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Plan on being cold this winter if you live in Philadelphia.
Why? Because the Philadelphia City Council passed a ban on ski masks, and the reason for that is that it covers the face of potential criminals.
So once again, law-abiding citizens have to pay the price of criminals because leftist politicians won’t address the actual problem. It’s the same type of thinking that people follow with gun bans. Because a gun, or in this case, a ski mask, can be used by a person to commit a crime, we’ll ban it.
Of course, criminals being such fine examples of obeying laws, they will give up their guns and ski masks, and the crime problem is solved.
How’s that working out?
Just recently, a college professor in Nevada went on a rampage on campus shooting students. Gun control doesn’t work and neither will this ban. The bans don’t address the root problem and only punish people who have done no wrong.
Despite evidence to the contrary, the Philadelphia City Council voted 13-2 Thursday to pass legislation banning facial coverings in the city.
"We must send a message that masks are of no discernible public or private good when they just create fear and anxiety," Councilmember Anthony Phillips said.
If the mayor signs the bill, the new law will prohibit people from wearing ski masks in parks, schools, and on public transit. Violators can be fined $250 or $2,000 if they commit a crime while wearing a mask.
Interestingly, the bill has exceptions for religious expression and "First Amendment activities," such as protesting.
The city recently saw protesting that turned into rioting targeting downtown businesses. Many of those protesters covered their faces. So would they have been exempted from this new legislation? They were protesting after all.
The problem is that too many of the left-wing protests turn into violent riots. So the city council gave an exemption to one of the leading contributors to violence perpetrated by people wearing masks.
And the city is not the first group to believe that a key to stopping crime is to ban ski mask. The city’s transit authority, SEPTA, passed a similar ban months ago. Passengers on city buses and trains must remove masks, or they will be removed from SEPTA property.
The ban came after a 15-year-old high school student was killed on a bus in the city.
Think about that for a moment. The city bans guns on the buses, but the killer had one, despite the ban, and SEPTA somehow thinks another ban on ski masks will make a difference. Why? Because the gun ban is working so well?
Philadelphia officials said there are similar bans in Virginia, West Virginia, Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Here’s an idea. Rather than punishing law-abiding citizens, punish the criminals. Allow the police to arrest them, and make sure district attorneys prosecute them. If they are guilty, punish them appropriately. Do that consistently, and you will reduce crime.
Of course, it makes no sense to leftists to actually do something to address crime that doesn’t involve restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens. Or maybe it does make sense, and they are just too afraid of imprisoning so many of their voters that they would endanger their re-election chances.
Michael A. Letts is the CEO and Founder of In-VestUSA, a national grassroots non-profit organization helping hundreds of communities provide thousands of bulletproof vests for their police forces through educational, public relations, sponsorship, and fundraising programs.
A former diversity program manager at Facebook has pleaded guilty to defrauding Mark Zuckerberg’s company of more than $4 million through a sophisticated kickback scheme.
The New York Postreports that Barbara Furlow-Smiles, who was responsible for leading Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at Facebook, has admitted to orchestrating a complex fraud scheme that cost the social media giant more than $4 million. According to the Justice Department, Furlow-Smiles engaged in fraudulent activities between January 2016 and September 2021.
Mark Zuckerberg surrounded by guards ( Chip Somodevilla /Getty)
Furlow-Smiles, as the global head of employee resource groups and diversity engagement, exploited her position to live an extravagant lifestyle across various states. She manipulated company funds by creating fake business deals and receiving kickbacks. The funds were misappropriated for personal use, including payments to friends and relatives who were falsely represented as vendors providing non-existent goods and services to Facebook.
The scheme involved multiple individuals, including former interns, a university tutor, a hair stylist, babysitters, and nannies, all of whom funneled kickbacks to Furlow-Smiles. It remains unclear whether any of these associates will face charges related to the fraud.
To avoid detection, Furlow-Smiles submitted false expense reports, claiming these individuals were legitimate vendors at Facebook events. The fraudulent activities extended to paying for services and products never delivered to the company, such as specialty portraits and preschool services.
U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan said, “Motivated by greed, she used her time to orchestrate an elaborate criminal scheme in which fraudulent vendors paid her kickbacks in cash. She even involved relatives, friends, and other associates in her crimes, all to fund a lavish lifestyle through fraud rather than hard and honest work.”
In a statement, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta said: “We are cooperating with law enforcement on the case regarding this former program manager, and we will continue to do so.”
Controversial rapper Kanye West wore a pointed black hood during a party to promote his new album Vultures in Miami on Monday, according to live video of the event.
The KKK-style headpiece was the latest provocation from the music and fashion mogul, whose career imploded last year after he made repeated antisemitic comments, including praising Adolf Hitler.
West, who has legally changed his name to “Ye,” appeared at the Vultures listening party at Wynwood Marketplace — where tickets for those in attendance ran $200 for general admission, $600 for VIP, and $10,000 for a table, Variety reported.
The event, which also featured rapper Ty Dolla $ign, streamed live on YouTube, though the festivities reportedly kicked off later than scheduled.
At one point, West wore a black, KKK-style hood with a dark sleeveless top and slacks. His daughter North West can be seen behind him as he waves his arms toward cameras in the provocative getup.
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West’s latest stunt was meant to promote Vultures, his new album that is expected to be released this week.
As Breitbart News reported, the album features lyrics in which the rapper thumbs his nose at the controversy that all but destroyed his music and fashion empire late last year.
“How I’m antisemitic? I just fucked a Jewish bitch,” West raps. Later, he boasts of sleeping with his former manager Scooter Braun’s ex-wife. “I just fucked Scooter’s bitch,” the line continues.
West was performing this song Monday when he donned the pointed hood.
West’s career imploded last year when he made a series of antisemitic remarks causing his corporate partners, including Adidas, to cut ties with him.
A Nebraska Catholic priest was found dead early Sunday morning after a man broke into his church and stabbed him, police said.
Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a break-in at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun around 5:00 a.m. to find Rev. Stephen Gutgsell bleeding out, as well as his suspected attacker.
Gutgsell, 65, died of his wounds at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, the sheriff’s office announced.
Forty-three-year-old Kierre Williams of Sioux City, Iowa, was arrested and booked into the Washington County correctional center for homicide and use of a weapon to commit a felony.
The victim and his brother, Michael Gutgsell, are both priests in the Archdiocese of Omaha and have both previously pleaded guilty in separate theft cases, Fox News reports.
Stephen was convicted of embezzling $127,000 from another church he served at in 2007, getting five years of probation but returning to parish ministry about six months after his guilty plea, the Pillar reported.
His brother Michael pleaded guilty in June to stealing more than $154,000 from another priest to loan to a homeless man, according to the outlet.
However, authorities have not indicated that the thefts were connected to Sunday’s attack.
“The Archdiocese of Omaha continues to mourn the death of the Rev. Stephen J. Gutgsell, who died after being assaulted during a break-in at the St. John the Baptist rectory in Fort Calhoun Sunday,” the archdiocese said in a statement.
“We continue to pray that the Lord of mercy and love will welcome Father Gutgsell into his Heavenly kingdom,” said Archbishop of Omaha George J. Lucas. “May Our Blessed Mother intercede for us all as we grieve his death.”
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