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. “If someone gets hurt on the repair you made, you’re opening yourself to liability.” What if someone gets in a car wreck because of a pothole? Is the city l

• justnotworthit 7y ago
  The arguments against them were absurd. Essentially: (1) Don't help people if there's a chance the broken justice system hangs you for it. (2) Don't help people unless you can help everyone. (3) Don't help because thinking about how the government is failing at one of its primary jobs makes us feel bad and makes the government look like it's failing at one of its primary jobs.
• MrMember 7y ago
  I don't know about Oakland but in Minneapolis the city will pay for damage caused by potholes. They are also very quick to patch roads after the spring thaw, normally within a day or two.