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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The city should fine the fuck out of NBCUniversal for the full cost of replacing those trees. Those are not healthy trees.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They did issue a fine of a whopping $250.

[–] azdood85 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Its amazing how fines for businesses are still at 1950s levels but individual (none rich folk) fines have kept up with inflation since the 80s.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's almost like corporations and the wealthy have outsized control over politics.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fines are literally only for poor people. They've done studies on it. Shit is crazy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yep, for the wealthy it's just the cost of doing business.

[–] Kelly 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be honest I thought tree law was going to be more punitive

[–] p1mrx 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I asked our AI overlords for an appropriate punishment:

The company executives have to spend the weekend acting as city gardeners, complete with typical gardening attire, tending to the local parks and trees - ensuring the community that they're committed to their "root-level" duties.

[–] azdood85 7 points 1 year ago

Every day that we live with AI the more I realize they should be replacing our politicians and executives of major corporations.

I dont care if I have to bow to R2D2 one day, that sounds better than the dystopian hell hole we have now.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

Jesus. That doesn't even cover one tree, not to mention labor. Even if they were fined per tree.