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Re:Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999) by bombcar on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @07:41AM (#37390397)
Especially if you’re disconnecting service - I dare say the repo tow truck drivers encounter MANY more gun incidents than the average AAA tow truck driver.

However I suspect the repo company allows its employees (or they’re self-employed) to carry in retaliation - I strongly suspect that the cable companies don’t allow their repairmen to pack heat.

It’s like the thin bread line - pizza delivery is more dangerous than being a cop.

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Re:Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999) by jollyllama on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @08:00AM (#37390546)
>However I suspect the repo company allows its employees (or they’re self-employed) to carry in retaliation

I doubt it. That'd be a huge liability.

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Re:Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999) by bombcar on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @08:25AM (#37390726)
Dig into it further; it's been one of the "qualifying reasons" for some of the states with the hardest-to-get CCW permits.

Remember that repo companies are often incredibly small single-person "companies" contracted out.

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