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Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Mikina@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I would guess that the City of Mississauga has installed public equipment lockers for people to store their things in, and within days, all of them had broken glass because someone has stolen the equipment stored inside.

  But I’m just guessing based on the picture. I wouldn’t expect the context to be much different, tbh.

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  • tburkhol@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Can’t imagine they would be personal-use lockers, especially not with doors that display the contents. Have to imagine that they were no-lock ‘lockers’ to hold common-use balls & gear out of the weather when not in use.

    I suppose they could be rental/honor-box - insert quarter to get ball, please return when done, but I don’t think I’d call that a ‘locker.’

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    • Mikina@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Oh, you are right. There seems to be some text on the outside. Might’ve been just some equipment to borrow.

      Ok, it might need more context :D

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  • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    public equipment lockers

    I don’t get it, why would such lockers be labeled “Jumpstart bon depart” and Equip at the bottom?
    Looks more like some private thing, taking up public space.
    IDK, I’m just trying to evaluate if this is just mindless vandalism, or if there could be a reason behind it.

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    • Dookieman12@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Be careful suggesting there could be nuance. Lots of people in this thread just want to be angy

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      • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Apparently the “service” is only available for over 16 year olds.
        This is so badly executed it’s no wonder people got pissed.

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  • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Thanks, I was not aware that clicking the thumbnail revealed a lot more detail. 😳
    But it seems to me this “system” is pissing some people off, because the vandalism is only on the “lockers without locks” whatever that is called. And not on the poles or the trashcan?

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    • Mikina@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I might’ve been wrong, see other replies to my comment. It might’ve been some kind of honor equipment rental, where you can borrow sporting equipment, instead of it being a locker for people to store things in.

      But the context of the post is basically the same. City did something nice, people vandalized it :D

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      • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Seems to me the city did something for show that doesn’t work, and might as well no be there.
        As I sted before, the poles and trashcan are not vandalized, it seem like these “lockers” were clearly targeted, probably because it’s a shit system for the people it was supposed to benefit.
        Hopefully after this, the city will stop wasting money on a system that doesn’t work anyway.

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• BrrdShrrmp@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  mississauga.ca/…/borrow-sports-equipment-in-parks…

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  • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Thanks. 👍

    You must be at least 16 years old to join Equip Sport

    Big fail, no wonder that shit was sabotaged.

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• Dookieman12@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Be careful suggesting there’s missing context. You might summon the downvote brigade lol.

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  • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I finally got the context, and it’s no wonder that shit was vandalized. I don’t see a reality where it wouldn’t be.
    Even here in Denmark that shit would probably not last long, and we are famous for NOT doing that.
    If you want, see my post you responded to, I’ve included the details there.

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