Why can't this business protect itself?

This is Hashtag, a recreational 🍃 shop in Washington. They’ve been robbed five times in 13 months. Burglars use stolen cars to drive into the building, usually after hours, and take what product they can.

So Hashtag went to the city and asked to install bollards, similar to their other locations. And the city said no. #smallbusiness #police #government #washington

[Douglas-izde]

Those 6” steel poles are to disruptive to the sidewalk… but have you tried massive concrete blocks?

[LeonSKennedy]

Its almost like the city would ask them "just put a sign that says its illegal to ram a vehicle into your building" like criminals would follow those advise

[mbjagalt]

ah yes, small concrete blocks and a bit of extra metal on the door, famously entirely car proof. i love how smart the government is.

[newsboom]

Guy in my town lived on a corner where drunk drivers would drive through his wall. After the third rebuild he picked a Rhinowall design. Passenger vehicles can't break through it.

[freizeitphase]

I can understand why you wouldn't want to add bollards on the sidewalk, but what about like the space between the sidewalk and the street? That would also make it safer for pedestrians

[TehKarmalizer]

I have a more sensible idea. How about just move somewhere that isn’t insane?

[DetectiveStablerSVU]

Wonder what would happen to the politicians' home security if this was happening to them?

[elfhz]

Just move your business to a different location or sue the city for not letting you protect your business.

[billiondollardan]

Unfortunately the ADA rules supercede local ordinances so the city may actually be correct here. If they allow bollards, someone will probably sue

[beez]

Would retractable bollards allowe the sidewalk to be ADA and the store to be ADA accessible during store hours and yet unable to be driven into? The other option would be to install bollards INSIDE the store even though it cuts into the usable space in the store.

[bobbyking]

How expensive would it be to build the wall using solid concrete collumns?

[Dawy]

I would say instal "definitely normal" 10 inch steel beams into the wall and "heavy duty glass" and "Decorative" steel spikes Pointing out inside of the building. Then there would be some major surprises

[StarTrekGeek]

Redmond Washington, near Seattle? I think that explains it.

[Rich-fryv]

Install the bolards on the inside of the building, or put them in the walls

[alpal]

“Ada accessible” do they care about that with all the tents and people living on the sidewalk?

[Liz_ArdE]

Sounds like that location is not suitable for them then. People love to ignore ADA accessibility but disabled people should be able to navigate sidewalks and enforcing standards is what city codes should be doing.

[macsnafu]

Some cities you just have to give up on.

[northside.channel]

Like how cheap is to repair a car that is used to ram a building to steal willy billy item? I mean this people are crazy

[picn]

Just the YouTube altering the language we're allowed to use, nothing to see here!

[Alasaurus_rex]

So dumb. Just have a security guard present at all times for a few months and put up signs saying “armed security 24 hours”. Then eventually get rid of the guards but keeps the sign?