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Least-Cry-7317 t1_j5zdctz wrote

Reply to comment by Miser in 18 Kids Hurt, 1 Critically, After Fire at Queens Day Care Held in Home Basement: FDNY by King-of-New-York

They’re not extremely rare. There was something like 1600 fires in nyc last year and over 200 involved lithium ion batteries. It should be illegal to own any lithium ion battery product that does not have the UL standard sticker.

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Miser t1_j5zdsf1 wrote

Do you know how many lithium ion devices there are in this city? 200 fires for that many devices is, in fact, very rare. I don't think anyone would disagree that we should have better certifications and enforcement on the cheap shit, but let's keep things in perspective

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Least-Cry-7317 t1_j5zfato wrote

200 extra preventable fires caused by these batteries isn’t rare. The numbers will go up until something is done.

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elizabeth-cooper t1_j5zlrab wrote

Do you know how many cars there are in this city? 16 dead kids for that many cars is, in fact, very rare. Let's keep things in perspective.

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Miser t1_j5zmpni wrote

"An entire kindergarten class of kids being run over, crushed brutally to death every single year in one city alone is really not that much if you think about it." Oh great, thanks Elizabeth Cooper. You're totally not a psychopath.

There are also over 100,000 people sent to the hospital every year in NYC alone by cars that don't die, many of which are also kids. I'm glad none of this bothers you however.

Bikes, including ebikes, save lives. They save kids from being maimed and killed. This is not arguable and you are a sick person if you even try

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ZA44 t1_j5zv6sb wrote

Salivating over run over kids just so you can push your micromobility movement. Totally cool.

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