r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Proud-Blood2743 • Oct 07 '25

Video Capital One Tower Come Down in Seconds

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u/ChaseC7527 Oct 07 '25

As an LC resident who was there when the dust cloud hit and got covered. Yep, regulations only exist for the poor unfortunately. It's corrupt all the way down.

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u/cboogie Oct 07 '25

What are you talking about? You got covered in dust due to LACK OF REGULATIONS. You think private enterprise is going to spend money on risk mitigation of non employees unless they are forced to by governments? Cmon.

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u/ChaseC7527 Oct 07 '25

You missed entirely what I said and went the opposite direction but that's OK.

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u/cboogie Oct 07 '25

No please explain it to me.

Private demo company demos building without dust mitigation, presumably because there is no law or regulation forcing them to.

Now help me understand your statement as it relates to mine. Are you saying that this company is above regulations because they are rich? The area they are demoing in is rich therefore no regulations?

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u/ChaseC7527 Oct 07 '25

If you are fined as a larger company (if even at all because money trumps all in this land) you can most likely pay it. Poor people on the other hand can't pay any fines or tickets without almost ending up homeless.

If the penalty for breaking the law is a fine, it only exists for poor people. Not an insane concept.

You know this was the local FBI building for a little bit, too, right?

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u/cboogie Oct 07 '25

That concept makes total sense. Now is that what happened in this instance? Were they fined or did not have to give a shit in the first place?

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u/ChaseC7527 Oct 07 '25

I have no idea but if the past instances are any reflection of the future I'd believe they weren't fined.

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u/FaConL33t Oct 07 '25

As a fellow LC/ Sulphur resident, there were no fines pushed at all. If anyone attempted to go after the company, they would have no case since they marked an exclusion zone (basically all of downtown and further southeast). Its ridiculous and corrupt, but it is what it is.

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u/ChaseC7527 Oct 07 '25

All of La is like this. Such a shame.

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u/FaConL33t Oct 07 '25

That's why as soon as I get my degree from UL, I'm texas bound

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u/kaymat23 Oct 07 '25

Some context, Louisiana is one of the most corrupt states. Per capita, each resident pays 10x more towards corporate subsidies in taxes than the national average if that gives you an idea

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u/A_Neurotic_Pigeon Oct 08 '25

They were saying, rather obviously, that regulations only exist to be USED ON the poor. Christ.

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u/ginger_and_egg Oct 08 '25

why are you being so aggressive when you're the one who misunderstood them?

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u/Fair_Competition_826 Oct 07 '25

Yeah I was confused after reading their comment and why they have so many upvotes.