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		fennecs on Feb 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New Zealand's bid to become a dark sky nation I’m sure we could dim the cities after 12am. Also lights are not the solution to crime, it’s merely preventing some symptoms rather than addressing the actual issues. I think it would be great to also impose noise limits/ car curfews.

captainredbeard on Feb 6, 2022 [–]

> Also lights are not the solution to crime, it’s merely preventing some symptoms

Mitigating symptoms and working on the "root cause" is a prudent approach when dealing with life and death matters.

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