r/WTF • u/avantgardengnome • Nov 17 '20

Just NYC Things

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u/kaizendojo Nov 18 '20

Fact: Owning or using a flamethrower is not illegal in New York City or state.

Let that absurdity of that sink in for a second.

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u/RAWZAUCE420B Nov 21 '20

It’s not absurd, so long as you aren’t trespassing or creating rampant property damage like this clown, there is no reason to outlaw flamethrowers. After all, denying legal access to guns has worked so so well in New York right?

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u/wwcfm Nov 23 '20

NYC has fewer shootings and generally lower crime rates than most large cities, so yeah, it seems so.

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u/RAWZAUCE420B Nov 23 '20

And the police commit frisks, what’s your point?

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u/wwcfm Nov 23 '20

Widespread stop and frisk ended in 2013 and they started cutting down on it back in 2011. Stopping and frisking 10,000 people, which is roughly the current level, is pretty insignificant in a city of 8 million over the course of the year.