And many wonder why people don't want to live in Philly.
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia...rsial.html
Some context will be required to understand what's going on. The state of Pennsylvania has a very regulated alcohol market. Distributors used to be allowed to only sell beer by the case(not larger than a 24pack, it has changed recently).
This and the lack of distributors available to walk to on foot lead to tons of small little beer stores being opened all over the ghetto.
These places don't just sell beer but also cigarettes, chewing gum, food etc.
The store owners are probably 90% Asian, mostly Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian (they all ask if "you want salt, pepper, ketchup" on your fries) and since the customers are 90% black, this is a bit of a racial thing, because somehow Asian businesses are the problem in the hood.
It bothers the shit out of me when people aren't able to defend themselves. So let me tell you why these businesses need bulletproof glass.
Many of these stores are the only place to get beer past 10 pm (that isn't a bar) and they sell 40s for about 2 bucks. That's 40oz or 2 1/2 pints for all you foreign guys.
If you're not black(and even if you are black), many of these stores are extremely dangerous to go at night depending on which corner and neighborhood its on. These are some stories I know of one specific place.
-Two of my friends were kidnapped with a gun at their heads and told to drive around the ghetto with their head down.
-One guy I know was pistol-whipped in the face.
-One girl was raped in a nearby park.
-Vehicle windows broken or tires slashed.
-Countless small robberies.
-Countless bums asking you for money. Some called it the bum tax. Maybe just heated arguments if you didn't give them money.
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia...rsial.html
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The Philadelphia City Council voted Thursday to remove bulletproof glass from the windows of some local businesses, despite a backlash from shop owners who cited safety concerns.
The council voted 14-3 to approve legislation that could eventually force business owners to remove the protective glass outside their storefronts that some lawmakers believe operate as drug fronts and facilitate loitering and public urination, Fox 29 reported.
The bill, which was passed by the city’s Public Health and Human Services Committee on Dec. 4, enables Philadelphia's Department of Licenses and Inspections to regulate the bullet-resistant barricades that stand between customers and cash registers in many neighborhood corner stores
Some context will be required to understand what's going on. The state of Pennsylvania has a very regulated alcohol market. Distributors used to be allowed to only sell beer by the case(not larger than a 24pack, it has changed recently).
This and the lack of distributors available to walk to on foot lead to tons of small little beer stores being opened all over the ghetto.
These places don't just sell beer but also cigarettes, chewing gum, food etc.
The store owners are probably 90% Asian, mostly Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian (they all ask if "you want salt, pepper, ketchup" on your fries) and since the customers are 90% black, this is a bit of a racial thing, because somehow Asian businesses are the problem in the hood.
It bothers the shit out of me when people aren't able to defend themselves. So let me tell you why these businesses need bulletproof glass.
Many of these stores are the only place to get beer past 10 pm (that isn't a bar) and they sell 40s for about 2 bucks. That's 40oz or 2 1/2 pints for all you foreign guys.
If you're not black(and even if you are black), many of these stores are extremely dangerous to go at night depending on which corner and neighborhood its on. These are some stories I know of one specific place.
-Two of my friends were kidnapped with a gun at their heads and told to drive around the ghetto with their head down.
-One guy I know was pistol-whipped in the face.
-One girl was raped in a nearby park.
-Vehicle windows broken or tires slashed.
-Countless small robberies.
-Countless bums asking you for money. Some called it the bum tax. Maybe just heated arguments if you didn't give them money.