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Oakland's 'Pothole Vigilantes' hitting the streets at night to save city
KRON 4 ^ | May 17 2019 | Dan Thorn

Posted on 05/28/2019 6:52:44 AM PDT by rintintin

Among the potential bad guys you'll find on Bay Area roads, villainous potholes reign supreme, although they may have met their match.

“So we started this by finally saying enough was enough,” said one of Oakland’s Pothole Vigilantes. “We're fixing the streets because they've been neglected for so long they're hurting our cars.”

Meet Oakland's Pothole Vigilantes -- a pair of masked men who aren't fighting crime, but they are taking care of the streets.

“Put some asphalt in the pothole, tampering it down make it flat. [It] takes five to 15 minutes depending on the size of the pothole. And you get a good workout too,” he said.

Like many vigilantes -- we couldn't show their faces, of course.

We also can't share their real names. It's important for them to maintain a secret identity for fear of any negative repercussions.

(Excerpt) Read more at kron4.com ...


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1 posted on 05/28/2019 6:52:44 AM PDT by rintintin
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To: rintintin

Once govt steps in people abdicate the responsibility to take care of things themselves.


2 posted on 05/28/2019 7:00:35 AM PDT by ichabod1 (He's a vindictive SOB but he's *our* vindictive SOB.)
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To: rintintin
Get those dangerous vigilantes off the street now.
They are a threat to all of us.

(Okay so maybe I watched "Arrow" a little too much.)

3 posted on 05/28/2019 7:01:22 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: rintintin

Taking the food right out those hard working Union members mouths. Yes,look for the Union label.


4 posted on 05/28/2019 7:03:20 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (If you are not interested you will see nothing but the road you walk on.-Jim Corbett)
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To: 4yearlurker

It’s all good until one of them gets run over by a doped up ghetto rat driving a hooptie.


5 posted on 05/28/2019 7:06:35 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: ichabod1

Once govt steps in “

In this case, it sounds like govt checked out and let the roads go to pot


6 posted on 05/28/2019 7:09:21 AM PDT by rintintin (q)
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To: rintintin

The labor unions will take care of these uppity subjects soon.

I worked for a PEU in the bay area. When schools were having budget problems, parents stepped up to clean the yards, guard school crossings, hall in cafeteria and library. The union sued them in court and won. They were taking union jobs.


7 posted on 05/28/2019 7:15:40 AM PDT by Rusty0604 (2020 four more years!)
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To: rintintin
In this case, it sounds like govt checked out and let the roads go to pot

The city probably had to make a choice between filling pot holes and cleaning up human excrement.

If only they could get the homeless to fill the pot holes they would get somewhere.

8 posted on 05/28/2019 7:16:58 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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To: Rusty0604

Remember this?

9 posted on 05/28/2019 7:20:22 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: fishtank

The unionized government workers are thugs too.


10 posted on 05/28/2019 7:29:19 AM PDT by Rusty0604 (2020 four more years!)
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To: Pontiac

“The city probably had to make a choice between filling pot holes and cleaning up human excrement.”

Fill the potholes with human excrement. Problem(s) solved!


11 posted on 05/28/2019 7:48:51 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Rusty0604

EXACTAMUNDO


12 posted on 05/28/2019 8:18:15 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: Rusty0604
Those
Helpful
Union
Guys
13 posted on 05/28/2019 8:36:51 AM PDT by bassmaner (Hey commies: I'm a white male, and guilty of NOTHING! Sell your 'white guilt' elsewhere.)
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To: rintintin
The De Niro character in Brazil comes to mind.

He's a rogue A/C repairman who goes around fixing people's units before the Gov repairman can get to them. As a result he's on the Most Wanted list with posters of him all over the place.

14 posted on 05/28/2019 8:41:20 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Yardstick

Great character. Great movie.


15 posted on 05/28/2019 8:42:19 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: ClearCase_guy

No doubt. One of my all time favorites.


16 posted on 05/28/2019 8:55:25 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: rintintin

If only the army of bureaucracies contributed some manual labor ,, they could fill alot of potholes and lsoe a few pounds too.. but alas, gubamint is not their to work for you these days,, you work for it.. their priorities are not yours.


17 posted on 05/28/2019 10:13:54 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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