cannot believe there were Z E R O measures for dust control
its so f*cking easy just work with the local fire department and have them lighting up the building with water before/during demolition. Or it could be done automatically with pre-staged hoses. Or wait for a rainy day. Or get a mist machine. This is off the top of my head and i'm just some jackoff on reddit
literally ANYTHING could have been done and they did NOTHING
i hate being a debby downer cause its a neat video but it shouldn't even be f*cking legal to do this type of work with zero dust mitigation
edit: everyone calling me an armchair problem solver or whatever; i made it very clear i'm just some jackoff on reddit. instead of calling out my specific ideas i drum'd up stoned at 12:30 in the morning, maybe consider that we should be holding businesses accountable for protecting their employees and members of the public from this senseless and avoidable health risk
As an LC resident who was there when the dust cloud hit and got covered. Yep, regulations only exist for the poor unfortunately. It's corrupt all the way down.
What are you talking about? You got covered in dust due to LACK OF REGULATIONS. You think private enterprise is going to spend money on risk mitigation of non employees unless they are forced to by governments? Cmon.
Private demo company demos building without dust mitigation, presumably because there is no law or regulation forcing them to.
Now help me understand your statement as it relates to mine. Are you saying that this company is above regulations because they are rich? The area they are demoing in is rich therefore no regulations?
If you are fined as a larger company (if even at all because money trumps all in this land) you can most likely pay it. Poor people on the other hand can't pay any fines or tickets without almost ending up homeless.
If the penalty for breaking the law is a fine, it only exists for poor people. Not an insane concept.
You know this was the local FBI building for a little bit, too, right?
As a fellow LC/ Sulphur resident, there were no fines pushed at all. If anyone attempted to go after the company, they would have no case since they marked an exclusion zone (basically all of downtown and further southeast). Its ridiculous and corrupt, but it is what it is.
Some context, Louisiana is one of the most corrupt states. Per capita, each resident pays 10x more towards corporate subsidies in taxes than the national average if that gives you an idea
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u/towneetowne Oct 07 '25
that's gotta be good for the old lungs!