• Grimy@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It will be easier to ban them if they are shown to be ineffective because of constant vandalism. There’s much less incentive to keep them and it becomes an easy win for politicians.

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      3 months ago

      Yup. “We don’t have the funds to replace them this year.” Next year, “We’re not going to buy new ones because they’ll just get destroyed and we’ll have to replace them again.”

    • who@feddit.orgOP
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      3 months ago

      Is there precedent on record for that scenario playing out as you describe, or is it just wishful thinking?