• SourDragon@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Aren’t the criminals the once putting up the cameras? The heroes are actually the ones taking them down.

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      8 hours ago

      Ohh, I thought the headline meant members of organized crime were concerned about the increased surveillance, so they were making a concerted effort to reduce the network coverage

  • RabbitBBQ@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Flock cameras are probably less than 1% of the total surveillance state (that needs to be dismantled)

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      12 hours ago

      And slower. Great for plumbing, not so much a 3" aluminum post with 1/4" walls

      But hey, I might be wrong. 30yrs in the trades, but I’ve never tried cutting down an aluminum post with a pipe cutter

      Also if the method varies from person to person, or one person uses a unique method, it’s easier to get multiple vandalism charges to stick

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      12 hours ago

      Would a straight cut be easier to add a union joint to and thus make the cost of repair slightly lower?

      I guess it would depend on priorities

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        Nah, they wouldn’t bother repairing the tube regardless of how it’s cut. If they did and the repair broke, hitting someone, they’d have to take the liability. For a company with their funding, a length of ally tube and the cost to dig it into the ground is fuck all.

        edit to add: but multiplied by hundreds of them being cut down, it’s not not fuck all. and it’s funny.

  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    This is horrible! No one should definitely do this!

    I glad the word is getting out, finally we can see for ourselves exactly how this crime is committed so we know what not to do in the future. Knowledge is power.

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    13 hours ago

    Is a criminal to a criminal really a hero? Does a double negative become a positive? I think so.

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    14 hours ago

    He was the punkest motherfucker I ever did see

    Aw, hell, he’s even more punk than me!

    Edit: kerning