Submitted by soparklion t3_10k7c0s in pittsburgh
AntiStatistYouth t1_j5p6u6x wrote
Reply to comment by Tiny-Cheesecake in School students in Sq Hill by soparklion
>“There can be over 50 kids hanging out, waiting at the bus stop at any given time. Many hang out in front of my building. Last week, the kids broke my large play glass front window of my karate studio. $975 to replace. Every day, they litter and more,” Mowod said.
If you have a storefront in a business district by a city bus stop there are going to be lots of people hanging around. If there is a giant city highschool around the corner, there are going to be lots of teenagers. There will be litter, there will be loud crowds, etc. That is just reality.
That said, something should be done if windows are getting broken. That is way too far. Guy should be more selective with his word choice though.
anthrax3000 t1_j5pbptt wrote
They even entered his studio and threatened to fight him. Do you know how many students will no longer feel safe signing up for his business now?
GargantuanWitch t1_j5pir6l wrote
No one is avoiding a martial arts school that's been in the area for 40 years because one time kids went inside and made him look like a dummy.
anthrax3000 t1_j5pqx4t wrote
"Kids went inside and made him look like a dummy"
No, you're going to avoid it because 5 young adults (teenagers are not kids and are often tall AF) can enter at any time and threaten to fight people.
Would you feel safe at work if 5 young adults came in and threatened to fight your manager? And then continued to hang out outside your workplace every day?
Strongbow85 t1_j5rso63 wrote
Exactly, you can be a professional boxer or MMA and you're not going to win 5 on 1. Not to mention they may have weapons on them.
meet-kd t1_j5t92xj wrote
Except ya know, maybe the owner.
It’s not like our government makes it easy for a small business to survive, let alone thrive. Being beaten down by the handicap of not being a giant corporation magnifies the way this affects the business.
GottaWanna t1_j5pdhuo wrote
🙋♂️never littered on the streets here or anywhere else. Not once. It is 100% avoidable.
Strongbow85 t1_j5rseyk wrote
> That said, something should be done if windows are getting broken. That is way too far. Guy should be more selective with his word choice though.
It goes beyond windows, a girl was gangraped in the bathroom of a neighboring business.
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