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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 59 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Jokes aside, this is a pretty rad program.

Under the Citizens Air Complaint Program, they can record idling trucks or buses, report them and keep 25% of any fines, which typically range from $350 to $600.

Even if you aren't doing it 6-9 hours a day like this guy is, getting a cool $75-$150 for making a report while out of the house anyway doesn't sound bad at all.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] SARGE@startrek.website 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm cool with people snitching on someone pouring greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

So am I. If I wasn't, I'd have written "stitches" instead of "riches".

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This bounty hunterish thing is wild for me, I actually don't know what to think about it. Good or bad?

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Given it's targeting businesses violating a city ordinance that's in place to reduce pollution, I don't see an issue with it. If it was people snitching on other citizens for minor violations or something, I'd be against it.

I guess the qualifier for me is, is the law something that's in place for public good? If so, it should be enforced.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I guess the qualifier for me is, is the law something that's in place for public good? If so, it should be enforced.

That's supposed to be the case for every law.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yes, but it's also a pandoras box IMO.