These teens are fighting Philadelphia’s ski mask ban
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Philadelphia has officially banned wearing ski masks in public spaces, but some teens say their ski mask is what keeps them safe - and alive. Failure to abide by the new law means a $250 fine, but police have yet to enforce the ban, leading to confusion and anger among residents. In this week’s Stay Tuned, we hear from teens who say their rights are being violated, and from the Philadelphia city council member who crafted the legislation and defends the ban, saying it’s intended to reduce crime.
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Black individual myself I find this ski mask trend to be pretty suspicious.
Thank you 🙏🏽 I feel the same
I agree, but I think banning ski-masks in public is not the answer. Will we ban burkas next? Hopefully the ski-mask trend will eventually end naturally, otherwise it's just a consequence of living in a free country.
Bro we all do, mfers dressed liked they about rob someone at all times
It might be suspicious to you. People have a right to self expression. Read your Constitution.
And self protection.
"If you don't feel safe without a ski mask on, we have a larger problem in the city of Philadelphia."
Preach!
Remember when face diapers were mandatory 😷 😂😂😂
Lol he's not preahing though. There is a larger problem as he highlights and its up to councilman like him to fix; which he isnt, which has whats led to youth feeling comfortable w it on? Follow logic there?
Did they have a father actively involved in raising them
move outta Philly
@user-xo1tm4cp4g That has nothing to do with what we're talking about. Yes. I had a father and a mother who both loved me very much and were married and lived together for 46 years until my father's untimely demise two months ago. So what?! I don't like people seeing me.
I’m Black and I definitely think it’s stupid to be walking around in July with a ski mask.
Well, it's not July, and it's still plenty cold to warrant a ski mask.
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Stop it@@ENCXBG1
I'm _____ and I definitely think it's stupid to feel the need to mention race or drop dog whistle hand emoji.
More stupidity.
1:22 um it wearing a skimask means you are committing a crime.
1:54 um Not covering your face. Will show your face. Seen face = identified.
Maybe stupid but his right!
So, covering your face protects you from mistaken identity? 😂
😂, wearing ski mask in the summer? We all know what ski masks are for. Quit the B.S and trying to make an excuse.
Let me tell you what the real BS is this country not BANNING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS! Espeacilly when they are committing crimes but I guess America picks and chooses what they want to stop
They themselves call it a shiesty not ski mask.
Ski masks are to go skiing 😂 (protect from the cold)... if it ain't cold,,,,, it's suspicious at best.
@@michaelkeeton2075calling an apple a orange doesn’t make it an orange lol
Remember when face diapers were mandatory 😷 😂😂😂
I'm a 40yr old black man and I hate these ski masks covid is over there's no reason to wear them
I understand you, the only problem is we know where the police are going to enforce this ban. Bradford in the suburb imitating hip hop won´t be charged with the ban. The guys you see in this video will be policed.
@@jasonito23There aren't too many WP imitating rappers in the suburbs. Also, these BP wearing ski masks and hoodies in warm weather have mental health and hygiene issues.
@@teresamarie7460 The largest consumers of rap music in the US has been young WP ever since the 90s. Do you think Vanilla Ice hit #1 from black sales? I'm from the suburbs and yes, they try and imitate rappers It's their form of rebellion until they decide to become conservative.
@jasonito23 also understandable
@@teresamarie7460 It has nothing to do with hygiene and mental health of black people. It's just a style that has come and will go. Just like all the weirdo styles that have come and gone with teens since the 80s. Big hair and hairspray with WP, guys wearing eyeliner, Jerry curls, Michael Jackson jackets, condoms like TLC, band aids like Nelly, face masks like Das EFX this is just another style.
My teenage nephew wanted a ski mask during the summer when he was just 11 years old. He said because it was cool. I noticed all the tic tok videos he was watching were with wanna-be gangsters wearing ski masks and promoting violence... We said "heck no".
good for you! these kids are being influenced by the worse kinds of people. you dont need a ski mask u less youre actually going skiing
You said heck no to what he was watching on tik tok? Or just the ski masks?
Thank you for guiding him in the right direction. These people do not care about him at all.
@@104Colton104ofcpurse just the ski mask. Most parents are happy their kids are constantly on their phones and don't bother the parents themselves watching UA-cam lol
@@104Colton104 Ski masks. I try to get him off of tiktoc but since he's not my son and I can snatch his phone away, we try activities outside like back in the day.
Only criminals are objecting.
Yup, so painfully obvious.
I'm not a criminal but I understand that this law isn't going to do anything. Crime has nothing to do with ski masks. The guy that's willing to commit murder is totally going to follow the ski mask law right? 🙄
I'm confused, how's this different than an N95 face mask?
I am not a criminal and I am objecting. Current laws are not being enforced and prosecuted, make a new law to not enforce won’t change anything. If someone wants to conceal their identity to commit a crime you really think that they won’t just break the ski mask law. Or wear some other form of facial concealment?
I don’t like the ski mask trend, I don’t like hoodies, I don’t like tattoos, I don’t like business suits, but that hardly makes it okay for me to decide someone else can’t get a tattoo or whatever.
That being said if this ski mask ban would actually and significantly reduce crime maybe I could be talked into supporting it, but it will have no such effect.
@@taylorquimby4004the government mandated N95’s and prohibits ski masks. That seems to be the primary difference from what I can see.
You are a Philly criminal or a Philly gangbanger if you are wearing a ski mask anywhere that's NOT YOUR PROPERTY. You are wearing it to avoid identification from someone that will hold you accountable for or by the law. Wearing it by itself ATTRACTS unwanted attention.....soo who your enemy will be that day?🤔🤔
No one likes to be around someone with a ski mask … and why you want to be hiding like this ? Sketchy
I agree 100 percent with you…these kids have been hiding their faces since Covid they are afraid to show themselves
C'mon my black people we know that it's no reason to be walking around with a ski mask on just for the fashion statement
You’re not black lol
Or hide from other gang members
There's also no reason to not speak proper English smh.
Freedom of self expression never has to has a reason. Ski masks: it was cool when they did it but when we do it it’s a problem.
Honestly, that’s a good decision. The correlation “ski mask - criminal” needs to be fixed
If you don’t wanna be seen, stay indoors
Remember when face diapers were mandatory 😷 😂😂😂
What a dumb comment. Smh
Unless you work. Haha!
Being black wearing a ski mask for no reason is almost self suicide
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Big Facts
But don't want to ban the illegal immigrants and they are committing crimes but okay
Lol, probably true
Why would you need a mask other than in winter?? This will actually save black lives which matter.
Listening to pookie and Ray Ray on here crying foul is kinda hilarious to me. And one would think that concealing one's face would increase their chances of being harmed by mistaken identity, the logic on these young cats is incredible as well as baffling... smh
If I want to be anonymous, that is my right.
@@stigccshow me that in the constitution bro. Thou shall have a right to ski mask and sag ….lmao
@@figgy4 The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that a right to anonymity lies in the First Amendment
@@stigccanonymity is protected for speech, not conduct. Walking around with a ski mask is conduct. Not expressive, not speech, no first amendment protection. There is no general right to conceal your identity in public.
@@davidbreitowitz6312 Ant mask laws have been challenged on the grounds that they violate the guarantees of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution to free speech and free association.
Why the heck is this even a controversy???? Look at how far we have fallen as a nation. This is ridiculous. Take that freaking mask off!!!!
Wtf??? But ur in public tho u have the right to wear whatever u want outside I understand to ban them inside of buildings but outside??? What's next??? U can't wear all red or blue bc its gang related??? People that do crimes they still gonna wear the mask regardless.
Remember they just wanted us with the masks on 😂😂
Exactly 💯
Democrats pushed for this. Democrats demanded masking.
@@nxcarnagethat's true, but enough is enough. Everybody knows that the ski mask is associated with crime so why wear it?
Most criminals hide behind masks. Businesses should be allowed to ban masks without repricussions.
Absolutely!
Absolutely!
A business shouldn’t have needed a law to ban people from entering because they wore a ski mask. That’s not breaking federal law.
Repercussions
Cut the crap about a "subset of people feel safer". Literally NO ONE feel comfortable around people wearing ski masks in public unless you part of that group and stop saying this "racist" when almost all black people are happy for the ban.
It's the enforcement of the law that is the issue. 100% the law will not be enforced if the police officer likes the person. The Ban is fine so long as it is enforced equally.
So any Americans right to wear what they want in public should be infringed because others aren’t comfortable? Why does their comfort even matter what does it achieve if they are “comfortable”?
Sounds pretty suss to me.
@@OMGrobWTF Just like everything, there are consequences to one's action, for good or bad. You wanna dress like a criminal and then cry when you are treated like one is laughable. I work in a club, the only people that wear those masks are gang members and wanna be thugs.
Exactly 💯
@@bingecringeIt won't be enforced on black people because they are the protected group. The only people this bans outright is white people because only white people get in trouble if they don't follow the rules. Anyone else can just cry racism and get out of jail free.
This should be a nation wide ban
What in the heck does that guy mean by be a victim of mistaken identity? It seems to me if you’re afraid to show your face in public you’re most likely involved in some nefarious bs that would make you a target.
Facial ids by humans are notoriously bad, it’s even worse with cross racial identification, and with the mass use of surveillance ai it’s gotten even worse.
Yea, he's wearing the ski mask to prevent from being CORRECTLY identified by rival gangs.
@@SpaseGoast My exact thoughts! 🤔
Either as a member of a gang or mistaken identity as a criminal the police are looking for.
Seeing people in ski masks is scary. I don't understand why that's so hard to understand.
Lady, white ppl find you "scary"/Suspicious & have found plenty of black ppl scary without a mask on, while they wore THEIR SPECIAL WHITE CONE SHAPED MASK! Plenty of crime happens everyday around you with & without you knowing - in wealthy neighborhoods, businesses, and the hoods w suits on, hoodies, masks, etc.
You probably would have called the cops on Tamir Rice or Trayvon Martin huh?
How is it scary to see someone covering their face in the Winter time?? How about people are scary and people in Phili tend to be scary? A ski mask or a burka doesn’t make someone a criminal.
@@KindnessKillsif they were wearing ski masks and following me, yes i would. Because at that point you have to assume they're up to no good
Seeing people in Maga hats scares me and a lot of people so let’s ban them.
Just because I wear a ski mask and walk around with a gun don't make me a criminal. LOL
Haha yes, yes. How about you just go to a bank for fun. Let's see how the employees will react to that
Wow. I’m sure you have experience of walking with gun and skirmask
There's a valid reason they're called ski mask. If it's below a certain temperature🌡no ski masks need to be worn.
@@JaleelShabazz-w1d
Great point.
Exactly!
Wearing them in summer? That's really suffering for fashion.
Ski mask while not skiing is like taking the subway in manhattan with a surfboard in the winter…
Hilarious lol 🤣 😂
We do wear ski masks everywhere in nyc fym
@@ABRONDO-og4oo I absolutely believe you… it’s your criminal kit correct?
@@amygradybsw indeed… when I see those bozos walking around with their masks on… I think right away that they are working… as criminals…
@@sogcezar says the hispanic
if youre walking around with a ski mask to be unobstructed by law enforcement, cameras and your rivals, you are the trouble and why the ban is necessary.
Agree 100%. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
That’s EXACTLY right!!!
They will just wear silicone masks
Why should people accept being hassled by cops, and observed constantly as a price of existence?
@@GemmaHentschyou're the perfect example of a clueless brain dead liberal living in a basement.. you'll be the first one screaming for the police ..
Couldn’t agree more. Other cities should follow suit. Safety first over fashion statement.
This lady at 1:30 is joking right? If she was on line at a gas station and a guy comes up behind her in a ski mask she would clutch her pearls so fast her head would spin.
She raises the very same Pookies who terrorize her..
She’s no lady, that’s a gangster mom.
Exactly! Until it happens to her or someone she loves, she won’t be able to put herself in a parents’ shoes who list their child or a sibling that lost a brother or a sister to someone wearing a mask.
Sometimes, you have to go through pain to understand what it feels like and only then you are willing to change your mind because you know what it feels like.
EXACTLY 💯 TRUE!!
💯% City wouldn't need to enforce this law if crime wasn't happening with ski masks. Good, it's about people feeling safe, not criminals feelings being hurt or ski mask rights being violated. Safety comes first.
No Doubt!
Wait, you're expecting criminals to follow this law? Vote these people out. They're clowns.
In my country there is a general ban on face coverings and it applies to everyone. The law applies to religious face coverings (nihab) as well as covering yourself with ski masks or scarves etc. When someone covers their face in public, not only the police also the civilian population, knows that this person is up to no good.
No, but it gives police the power to enforce it. Therefore, you'll see fewer masks. It's also easier to separate the criminals from the wannabes.
These teens sound ridiculous and they’re reaching. And of course it’s a blacc woman defending the out of control kids. “Not my baby!!!”
Yup, raising the very same Pookies who terrorize her.
@BrocolliSoup-gg8ql because she has sons and nephews that act like this.
Every store has a right to refuse service to customers entering their premises wearing a ski mask. Every bank can also refuse service. The banks near my house no longer allowed masks to be work inside the bank (unless there's a doctors note for an N95 mask to which bank photocopies so they can verify with docs office) and can refuse service. Walking into a bank with a ski mask in the middle of summer gets an automatic bank alert to police.
I don't normally like laws or rules on fashion, but idk how this helps protect them and there's a reason it makes people nervous. It's not the same as being judged for a Mohawk or hoodie, it hides your identity and that makes people nervous for obvious reasons
I don't understand the mentality that your safety is somehow compromised by not looking like a bank robber, when this trend was never a thing only a couple or so of years ago. Are they seriously putting this argument forward?
The only time a ski mask should be worn is when it is bitterly cold and windy. Give us a break! Walking around with a ski mask on will be a target.
I'mfor this ban . Banning them might not reduce crime , but al least the victims are able to identify the perpetrators. What happens beyond that .........
Banning ski mask will reduce crime.
Wearing condom will reduce pregnancy.
A minimum requirement to take the mask off to enter a building of any kind seems entirely reasonable.
There are those who believe and rightly so that facial recognition is a problem with AI and violates your rights in the public Arena.
Simple, band ski mask inside the stores or establishment, but not outside in the public - that would make common sense, but then again, we are dealing with the government where Common Sense goes out the window👈🤡
Laws against ski masks are just as problematic as wearing ski masks in public when they’re not needed. The community needs to ostracize people who elevate and normalize “gangster” culture.
You mean like Trump?
Kind of hard to do when they hide their faces behind a ski mask
@@GemmaHentsch wow, you must have a lifetime efliction of TDS. Really sad. You should seek help from a qualified mental health specialist.
@@GemmaHentsch I don’t support Trump, but this has nothing to do with the presidential race
@@GemmaHentsch Huh? Jesus Christ, Trump lives 24/7 rent free in you peoples heads. There's no context for you bringing him up here. You make no sense. All you ever think about is Trump. You can't stop because MSNBC doesn't ever stop and they're the only ones you listen to, them and your social media echo chamber of "friends". What does Trump have to do with this comment or this video??? You're trying sooo hard to be "cool" for your online "friends" by mentioning Trump in every comment section you can. It's the "Hey Mom, I posted it again!" meme. Stop trying so hard, turn off the internet and go outside and interact with real people. Your Internet echo chamber isn't going to miss you.
Certain people need to stop looking for excuses in life. Theyre kids are literally bring raised this way. Maybe they should visit another country and maybe theylll have some appreciation for hard work and responsibility instead of finding an excuse for everything in life.
Boom 💥 💯 percent correct!!
This is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen people trying to defend! Your rights end when whatever it is you’re doing threatens the safety of the general public. I don’t know how that woman trying to argue that ski masks aren’t dangerous could keep a straight face?
She prolly a thug
If someone is willing to commit a violent crime, is a law about wearing ski masks going to prevent that? I knew people in general were stupid but everyday I'm amazed at how really dumb everyone is.
@@Seaoftea Of course not? That isn’t even close to the reason the law is needed. Did you actually watch the video? The problem is not being able to identify the people who commit the crime because they’re wearing a ski mask.
@@justtryme2020 and how is this law going to change that? People have been wearing masks to commit crimes since forever.
@@Seaoftea That’s a pretty obvious answer. Since Covid, wearing face coverings has been normalized so this will take us back to the time when seeing someone walking around when it’s warm outside being a red flag. Also, stores and restaurants can now make anyone who comes in wearing a ski mask remove it. Legally.
This kids said wearing a ski mask protects you from mistaken identity 😂. So your wearing the same mask and some black clothing as every other teenager and think that wouldn’t put you in a position of mistaken identity? 😂 Not one valid reason to wear the masks.
You clearly never been to Philly
@@Daffy_C I'll never set foot in Philly again for the rest of my life, and that goes for every other leftist infested ****hole city. It's a shame too since I used to like cities. Now I prefer rural areas where the civilized people live.
Something tells me the ones who have a problem with the ski mask ban are the ones who are up to no good while wearing the ski masks lol
If you have to cover your face, you're up to something shady
Covid mask?
Well if they need facial recognition cameras then the government is up to something shady.
@@TwinBreadirrelevant
Government mandate mask?
If the government needs facial recognition cameras it’s doing something shady. Had to repost UA-cam doesn’t like that comment.
It's healthier to not wear anything on your face. As a kid in Minnesota, I never wore a mask, even in 20 below weather with wind. These adults are enablers for these young babies.
The last person to listen to on this matter is a person who thinks nothing is wrong with it she's the one raising these son husband's and 'my baby don't do nothing wrong' in the first place... SO STOP!
How can these kids being interviewed claim that they feel safer wearing a ski mask. Doesn’t that sound ridiculous????
Interesting. As a public school teacher, our district bans ski masks but doesn't enforce either. I understand the comfort of being "invisible", but society is built on relationships. If you can't identify someone, how do you build that relationship?
There are those who believe and rightly so that facial recognition is a problem with AI and violates your rights in the public Arena.
Simple, band ski mask inside the stores or establishment, but not outside in the public - that would make common sense, but then again, we are dealing with the government where Common Sense goes out the window👈🤡
Who's safety is more important... The people who pay property tax.
Ski mask illegal, burka legal? How does that work? Religious exemption? Couldn't they just call it something else?
Yes, freedom of religion is pretty significant part of our constitution. Freedom to look gangster not so much.
Good question!
Unreal...these boys who dislike the ban will be poor leaders of households or communities. How many unsolved crimes are committed wearing mask?
Its not asking a lot to not wear ski mask in spring or summer or in temperatures above 50 degrees. They can't even sacrifice that little to help their community. They are stuck in "child" mode forever. Criminals feel excited to be able to commit crimes and walk around in broad daylight without the slightest worry.
People who commit crimes & don’t want to be caught wear masks... there for in society it is deemed unacceptable, if you don’t want to conform to the rules of society then leave society.. it’s real simple
I agree...
😅😅😅
The only thing that ski masks are protecting you from is accountability.
"... we have a larger problem in Philadelphia." That last line has me cracking up. Of course you do, goober! It's called corruption and incompetence. Banning masks is like banning guns. Crime is going to crime. The answer is to make the act of committing crime more harsh. Heck, make the punishment more severe if they commit a crime with a mask. Also, citizens should conceal carry. You are your own defense. No one is coming to save you.
The problem is not ski masks or guns. We all know what the problem is
“Compromises our survival” unless you’re experiencing sub zero temperatures or damaging wind chills you don’t need a ski mask to survive.
A surgical mask or other health mask I support but the ski mask should be banned a lot of criminals are wearing them and it should be an all out ban in this country
What if it's a surgical ski mask?
@@jasper_of_puppetshonestly, and then they will find anything to cover their face/trace. Latex gloves, ski masks even shirts
So your issue is fashion, not function… because health masks have just as much efficacy with blocking facial id…
They need to enforce these laws.
I'm so glad I'm not American, or reside in America for that matter. Why is this ban controversial!!! 😮
These men are fighting for the wrong thing….. you look suspicious with a ski mask
They said the same about Tamir Rice & Trayvon Martin to - pulled plenty of African ppl over for reason of suspicion & they didn't have a mask on.
@@KindnessKills If they weren't wearing masks how are they relevant to this conversation over banning masks?
@mastrtonberry2 you can reread my statement again & again - maybe one day it will dawn on you or you can try brushing up on some literature/books on African Studies, books on how to conduct research, critical race theory, and psychological social experiments. I am not here to debate or argue but to provide information about racism extracted from data & research as I am researcher. You can choose to do some thorough research to develop more critical thinking/analytical skills or not. No more commentary to me is needed. Have a great day!
I'm white. I will never claim to know what helps these kids feel safer. I just wish we would all lighten up a bit, be less judgmental and create a safer place for the next generations. It's sad that, no matter what they do, a new law is going to keep them down. There's just no winning for them
Why are you acting like you are different from "them"? We are all the same in our differences.
@Surprise_Inspection I'm not acting anything. By "them" I'm talking about the young people of the next generations. You are right, we are an the same, but we aren't all treated the same. I am a privileged white person, and as such, I do NOT know what the kids in this video experience.
I recognize that a lot of bike riders use ski masks when it’s cold to protect their face in Philadelphia. But, the whole argument that ski masks are needed for survival, that sounds like you need to get the police involved with your community. I know it’s sucks as a minority, but like one of the kids said, “pick your poison”. If you’re trying to survive in your own community, then the community might need to be reevaluated.
The majority of black people are agreeing with the band.
The community has been in jeopardy for years. How are you going to tell one young man to fix it? Let him wear his ski mask to protect himself in the meantime. I mean come on, we don’t see the issue with this level of surveillance and rights violation???
@@madisonhartwick8114 how would you resolve it?
The police are functionally and intrinsically part of the problem.
@@PreppyHorror harsher sentencing and better Intel. Maybe better detective work…and on an individual level, here’s some advice, move.
People shouldn’t be allowed to wear ANY kind of face masks in public.
So a burka should be illegal now too? This is a ridiculous notion. Think. This is an infringement on our basic rights. Next it will be no sunglasses and you can’t wear your hair down and you have to wear a dress below the knee. We live in America, not a dictatorship🙄
Seeing someone wearing a ski mask is a good reason to fear
LOLLL criminals wear ski masks, and anyone that says on camera "Sometimes you just want to hide" obviously has a lot of serious issues.
This is not even worth discussing - there should be a ban of face coverings in public.....end of. People who cover up should not be trusted and what the father said is 100% right "you can't catch nobody if you cant see nobody".
Am I allowed to cover my face with a full beard?
@@JanBruunAndersenthat's next😅😅
@@JanBruunAndersen Yes, just not a ski mask
@@mastrtonberry2 - why the difference?
Also, please ban paper bags with eye holes.
What in the world does safety have to do with wearing ski masks? Stop making excuses. It's true that not all that wear them commit crimes, but the mass majority I've seen committing crimes were wearing what looks to be ski masks or full face coverings with hoodies. I wish they ban hoodies as well.
How can we ban hoodies way too cold for that in philly
If you’re going to commit a crime, knowing there is a law against ski masks won’t stop you from wearing one. This law is outlandish and a threat to our basic freedoms.
@@madisonhartwick8114I think you are right
@@madisonhartwick8114yes stupid, but when you are the only one with a mask they'll know something is about to happen.
@@madisonhartwick8114 By that logic you should be against most gun control laws. Yes?
You ban a ski mask, they mask up w/ a bandana or some other facial covering. Its an asinine law as it doesnt really solve anything.
No face covering inside a public building...
Period that means bandanas too😅
I understand the logic of banning ski-mask in public but I don't think it's the right answer. Maybe you can ban them in public buildings, but I don't feel comfortable with people being stopped by police on the street "just" because they're wearing a ski-mask. You can make the same argument about medical face masks, scarfs that cover the face, burkas...ect.
People have no reason to wear a ski mask unless you live in harsh cold environments with weather wind chills that damage their tissues.
Not all people who drive without plates are top level criminals. It makes it harder to hold bad drivers accountable and criminals accountable without license plates. Likewise for people who wear ski masks.
Make the ski mask illegal inside the store or establishment not when you're outside in public that would make common sense, but then again, we're dealing with the government, so common sense goes out the window👈🤡
People who hide things know they are doing something wrong
The whine of every authoritarian who’s pushing back against fundamental rights.
@@GemmaHentsch umm ok
@@timmckinnon3325 it’s basically the reductive justification of a police state “only people who have something would worry about loosing their privacy”
You seem mad
@@timmckinnon3325 so you'd be comfortable with the government having video cameras in every room of you home, because that would keep you safe...
As a Black male who lives in Philly, I can say that the city was 100% right in getting rid of the ski masks. There is no legit need for a ski mask in spring/summer, if you are concerned about diseases then wear a medical mask. It is unnerving for someone to come into a business and you can barely see their face. Stop grasping for straws & trying to make this a racial thing.
Why are ppl hiding in masks
Cuz they think their special 😂
@@KNxkyle82They are special (special Ed)
Why? Anonymity. Masks allow people to be someone else. Why do you think Halloween and Mardi Gras are so popular? Those are times where people can let go of society’s expectations and be someone else. Be someone different. Hopefully this explanation helps.🤪
Because they dunno when they gonna come up with a stupid idea of robbing someone 🤪
Only ugly people wear ski masks as there embarrassed by their looks.😊
I'd be in favor of the ban if it didn't create a dangerous precedent; the government controlling what you wear in public spaces.
Have to be able to identify known criminals. Those cameras aren’t being installed for nothing.
Reasonable and good law.
Their argument is pretty weak, considering if a person says that someone in a ski mask committed a crime and you're wearing one, you're more than likely going to be a suspect and 9 times out of 10, it's a black man wearing one😒
And no one wears masks anymore unless you're immune system's sh*t. So for people to go in public spaces like that, of course it would make people feel scared and worried. It makes them look like they're up to no good. It makes them look like robbers, or burglers cuz that's what people do when they commit a crime, hide their face🤷🏾 Simple as day
What did they wear before ski masks?
If it's an issue of keeping warm....get a muffler.
Places of public accomodation have long set rules for their establishments...
"No shirt, no shoes, no service..."
I see the obvious connection between masks and crime but I am 100% against a ban like this. This is the same as gun control. Youre passing feel good laws that punish innocent law abiding people for thing others did.
Ever been skiing … no . Why you wearing a ski mask then?
I would like to see literally *everyone* in the town wear ski masks at all times in protest.
Everyone in the "town" of Philadelphia would have to be idiots. They aren't though. Just the "thugs".
There comes a time when we have to say, " too bad". When the rights of an individual overrides the rights of the many, too bad.
What rights of the majority are being harmed?
@GemmaHentsch when the mask wearing trend leads to more random violence endangering the public as a whole. Let's not argue semantics, you know what i meant.
@@Jims2517 do you have any data to prove a causative relationship between ski mask wearing and crime?
@@GemmaHentsch time to grow up
@@Jims2517so I ask you to prove an assertion, and you resort to insults...
That’s crazy Marshall law anyone 🤦♂️
I don't get it. So criminals will just cover their faces with something legal when it's crime time. Seems like not much thought went into this law, other than a precedent for stopping and searching one subset of subway riders.
Yes you miss the point. The point is, normalizing a ski mask covering your face makes ppl more vulnerable to crime. For example, a person walking into a store at night wearing a black mask covering their face, should be considered suspicious. Not, "Oh,they're prbly just law abiding citizens exercising their right to look like they're about to pull a robbery. I'm sure it's fine." 🤞
My man works at Gratz and knows that kid….they wanted his brother …ski mask not keep your family safe if you’re doing the wrong things…
Such a trivial fight considering the long list of trouble in the city. The mask is about trouble
This conversation shouldn’t be happening.
Try opening a bank account at a bank with a ski mask on! 😂
The “mistaken identity” guy already knows he’s guilty…no other reason to say that. He knows someone will positive ID him as the criminal if they see his face and that’s exactly when he will say it’s a case of “mistaken identity” 🤦🏻♂️
Isnt it their freedom to wear whatever they want to though? How can you call the US a “free” country when you cant even wear what you want now? I personally dislike ski masks but I wouldn’t ban it for those who like it. Thats just stupid.
I agree with the ski mask ban. There isn’t any reason for someone to hide their face unless they’re hiding from the police.
🙄 use to not even be able to go in stores especially banks if u wear even a hat and shades. Cmon u can’t b that dumb. Wear it all u want outside but not in public areas… simple.
Yeah but those are private property. This is the whole city they're talking about.
Everyone knows what the results of 2-4 individuals coming into the gas station, convenience store. Walmart, Target
Hooded with ski masks, let's stop with the games 😶
if you don't wanna be involved in that lifestyle move out of Philly plain and simple
Public safety trumps a few kids feeling
The 16 year old that pushed the woman down church steps wore a mask. He has 4 felonies. He wore a mask to hide his face. They got him anyway. GOOD
Why don't they ban scarves? Hats? Glasses? Makeup? Costumes? Trench coats?.....
Most businesses or banks aren't afraid of someone walking in wearing a hat or makeup. Wearing a ski mask in July? Yeah, that's very sus.
@@Maria.9094 would you be afraid of me wearing an n95 mask? Or if my sunglasses for too dark? Or if I had on too much or the wrong makeup?
Private businesses can make their own rules within a reason.
Do you really want government regulating what clothing an accessories you can wear.
Then maybe you belong in North Korea or China.
Ski masks - worn by .05% of skiers.
I've been skiing religiously for 45+ years - in Canada no less with it's cold winters - and I've NEVER seen ONE SINGLE person wearing a classic ski mask. The proper term in balaclava by the way.
That will not reduce crime at all! Be real what will actually reduce crime yall want to ignore and not change
And what will do that?
Masks been apart of crime since before the 80s but they werent modern mask tho. Some people wear because they dont like showing they face. Rather that be social anxiety or mistasken identity or whatever. Crime is gon be present all the time ski mask or no ski mask
“We can’t have no face no trace“ so you’re taking away my right to privacy for your protection? You know that this never ends well right?
I think some people just want our neighborhoods to be more chaotic
The Fashion *Police* _ literally.