NewsVine_Mariyam
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I'm conflicted about this. I know that there are problems within our law enforcement agencies that need to be addressed but I believe in rolling up one's sleeves and doing the hard work to improve things instead of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
I'm wondering why she didn't just come out and say "No Cops Allowed" because if she requires them to go home, disarm, "shower", have some dinner and then come to her store to get some ice cream for dessert without their firearms, then she simply doesn't want on duty police officers in her store. Private property and all as she says but police officers are armed for a reason.
On the other hand, I don't know how some of these people are able to function in the real world with the possibility of a police officer popping up at any given moment, anywhere you go, if you dare venture out of your home. And it's not that I dont' have compassion for people who have been traumatized but we were brought up to face our fears, deal with any issues we may have that would limit our ability to be a fully functioning member of society and I don't see how coddling people to this extent helps them or anyone else for a matter of fact if the mere sight of a police officer in full gear is enough to enduce a panic or anxiety attack that can only be alleviated by the removal of the officer from the premises.
After CHOP, no armed police officers allowed inside Molly Moon’s ice cream shop
I'm wondering why she didn't just come out and say "No Cops Allowed" because if she requires them to go home, disarm, "shower", have some dinner and then come to her store to get some ice cream for dessert without their firearms, then she simply doesn't want on duty police officers in her store. Private property and all as she says but police officers are armed for a reason.
On the other hand, I don't know how some of these people are able to function in the real world with the possibility of a police officer popping up at any given moment, anywhere you go, if you dare venture out of your home. And it's not that I dont' have compassion for people who have been traumatized but we were brought up to face our fears, deal with any issues we may have that would limit our ability to be a fully functioning member of society and I don't see how coddling people to this extent helps them or anyone else for a matter of fact if the mere sight of a police officer in full gear is enough to enduce a panic or anxiety attack that can only be alleviated by the removal of the officer from the premises.
"by Patrick Quinn, KOMO News Reporter
Wednesday, July 8th 2020
After CHOP, no armed police officers allowed inside Molly Moon's ice cream shop (KOMO News)
SEATTLE – This week, Molly-Moon Neitzel posted a sign outside her Capitol Hill ice cream shop.
“Police officers, Molly Moon’s is a gun free zone. Please do not come inside if you are wearing a firearm,” the sign reads.
Moon-Neitzel, who owns nine ice cream shops across the region, said the signs only hang at the Capitol Hill location.
She said the move comes after hundreds of armed officers visited her shop while CHOP was being dismantled.
“We had a few hundred come in, packing their guns and it was making my employees feel uncomfortable.”
Moon-Neitzel said all of her shops have been gun-free for roughly five years, but after CHOP, she said she felt like she needed to specifically clarify, this policy includes armed police officers.
“They were intimidating and causing some of my black and brown employees to feel unsafe.”
Moon-Neitzel said police officers are welcome if they are not armed.
“I would say finish your shift, go home, take a shower, have dinner with your family, and please come to Molly Moon’s and get some ice cream. Everyone is welcome.”"
After CHOP, no armed police officers allowed inside Molly Moon’s ice cream shop
