April 27, 2023
A man in unincorporated Antioch in Illinois was charged on Tuesday with shooting and killing his neighbor over a noisy leaf blower earlier this month. 59-year-old William Martys was working in his yard with a leaf blower when he was shot in the head and killed during an argument with his neighbor, 79-year-old Ettore Lacchei, who the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said had “various perceived grievances” with Martys.
So you think lawn culture will collapse when lawn service workers are forced to sweep sidewalks and driveways? Talk about attacking the superstructure.
“You’re not allowed to be mad about something unless abolishing it would end every problem it connects to or epitomizes.” Following your logic, the Czar shouldn’t have been killed because counter revolutionaries would rise up anyway.
Fine. Be a weirdo that takes away treats and otherwise inconveniences the suburbanites for zero gain. No reactionary or fascist will ever take advantage of such a forced error. Trust me bro.
What the fuck are you talking about? “We dislike leaf blowers because they are bad for the environment and part of a reactionary mindset.” zero policies or plans are discussed “your movement based around banning leaf blowers will result in fascism.” Touch grass without using a lawn mower.
Banning leaf blowers wouldn’t make being a lawn care worker meaningfully harder, it would just take longer and therefor be more expensive.
If it’s more expensive for suburbanites to hire people to take care of their lawns, good.
I too remember when the luddites smashed all the power looms and defeated the industrial revolution once and for all.
No but I remember when we banned lead in gasoline because despite how good it makes cars run, the negative effects to human life were too great.
Much smaller scale, but the utility of leaf blowers does not justify the noise and pollution they create in nearly any situation
Yes, that would be a very stupid thing to say if anyone had actually said it.
About as smart as starting a struggle session over electric or gas cars. Some workers have homes they don’t want confiscated by the zealous HOA over unpaid fines and fees and don’t have time to sweep and rake to appease extremely online posters.
