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Poorly constructed dwellings got lots of people killed during the 2010 earthquake. It might be bad news to see recovery take shape as structures built without p
by permadefroster 9y ago
Poorly constructed dwellings got lots of people killed during the 2010 earthquake. It might be bad news to see recovery take shape as structures built without paying attention to safety codes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake
- mnm1 9y agoI'd rather take the risk of dying inside a poorly constructed dwelling in an earthquake than the countless risks of being homeless, and I'm sure most Haitians and people in general would too. Brings up the question of whether safety codes and other such nonsense even have a place when the alternative is homelessness. Clearly the US seems to think so, but I certainly wouldn't follow our lead on this issue considering how poorly we've dealt with our own homeless problem while keeping vast quantities of real estate empty or not even built.
- dinkumthinkum 9y agoSafety code nonsense? Surely you jest? You cite homelessness as an argument against safety codes? Sure, we all want to decimate the scourge of homelessness but do you have a sense of how small a percentage of the US is actually homeless? You would have us give up on safety codes for .... what? A shanty for everyone?