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Suzanimal
11-17-2018, 08:40 AM
Intent on leaving no space unmoderated by peeping bureaucrats, New York City Councilman Rafael L. Espinal Jr is advocating for sophisticated surveillance cameras in all nightlife establishments, mandatory sexual-harassment intervention training for their staff, and fines for establishments that don't display signs telling patrons that they're in a "harassment free zone" and "consent is mandatory."

Espinal's proposal would establish all sorts of mandatory digital surveillance of patrons at New York bars, clubs, and restaurants. Per the new rules, businesses would have to install digital video cameras "sufficient [in] number, type, placement, and location to view and record all activity in front of and within 15 feet of either side of each entrance or exit" and these cameras "shall be sufficiently light sensitive and provide sufficient image resolution (supported by additional lighting if necessary) to produce easily discernible images recorded at all times."

Footage obtained must be "indexed by dates and times and preserved for a minimum of 30 days so that they may be made available to the police department and other government agencies acting in furtherance of a criminal investigation or a civil or administrative law enforcement purpose," says the bill, which was discussed by the Council last week.

"We can promote consent and fight sexual harassment through our nightlife venues," tweeted Espinal, who represents Bushwick, Brownsville, Cypress Heights, and nearby areas in Brooklyn, and is also the author of a recent effort to ban plastic straws. "Legislation I introduced working with @houseofyesnyc will do that."

House of Yes is a Bushwick performance venue and event space known for aerial shows, burlesque dancing, fetish parties, and an old-timey-jazz-club meets warehouse-party vibe. Previously, House of Yes teamed up with Espinal to promote a voluntary "consent is mandatory" poster campaign to local businesses on Halloween.

Elected in 2011, Espinal was also instrumental in helping "repeal New York's nearly-century-old cabaret law, which forbid dancing in bars without a cabaret license—a vestige from the anti-speakeasy era, often used by mayor Rudy Giuliani to harass bars that received noise complaints," notes Danielle Wayda at Vice. He helped create the city's first Office of Nightlife last year.

While Espinal may have opposed using city laws to harass establishments for conventionally conservative or prudish reasons, however, he's not opposed to harassing them for the "right" reasons.

Legislation Espinal introduced on October 31 would make the display of "Consent Is Mandatory" posters mandatory, and require bartenders, security guards, waiters, and other staff to go through so-called "bystander intervention training," centered on dealing with harassment among patrons. Per the draft legislation: "every nightlife establishment with five or more employees shall annually conduct a harassment training for all employees employed within the city of New York." Security guards would also be subject to more stringent licensing requirements and checks.

Failure to hang the posters in the right spots or keep adequate records of staff training could mean a $500 fine. Violating surveillance-camera requirements could cost businesses $1,000 per violation.

And of course, making sure folks are complying with the new rules gives cops and regulators pretense to pop by private establishments and check everybody's paperwork.

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https://reason.com/blog/2018/11/15/nyc-plans-to-spy-on-you-for-me-too#comment

Slave Mentality
11-17-2018, 08:54 AM
Rats In a cage.

Origanalist
11-17-2018, 09:46 AM
Office of Nightlife

The cancer is spreading.

https://i0.wp.com/zerogov.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/buppert10.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1

Wooden Indian
11-17-2018, 10:10 AM
I like it -Let's start with Nickelodeon and Disney Studios, and see how it goes!

Brian4Liberty
11-17-2018, 11:54 AM
Taking the nanny state to new and unprecedented levels. “Big Mommy is watching you!”

Anti Globalist
11-17-2018, 12:25 PM
Yeah I'm sure every single person in a bar is going to willfully agree to this.

Anti Federalist
11-17-2018, 01:18 PM
Reason Number 7. (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?528414-Why-Are-Young-People-Having-So-Little-Sex)

Swordsmyth
11-17-2018, 04:30 PM
Just to drive the progs nuts:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JozDdj0IJgQ

Pauls' Revere
11-17-2018, 05:45 PM
How about the churches.

dannno
11-17-2018, 06:11 PM
How about the churches.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ockfntl4e8U

osan
11-17-2018, 06:28 PM
Gee, NYC... who would have thought...

Some humans.

osan
11-17-2018, 06:29 PM
Taking the nanny state to new and unprecedented levels. “Big Mommy is watching you!”

More like "Big Titty".

acptulsa
11-17-2018, 06:30 PM
So if a girl wants to be harassed she has to go to Jersey?

osan
11-17-2018, 06:31 PM
PS: This is barking insanity.