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Not the first time this has happened either, here's another similar case in Atlanta: https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-boy-killed-hit-run-driver-probation-community/story?id=14158040

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[–] ShrimpCurler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

... it conditions people for 15 minute cities and other forms of tyranny

Are you saying you think the idea of having all important services within 15 minutes is tyranny?

[–] nanook@friendica.eskimo.com -4 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

@ShrimpCurler I'm saying being restricted in your ability to travel is tyranny, and I KNOW you know this was my intent.

[–] ShrimpCurler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I was confused because it's such a bad take... That's not what 15 minute cities are about. That's just the dumb conspiracy theories.

[–] nanook@friendica.eskimo.com 0 points 10 hours ago

@ShrimpCurler Ok you're obvious part of the Klaus Schwab fan club, no thanks!

[–] aeischeid@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

your intent is NOT clear.

restricted in your ability to travel is totally normal and not tyranny. Drivers licences are smart, Pilot license make sense, dang are speed limits tyranny?

15 minutes cities is just a concept that all or most of the typically important services citizens need to survive and thrive should be within a 15 minutes of where they live without REQUIRING a car. Modern car dependent culture is the tyranny if anything, and 15 minute cities idea is a response to that

[–] nanook@friendica.eskimo.com 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

@aeischeid For anyone capable of basic logic it would have been. Obviously having services readily available is not tyrannical, being unable to travel is, what other significant aspects of 15 minute cities are there? Do you really want your life controlled to this degree?

[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I have literally never seen the idea of a 15 minute city being restrictive anywhere other than the ravings of Alex Jones tier wingnuts. Everybody who actually pushes the concept just thinks you should have a grocery store, a doctor's office, a library etc. near your house.

Edit: and don't get it twisted, nobody is saying you should be forced to relocate either, it's a guideline for urban planning.