Blue City governments apparently think banning matches will prevent fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No, it hasn’t quite <\/em>gotten that stupid ytet. But give ’em time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Banning guns (in the hands of the law-abiding citiizen, at least) is a pretty common…conceit? Deflection? Fig leaf? Anyway – the notion that barring law-abiding citizens from using legal things to do things they weren’t going to do in the first place will affect crime (positively) is the sort of thing you have to believe to be a modern Democrat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But that sound you hear?<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s the bottom of the intellectual barrel being scraped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Philadephia bans ski masks in some public places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Because crime<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe City of Philadelphia has been under siege with individuals who use ski masks to commit crimes. It\u2019s caught onto not just young people, but young adults who have made this a particular thing to do,\u201d Phillips told CNN. \u201cThe Philadelphia Police Department can\u2019t tell who\u2019s a criminal and not a criminal, which makes it difficult for crimes to be solved in Philadelphia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sarah Peterson, a spokesperson for the mayor\u2019s office, told CNN, \u201cThe administration will review the legislation, and in the meantime looks forward to our ongoing work with City Council on the urgent matter of ensuring public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Covid-19 pandemic, which resulted in people wearing various face coverings including ski masks, \u201ccomplicated policing\u201d because mask mandates made it easier for criminals to conceal their identities, Philadelphia Police Department Deputy Commissioner Francis Healy said during a committee hearing <\/a>in November.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Philadelphia has a crime problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Too many ski masks? Could be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Could also be all the depraved leftists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n