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Re: Another Airbnb Victim Tells His Story: “There Were Meth Pipes Everywhere”

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Post by shpxnvz » Mon, Aug 01, 2011, 8:26 PM UTC

tedunangst wrote: post #245

shpxnvz wrote: post #244

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Keeping is not just allowed, its our natural right. Wearing is, as well, but it's waiting on another SCOTUS decision for affirmation.

It's only your right until the next referendum to ban guns in SF, then you're in legal limbo until the state supreme court strikes it down. Rinse, wash, repeat every few years. As for carrying in SF, only people named Feinstein are permitted to do that.

That sort of thing is not going to work much longer. Now that the 2nd has been incorporated against the states via McDonald, bans like that are outright illegal. I expect the first time a public servant is held personally liable for damages via a 1983 civil rights lawsuit we'll see an end to it pretty quickly.

There are a handful of cases which ought to end the question on carry in the next year, as well. Either Williams or Masciandaro may do so this year providing SCOTUS grants cert.

Re: Another Airbnb Victim Tells His Story: “There Were Meth Pipes Everywhere”

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Post by angryasian » Tue, Aug 02, 2011, 1:40 AM UTC

delinka wrote: post #184

angryasian wrote: post #94

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i don't understand what else to her story really needs to be said, unless it was orchestrated (if thats what you're implying). All that matters is she used the service and her house got trashed. Airbnb never had a safety page until her story and never made people aware of the dangers. People need to be educated of what can happen when you let strangers into your house, when using a service like this.

"People need to be educated..." This is the kind of thing you learn from your parents. It's not some corporation's job to do that. If I'm renting a room in my house, I'm not leaving this stranger alone in my home. If it's an apartment over the garage with only outside access, I'm less concerned, but I'll still keep my valuables in a safe. There is a certain amount of common sense one must have to function in this wor…

thats like saying its not up to the cigarette companies to put a warning on their package of lung cancer, or for every ladder manufacturer to put a warning not to step on the top step, cause you can fall. Yeah its probably common sense, but for liability purposes there's plenty of precedence that its up to the company to educate/warn.