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The vigilantes should sue Oakland for expenses at the end of the year, would make for a hell of a case, particularly if they can demonstrate safety and quality
by cwkoss 7y ago
The vigilantes should sue Oakland for expenses at the end of the year, would make for a hell of a case, particularly if they can demonstrate safety and quality at lower cost than govt would have spent.
- tantalor 7y agoThat's absurd. They are not owed anything. The city has no contact with them. What they ought to do is pay a bounty per job, and bond the "vigilantes" against injury/damage.
- sneak 7y agoYour first paragraph would make sense if they were not required to pay city taxes.
- AstralStorm 7y agoLiterally, if someone is hurt, the city has the sovereign immunity. You cannot even start a tort here. The only option, besides voting, is to protest or ultimately remove such officials by force. So, where does the repair budget go? Excuses that it's too low are just that, excuses, since people apparently would do it for free.
- fuzz4lyfe 7y agoWhen you pay close to half your income in taxes and recieve few services other than roads I don't think it's fair to say that you aren't owed anything.