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It seems like you’re the one that hasn’t been here. That’s a shocking number of gun related incidents in the GP. Seems like accessing TV/internet must be an is

It seems like you’re the one that hasn’t been here. That’s a shocking number of gun related incidents in the GP. Seems like accessing TV/internet must be an issue like road rage that brings out the absolute worst in people. People don’t go around popping shots at technicians or waving their weapons around in the US.

noduerme 3y ago
I'd be interested to know what state they were working in.
- cutemonster 3y ago
  If you work as a cable technician, 6 customers a day, that's around 2000 in a year. If 1 in 100 is mentally ill, in a bad mood (TV broken!) and with a gun ... Maybe there's some selection bias: You'll tend to meet angry people, who are more dumb (couldn't fix the problem themselves?)? Maybe in any weapon loving place, a job where you visit lots of people at their homes and help fixing something that's broken, is mildly dangerous?
  - bombcar 3y ago
    Especially if you’re disconnecting service - I dare say the repo tow truck drivers encounter MANY more gun incidents than the average AAA tow truck driver. However I suspect the repo company allows its employees (or they’re self-employed) to carry in retaliation - I strongly suspect that the cable companies don’t allow their repairmen to pack heat. It’s like the thin bread line - pizza delivery is more dangerous than being a cop.
    - jollyllama 3y ago
      >However I suspect the repo company allows its employees (or they’re self-employed) to carry in retaliation I doubt it. That'd be a huge liability.
      - bombcar 3y ago
        Dig into it further; it's been one of the "qualifying reasons" for some of the states with the hardest-to-get CCW permits. Remember that repo companies are often incredibly small single-person "companies" contracted out.
kelnos 3y ago
> People don’t go around popping shots at technicians or waving their weapons around in the US. I think that's highly dependent on where in the US, and what kind of neighborhoods and people these technicians are working in. The idea that such places exist in the US does not surprise me in the least. But at the same time, there are certainly places in the US where the majority of gun owners do handle their firearms responsibly.
mrguyorama 3y ago
Nearly every cable technician has these stories. A lot of what cable technicians do is go to a house to disconnect for non-payment. These people are rarely well off, and are often a subset of the worst of the worst people in the country. Cable technicians can tell you stories of honest to goodness nazis, terrifyingly mentally broken people, lunatics who think they should be able to shoot anyone stepping foot on their property, etc. Basically if there is a person who is shitty in any way, they probably won't pay their cable and the technician is going to get to meet them. My brother is an avid gun "advocate" (nut), but he still wasn't happy being threatened with guns from yokels who don't like paying bills.

noduerme 3y ago

I'd be interested to know what state they were working in.

cutemonster 3y ago
If you work as a cable technician, 6 customers a day, that's around 2000 in a year. If 1 in 100 is mentally ill, in a bad mood (TV broken!) and with a gun ... Maybe there's some selection bias: You'll tend to meet angry people, who are more dumb (couldn't fix the problem themselves?)? Maybe in any weapon loving place, a job where you visit lots of people at their homes and help fixing something that's broken, is mildly dangerous?
- bombcar 3y ago
  Especially if you’re disconnecting service - I dare say the repo tow truck drivers encounter MANY more gun incidents than the average AAA tow truck driver. However I suspect the repo company allows its employees (or they’re self-employed) to carry in retaliation - I strongly suspect that the cable companies don’t allow their repairmen to pack heat. It’s like the thin bread line - pizza delivery is more dangerous than being a cop.
  - jollyllama 3y ago
    >However I suspect the repo company allows its employees (or they’re self-employed) to carry in retaliation I doubt it. That'd be a huge liability.
    - bombcar 3y ago
      Dig into it further; it's been one of the "qualifying reasons" for some of the states with the hardest-to-get CCW permits. Remember that repo companies are often incredibly small single-person "companies" contracted out.

kelnos 3y ago

> People don’t go around popping shots at technicians or waving their weapons around in the US. I think that's highly dependent on where in the US, and what kind of neighborhoods and people these technicians are working in. The idea that such places exist in the US does not surprise me in the least. But at the same time, there are certainly places in the US where the majority of gun owners do handle their firearms responsibly.

mrguyorama 3y ago

Nearly every cable technician has these stories. A lot of what cable technicians do is go to a house to disconnect for non-payment. These people are rarely well off, and are often a subset of the worst of the worst people in the country. Cable technicians can tell you stories of honest to goodness nazis, terrifyingly mentally broken people, lunatics who think they should be able to shoot anyone stepping foot on their property, etc. Basically if there is a person who is shitty in any way, they probably won't pay their cable and the technician is going to get to meet them. My brother is an avid gun "advocate" (nut), but he still wasn't happy being threatened with guns from yokels who don't like paying bills.