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73577357 t1_jb23vrj wrote

Reply to comment by Amon213 in Woman Followed Into Manhattan Building, Dragged Out of Elevator in Late-Night Rape: Cops by NetQuarterLatte

I don't totally understand why business people can get guns more easily because they handle money but individuals who are frequently targeted aren't able to get a gun to protect themselves. Money is valued more than your life. Businesses have insurance. NYC pretends all the laws are about safety of the greater good, but it's really about privileges for the wealthy and powerful. Criminals will get guns illegally or just use knives. If you have a door man or private security you're going to be safer, only poorer people have to worry.

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73577357 t1_j87prpj wrote

Reply to comment by larossmann in How Big Tech rewrote the nation’s first cell phone repair law - Documents reveal tech lobbyists revised a right-to-repair bill before New York's governor signed it. by speckz

It's an incremental change that was made. This is the beginning and not the end. The framework is setup now and the interference by industry lobbyists is a great story to build the movement. It's not about one bill or one person. Everyone needs to become a repair advocate. It's a movement of people creating change and it has to keep growing.

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73577357 t1_j160q5k wrote

Reply to comment by sunflowercompass in New York State official climate plan calls for Right to Repair by fanopticon

There's concerns she will do amendments to the bill and limit it based on recommendations from lobbyists. We probably won't know how bad it is until she signs it.

The John Deere exemptions already in the bill were extensive. The state is going to require you to get an electric lawn mower in a few years and you'll have to throw it away and buy a new one every three years because it will be too expensive or impossible to repair, but it's electric and green lol.

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