Comments on: Bullet Proof Glass At The Petworth Post Office http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/ Welcome to the beautiful life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:27:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Prince http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9147 Prince Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:49:26 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9147 Bottlomline... Heavy-duty security measures like the bulletproof glass is installed where we see a high crime rate or a repeated problem at one time. As of the Post Offices in the US, there are over 40,000 postal outlets and very few of them have bulletproof glass. There is a good chance you will see them in an urban setting. Bottlomline…

Heavy-duty security measures like the bulletproof glass is installed where we see a high crime rate or a repeated problem at one time.

As of the Post Offices in the US, there are over 40,000 postal outlets and very few of them have bulletproof glass. There is a good chance you will see them in an urban setting.

]]> By: PostMan http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9146 PostMan Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:15:32 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9146 First, whenever a PO is either built or renovated, a security assessment is conducted to determine which countermeasures are necessary. There are no Federal Regulations and it has nothing to do with the post-anthrax or post-9/11 world we live in. It is entirely based on assets and liabilities, how much money is on-hand, including stamps and money orders vs. the risk. So, a high volume PO in a decent area might get increased countermeasures (14th and L) and once the countermeasures are in place it is not financially responsible to change things (Headline: Post Office Remodels Again!!) Second, neighborhoods that are lower income or predominantly immigrant have very high money order sales, which must be purchased with cash or a debit card. These populations statistically have a lower reliance on traditional banks and are more likely to live in an entirely cash basis, therefore money orders are a necessary means of remittance and the PO has been serving this function for years. Third, many businesses employ exactly the same countermeasures, even in new installs today in “nice neighborhoods.” The new Wachovia Bank at 18th and Columbia Rd, NW recently opened with a full bullet-resistant screen line. Fourth, as several people have stated, the package transfer vestibule is designed to only allow one door to be opened at a time, another security countermeasure. Fifth, the Petworth PO does have a computer, it even has a toilet for its employee First, whenever a PO is either built or renovated, a security assessment is conducted to determine which countermeasures are necessary. There are no Federal Regulations and it has nothing to do with the post-anthrax or post-9/11 world we live in. It is entirely based on assets and liabilities, how much money is on-hand, including stamps and money orders vs. the risk. So, a high volume PO in a decent area might get increased countermeasures (14th and L) and once the countermeasures are in place it is not financially responsible to change things (Headline: Post Office Remodels Again!!)

Second, neighborhoods that are lower income or predominantly immigrant have very high money order sales, which must be purchased with cash or a debit card. These populations statistically have a lower reliance on traditional banks and are more likely to live in an entirely cash basis, therefore money orders are a necessary means of remittance and the PO has been serving this function for years.

Third, many businesses employ exactly the same countermeasures, even in new installs today in “nice neighborhoods.” The new Wachovia Bank at 18th and Columbia Rd, NW recently opened with a full bullet-resistant screen line.

Fourth, as several people have stated, the package transfer vestibule is designed to only allow one door to be opened at a time, another security countermeasure.

Fifth, the Petworth PO does have a computer, it even has a toilet for its employee

]]> By: saf http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9145 saf Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:02:26 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9145 "Its federal regulations for the most part, post-anthrax patriot act stuff." No it's not. Most of the POs that have it had it LONG before that. “Its federal regulations for the most part, post-anthrax patriot act stuff.”

No it’s not. Most of the POs that have it had it LONG before that.

]]> By: Andy http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9144 Andy Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:42:24 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9144 I use the Park View PO (near Georgia/Lamont) constantly to sell books and this is familiar to me - I am constantly in a line of 8 people all getting money orders. So it makes sense to me to have the glass, although it's a pain waiting for the employees to always have to come over to open the glass box so I can give them my packages to mail. I use the Park View PO (near Georgia/Lamont) constantly to sell books and this is familiar to me – I am constantly in a line of 8 people all getting money orders. So it makes sense to me to have the glass, although it’s a pain waiting for the employees to always have to come over to open the glass box so I can give them my packages to mail.

]]> By: not telling http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9143 not telling Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:12:52 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9143 neener, the existence of glass would be determined by the regulations in place at the time the desk at the post office was constructed or renovated. The age of the building or the location itself does not determine the existence of blastproof shielding. neener, the existence of glass would be determined by the regulations in place at the time the desk at the post office was constructed or renovated. The age of the building or the location itself does not determine the existence of blastproof shielding.

]]> By: PetworthChicana http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9142 PetworthChicana Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:19:40 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9142 Forget the bullet proof glass, the sweet woman DEMANDS exact change, but ever so very nicely. :-) Forget the bullet proof glass, the sweet woman DEMANDS exact change, but ever so very nicely. :-)

]]> By: Krssy http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9141 Krssy Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:23:14 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9141 The post office near my house when I lived in Brussels had the same thing. I was always a little confused because there was never any crime in the entire neighborhood while I lived there. That said, I wasn't as shocked when I walked into this post office given the location. The post office near my house when I lived in Brussels had the same thing. I was always a little confused because there was never any crime in the entire neighborhood while I lived there. That said, I wasn’t as shocked when I walked into this post office given the location.

]]> By: neener http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9140 neener Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:29:54 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9140 #1. The bullet proof glass at the Petworth post office pre-dates 9/11. I saw it there around 1998? 1999? #2. Very few post offices in DC have this glass. I go to like 5 or 6 different ones and none of them have this glass. #3. the old Mt Pleasant post office didn't have this glass. #4. I hate that glass. #1. The bullet proof glass at the Petworth post office pre-dates 9/11. I saw it there around 1998? 1999?

#2. Very few post offices in DC have this glass. I go to like 5 or 6 different ones and none of them have this glass.

#3. the old Mt Pleasant post office didn’t have this glass.

#4. I hate that glass.

]]> By: neener http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9139 neener Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:27:13 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9139 Subsidized housing means that people are more poor than you. Not more violent, more menacing, or more threatening. -------------- HAHAHHAHHAHA There's this thing called reality and your good-naturedness cannot escape from it. Look at the statistics. The arrest statistics in DC absolutely reflect income. go to www.crimereports.com and look at any map of petworth. Crime can happen anywhere in the city. Crime happens everywhere in the city. Crime around subsidized housing happens exponentially more. I've had this discussion with people for 20 years. The statistics are inescapable. Poor people cause more violent crime in the same neighborhood and the same city. Is it 10% more? 25% more? I don't know, but I know that the statistics about muggings and burglaries are right there. But don't write something so gullible and ignorant again. you come off like a rube, Country Mouse. Subsidized housing means that people are more poor than you. Not more violent, more menacing, or more threatening.
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HAHAHHAHHAHA

There’s this thing called reality and your good-naturedness cannot escape from it.

Look at the statistics. The arrest statistics in DC absolutely reflect income. go to http://www.crimereports.com and look at any map of petworth.

Crime can happen anywhere in the city. Crime happens everywhere in the city. Crime around subsidized housing happens exponentially more.

I’ve had this discussion with people for 20 years. The statistics are inescapable. Poor people cause more violent crime in the same neighborhood and the same city. Is it 10% more? 25% more? I don’t know, but I know that the statistics about muggings and burglaries are right there.

But don’t write something so gullible and ignorant again. you come off like a rube, Country Mouse.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9138 Anonymous Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:26:51 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/03/bullet-proof-glass-at-the-petworth-post-office/#comment-9138 BTW - the Petworth post office is one of the most pathetic post offices I have ever been in - it is sketchy and dingy and that poor woman behind the counter said that they don't even have a computer! I am pleasantly surprised at how nice nice she is given her dreadful working conditions. Kudos to her! BTW – the Petworth post office is one of the most pathetic post offices I have ever been in – it is sketchy and dingy and that poor woman behind the counter said that they don’t even have a computer! I am pleasantly surprised at how nice nice she is given her dreadful working conditions. Kudos to her!

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