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Related: About this forumPhiladelphia health department inspectors receiving violent threats from businesses when enforcing
City health department inspectors receiving violent threats from businesses when enforcing COVID-19 protocolsSome employees in the Philadelphia Department of Public Health especially Black women are being "threatened with violence" when they attempt to inspect food establishments for COVID-19 compliance protocols, according to a source.
At least twice within the last week, employees of dining establishments harassed and threatened women of color health inspectors, preventing them from completing inspections, said a source within the health department.
Health department officials are also concerned about several threatening social media posts on the Facebook page of Finks Hoagies, at 4633 Princeton Ave. in Tacony, which was recently shut down for non-compliance with the city's COVID-19 protocols.
"They are legitimate, actual threats of violence," the health department source said about comments on the Facebook page.
Read more: https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/city-health-department-inspectors-receiving-violent-threats-from-businesses-when-enforcing-covid-19-protocols/article_3a890489-9372-52d6-a203-01f2723f8e48.html
(Philadelphia Tribune)
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Philadelphia health department inspectors receiving violent threats from businesses when enforcing (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Jan 2021
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Captain Zero
(7,495 posts)1. Health Dept should name them on front page of
The Enquirer. Right? That's the big newspaper.
Grokenstein
(5,824 posts)2. Shut 'em down permanently. Arrest the ones making the threats.
Make it known that such bullshit is unacceptable and anyone who tries it is not welcome in the community.
SheltieLover
(59,538 posts)3. Pull their licenses & arrest those threatening!
safeinOhio
(34,016 posts)4. Health inspectors now need
to wear body cams.