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It's the responsibility of Sriracha to not reduce the quality of life of others. How is it any different than pollution? If Sriracha is pumping irritants into t
by bluthru 13y ago
It's the responsibility of Sriracha to not reduce the quality of life of others. How is it any different than pollution? If Sriracha is pumping irritants into the air and it affects neighbors, the should be doing a better job of filtering their exhaust. It's not fair that their property value drops because a neighbor isn't being responsible.
- the_hangman 13y agoNotice that you said "if". There haven't been any actual studies conducted to prove or disprove that the Sriracha factory is polluting the air surrounding the factory -- only anecdotal evidence about asthma symptoms flaring up and burning eyes. There are official channels in place for factories to be shut down for pollution. They can't be used in this case because the AQMB has yet to find any air quality violations at the factory. If Sriracha is really causing these symptoms, wouldn't they be most prevalent in people who work at the actual factory in question? Why is there no anecdotal evidence of their loss of quality of life?
- Fomite 13y agoHaving more than passing familiarity with this, the mechanisms to close down a factory due to pollution are long, agonizing, expensive for the city and its people, and unlikely to succeed. Part of this is an ever moving, never quite enough demand for "actual studies" and evidence. If you provide an epidemiology study, they'll demand clinical trials. Clinical trials? Not generalizable, bring on the epidemiology. But you haven't done a proper toxicology study....