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Honeyblade t1_je4o7ss wrote

Reply to comment by philaiv in New foxtrot is now in the air by Douseigh

For what that stupid monstrosity costs to put in the air you could hire 5 full time lifeguards and just keep the pool open later.

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philaiv t1_je4t83s wrote

Obviously that's not the only use for the helicopters. Just a very small fragment of its use (despite so many people in this sub going straight to that as the reason for it being wasteful spending). As OP pointed out in another comment, they're at least used to follow stolen vehicles which are often the result a car jacking.

Also, 5 lifeguards wouldn't work. We would need 24/7 lifeguards because children trespass at all hours.

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rockybalBOHa t1_je4yze1 wrote

Have you tried hiring lifeguards in the last 2 years? Not easy. Almost every pool is shortstaffed.

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StinkRod t1_je50et4 wrote

it bet it's easier if you have access to that helicopter money.

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rockybalBOHa t1_je6f5y0 wrote

Man, you people are really obtuse! You sound like Republicans. Every problem can be solved with a bumper sticker slogan! Build a wall!

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Honeyblade t1_je510r9 wrote

For what we spend on that helicopter we could train new ones and give them a decent salary. This is just a stupid use of resources - and rather than creating more resources for the community it's focused on punishing people, which is an objectively dumb way too deal with most societal problems that could be solved by creating more resources.

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MbenedictR t1_je53baz wrote

seriously, make the academy class the lifeguards for a summer on rotating shifts. they spend time in the community and get to know ppl, and pools always safe because there is a cop on duty.

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rockybalBOHa t1_je6ei9c wrote

Sure, easy as pie!

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Honeyblade t1_je6pcoa wrote

I never said it was easy, I said it was less expensive and actually served the interests of the community, but keep whatever shitty narrative that you want, I guess.

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TheBaltimoron t1_je8d3ik wrote

Hey let's get rid of all government services, that'd save tons of money!

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Honeyblade t1_je9iq0x wrote

...both Police and public parks are government services. So I'm not sure what point you think you were making here?

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TheBaltimoron t1_je8clc3 wrote

Yes, we should keep the pool with no lights that's free to use all day long open after dark in a closed park.

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