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francisofascii ◴[] No.41862815[source]
This story is analogous to a landowner and a group of neighborhood kids. The landowner allows the kids to play baseball in his field, but then the kids complain the grass is not cut, they are playing late into the evening, a few kids vandalize damage his flower bed, and his lawyers tell him he will be sued if he doesn't make all these safety changes, and so the landowner says screw it and puts up a fence.
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1. throwaway2037 ◴[] No.41866824[source]

    > his lawyers tell him
Is this common in the US? I cannot imagine someone from Italy or France writing a post like this.
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2. francisofascii ◴[] No.41868813[source]
A generation ago kids would use other people's backyards or a company's land for play. It became less common due to fears of lawsuits. Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskALawyer/comments/1czlq5k/who_is_...