit views and to come up with new lunacy every other week? what are they steeping their minds in that causes this type of corruption and mental illness to surface and make its way into our legal system?

same thing as with the far right politicians that adopt similarly bat shit views (but on differing subjects) that come up with new lunacy every other week

what's steeping their minds in this type of corruption and mental illness is "zero chance of not being re-elected"

it's a problem with our election system, ultimately. this is no defense of her actions: merely an acknowledgement that it's an inherent problem when you let politicians pick their voters.
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It's bad legislation, but it's not as broad as it's being portrayed. They are trying to apply it to establishments that serve alcoholic beverages (like shots) but don't meet the regulatory requirements for their establishment to do that. I don't know why they don't just use code enforcement.

Either way it's awful
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We need to kick these council idiots out of office.
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Oh do you want Trump!? Cause this is how you get Trump!
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Frosted_Midna posted...

We need to kick these council idiots out of office.

But Trump is fine right?
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On one hand, TC is using this as part of his constant attack on the left.

On the other hand, this is an incredibly stupid bill, and I hope that it fails.
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I'd rather be called racist than shot in the face over 50 bucks.
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People who live in dangerous neighborhoods know they live in dangerous neighborhoods. This is dumb, and will result in people dying
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Funbazooka posted...

It shows how little they think of anyone who happens to be a racial minority.

I thought Democrats were on the right side of history?

You can't make history if you are dead.
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Fee fees > safety. Brilliant
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"Mal_Fet posted...

Bass thinks store owners should hire security guards and install surveillance cameras"

Liberals are always so generous with other people's money. Especially when their feelings are on the line.
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

what is it about the far left politicians that causes them to adopt these bat shit views and to come up with new lunacy every other week? what are they steeping their minds in that causes this type of corruption and mental illness to surface and make its way into our legal system?

And I am willing to bet that council isn't all that left wing on economic solutions or proper solutions to this. If they are it would be news to me, but it's also evidence to me that center-left is much better a position to have than far left, be it on social, economic policy or otherwise.
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Why don't the store owners just hire security guards with their millions of dollars?
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GOOMFalse posted...

Why don't the store owners just hire security guards with their millions of dollars?

If large super market chains don't do that, and are instead willing to lose millions upon millions of dollars through general theft, what makes you think a small business owner working a corner market is going to be able to do that?
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GOOMFalse posted...

Why don't the store owners just hire security guards with their millions of dollars?

Oh yes a piece of bullet proof glass is sooooooooooo scary and classist and all that etc.
While having camara's everywhere and uniformed police officers standing at the doors watching you is not.
/s
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Yet another example of identity politics fucking up reasonable situations, but I'm sure people will keep telling me that SJWs are boogeymen that don't have any impact on society and don't exist outside of the internet.
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Sometimes, I lean a bit to the left.
But on days like these, I tend to lean right.
This is fucking ridiculous.
Those councilmen should go ahead and work a liquor store at the bronx or chicago for a week with no windows at all, and we'll see how long their opinion lasts.
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Lord_of_BeefDip posted...

FLUFFYGERM posted...

what is it about the far left politicians that causes them to adopt these bat shit views and to come up with new lunacy every other week? what are they steeping their minds in that causes this type of corruption and mental illness to surface and make its way into our legal system?

And I am willing to bet that council isn't all that left wing on economic solutions or proper solutions to this. If they are it would be news to me, but it's also evidence to me that center-left is much better a position to have than far left, be it on social, economic policy or otherwise.

what does this have to do with being far left? this is a classic case of constituent service politics tinged with racism. if the constituents were white and their rep was a republican it is likely they would have the same or a similar response considering what the root issue is that this measure is trying to solve -- which is poor enforcement of regulations from the state alcohol control board, leading to drunken disturbances in areas around these so-called beer delis

http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/editorials/phillys-proposed-bulletproof-glass-ban-could-get-someone-shot-editorial-20171208.html

Bass has included the plexiglass ban as part of a solution to regulate stop-and-go nuisance delis, which are allowed to sell single beers or shots of liquor, but only if they also serve food and have tables and chairs for 30 people which state law also requires. Many delis dont.

As an attempt to have stricter adherence to the state law, Bass wants delis to have tables and chairs and a bathroom for patrons, and she doesnt want food served through a plexiglass partition, arguing that real restaurants dont use such barriers.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/city-council-bill-banning-plexiglass-windows-beer-delis-amended-20171204.html

and look at this picture of who these establishments are owned by to see how the racism comes into play
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Funbazooka posted...

It shows how little they think of anyone who happens to be a racial minority.

I thought Democrats were on the right side of history?

Lol how does this even relate to the fact that liberals/Democrats are on the right side of history? Lol not being perfectly doesn't change the fact that conservatives/Republicans have always stood in the way of progress and liberals/Democrats have been the ones to defeat them?
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nicklebro posted...

Funbazooka posted...

It shows how little they think of anyone who happens to be a racial minority.

I thought Democrats were on the right side of history?

Lol how does this even relate to the fact that liberals/Democrats are on the right side of history? Lol not being perfectly doesn't change the fact that conservatives/Republicans have always stood in the way of progress and liberals/Democrats have been the ones to defeat them?

"always"

You realize the parties flipped in the past, right?
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s0nicfan posted...

"always"

You realize the parties flipped in the past, right?

Yeah of course I know all about the Conservatives racist southern strategy, that's why I made sure to include the terms "conservatives" and "liberals" since they're far more accurate.
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