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Good luck enforcing the ban. Gas leaf blowers are illegal here, but you have to call the police (non-emergency line) and have them show up while the leaf blower
by phyzome 3y ago
Good luck enforcing the ban. Gas leaf blowers are illegal here, but you have to call the police (non-emergency line) and have them show up while the leaf blowers are still going. Basically impossible.
- chongli 3y agoYeah, the way to do a ban is to set a large fine ($5000) and pay a $500 bounty to citizens who report the violator. Neighbours who are annoyed by noisy leafblowers will jump at the chance to collect those bounties.
- phero_cnstrcts 3y ago1984
- nilamo 3y agoHow is a story about the government dictating the future by controlling information about the past relevant in a discussion about noise complaints? Referencing HOA-level pettiness seems more relevant. Unless your point was "anything the government does is bad", in which case 1984 is a bad example.
- kbelder 3y agoI'm assuming he's referring to sitting up an environment where citizens are incentivized to report other citizens for crimes, leading to reduced trust among everyone. He could also have referenced 'Papers Please', or any movie about East Germany.
- chongli 3y agoTrust is already gone. That’s why we have neighbours who behave antisocially in the first place.
- shiroiuma 3y ago[flagged]
- jauntywundrkind 3y agoBasically worked in DC. There's one dude in my neighborhood with a gas beast but otherwise everyone in earshot has converted over. I do start to feel like society needs post police-person enforcement options in general. Hopefully short of the city dispatching drones to check!