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Vesty t1_jdier2r wrote

Yeah I can’t really think of any significant security differences between what the park does and say the stadiums. If they’ve taken steps to address the fence line I don’t know what else he could be asking for. I can’t help but think this is re-election “tough on crime” grandstanding.

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More-Adhesiveness-54 t1_jdidpil wrote

Again, not trying to be an ass at you. But I think the general sentiment you'll see is that outside of rare exceptions (e.g., snowstorms), people aren't down with this. It's a practice that was done, or at least tolerated, by past generations. Now it's viewed as selfish because it's essentially laying claim to public property you don't own.

People may differ on what to do about it. Some will say move them and park there, anyhow. I'm not inclined to do that. You don't know who you're messing with. It could be someone who doesn't care, and you park there and it's fine. Or you could come back and find your car keyed or otherwise. In my mind, if someone wants to be a dick and claim it, whatever. It's not worth escalating a situation with some random and I'm not out to right other people's wrongs in the world, so I'll just find another spot.

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Advanced_Fun_1851 t1_jdicbb0 wrote

That's fairly common practice, the issue was moreso the people left in the room were not the usual qualified people to do so and also the amount of time spent outside of the OR resulting in longer anaesthesia thus higher risk to patients etc. UPMC patients sign an agreement which contains acknowledgment that the surgeon may/will perform other surgeries during theirs. The legality surrounding this agreement and the specific length of time etc was a main point of contention in this case and one of the factors that kept this case from going class action

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More-Adhesiveness-54 t1_jdibdex wrote

Not trying to be an ass, but there are certain topics that get brought up repeatedly (pizza, Primanti's, anything to do with driving) that generate the same exact tenor in terms of sentiment. You start feeling like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day.

No one (or hardly anyone) is going to reply saying, "Yes, this is great. I'm all for putting objects into parking spots as a form of territorial pissing to claim one's spot. More of that."

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