Idiot city councilwoman introduces bill to force stores to remove plexiglass bullet shields

In the crime cesspool that is modern Philadelphia, many owners of small deli's and convenience stores have plexiglass bullet-shields separating customers from cashiers.  The shields seem to reduce the number of robberies, because armed thugs can't as easily threaten cashiers.

Seems reasonable.  Which means some assh***e politician is sure to complain about it.

And sure enough, black Philly "councilwoman" Cindy Bass is outraged about the protective shields, claiming that the shields are an "insult" to customers.  Whereupon she introduced a bill that will force store owners to remove the shields.

Actually Bass is only slightly dumber than the average politician--because her bill now has five co-sponsors on the council.  But let's look at why she feels the barriers are horrible and that the city must force owners to remove them:  She says the barriers "stigmatize" customers.  She says owners should hire security guards or add security cameras instead.

Now consider the logic there:  24-hour security guards would cost each store roughly $100,000 per year.  Security cameras are no deterrent at all, as shown by the tens of thousands of crimes caught on such cams every year.  Thugs simply wear masks, and lots aren't even smart enough to care.

Also, how do the plexiglass barriers insult customers worse than armed security guards or security cameras?  Does anyone think Bass won't be back next year to force store owners to remove those too, using the same "logic"?

Welcome to politics, citizen.  And it works the same at every level.