Current Events > Socialist group wants to replace your broken tail lights for free

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http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2017/10/socialist_group_wants_to_repla.html

Broken tail lights and brake lights can be dangerous to other drivers and could get you pulled over and ticketed. The Huron Valley Democratic Socialists of America want to help.

The HVDSA is hosting "Gimme a Brake (Light)" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at St. Johns United Church of Christ, 801 S. Mechanic St.

Volunteers from the group will replace broken brake and tail lights for any Jackson-area resident free of charge, a press release says.

The purpose is to help reduce the opportunity for police stops that "disproportionately affect vulnerable populations," the release says.

People interested can set up an appointment by emailing [email protected]. However, an appointment is not needed.

The DSA is the largest socialist organization in the United States with chapters across the country. The group works to make reforms today that will weaken the power of corporations and increase the power of working people, the group's website says.

This follows a similar program in New Orleans
http://wgno.com/2017/09/16/group-changes-brake-lights-for-free-to-avoid-fines-for-drivers/
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The purpose is to help reduce the opportunity for police stops that "disproportionately affect vulnerable populations," the release says.

Lmao. If a cop wants to pull you over, they will. It's not possible to drive very far without breaking something in the traffic code.
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I'm no socialist but a fixed tail light is a fixed tail light

Good on them
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Cool, I'm sure a lot of people will benefit from this.
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that's a great idea
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Sounds fantastic!

As long as people arent being taxed or otherwise being forced to fund this, I think this is a fantastic charitable action and I hope they continue to do more charitable acts for people.
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Great community gesture. Doesn't in anyway validate anything else this group stands for, however.
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About time socialists did something useful. Sign me up.
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Is it that hard to change a tail light on most cars? For mine its two screws two fasteners and you unscrew and change the $4 bulbs.
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Fishy posted...

Is it that hard to change a tail light on most cars? For mine its two screws two fasteners and you unscrew and change the $4 bulbs.

thats why socialists are doing it, they're getting paid the full value of their labor ($0)
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The Admiral posted...

Great community gesture. Doesn't in anyway validate anything else this group stands for, however.

Yeah, the local church does stuff like this for free too.

FLUFFYGERM posted...

The Admiral posted...

Great community gesture. Doesn't in anyway validate anything else this group stands for, however.

Yeah, the local church does stuff like this for free too.

The Admiral posted...

Great community gesture. Doesn't in anyway validate anything else this group stands for, however.

Fishy posted...

Is it that hard to change a tail light on most cars? For mine its two screws two fasteners and you unscrew and change the $4 bulbs.

Yeah, I don't know. I think my tail light burned out once in 10 years, and it cost something $2.39 to buy a bulb and fix it. Not sure how you can afford to drive a car at all if this expense is prohibitive for you.
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Is it that hard to change a tail light on most cars? For mine its two screws two fasteners and you unscrew and change the $4 bulbs.

Don't forget the $80 of labor that the mechanic charges you because you don't have a choice.
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DevsBro posted...

Is it that hard to change a tail light on most cars? For mine its two screws two fasteners and you unscrew and change the $4 bulbs.

Don't forget the $80 of labor that the mechanic charges you because you don't have a choice.

Lol, never been to a mechanic?

I have never seen a shop charge more than $10 total to do this.
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Mal_Fet posted...

The purpose is to help reduce the opportunity for police stops that "disproportionately affect vulnerable populations," the release says.

Lmao. If a cop wants to pull you over, they will. It's not possible to drive very far without breaking something in the traffic code.

I will never share a vehicle with you.
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darkjedilink posted...

DevsBro posted...

Is it that hard to change a tail light on most cars? For mine its two screws two fasteners and you unscrew and change the $4 bulbs.

Don't forget the $80 of labor that the mechanic charges you because you don't have a choice.

Lol, never been to a mechanic?

I have never seen a shop charge more than $10 total to do this.

Why would you even need a mechanic to do this? It takes literally two minutes. Here is a video of a guy showing anyone who might not know how to do it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgPvPxXPQi4
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The Admiral posted...

darkjedilink posted...

DevsBro posted...

Is it that hard to change a tail light on most cars? For mine its two screws two fasteners and you unscrew and change the $4 bulbs.

Don't forget the $80 of labor that the mechanic charges you because you don't have a choice.

Lol, never been to a mechanic?

I have never seen a shop charge more than $10 total to do this.

Why would you even need a mechanic to do this? It takes literally two minutes. Here is a video of a guy showing anyone who might not know how to do it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgPvPxXPQi4

Oh, I agree completely. I was merely responding to the shitposting about an hour's labor charge for that.
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Read as Hudson Valley at first and I got excited bc my taillight needs to be replaced lol
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Mal_Fet posted...

The purpose is to help reduce the opportunity for police stops that "disproportionately affect vulnerable populations," the release says.

Lmao. If a cop wants to pull you over, they will. It's not possible to drive very far without breaking something in the traffic code.

Love how mal fet feels compelled to criticize anything just because it has the word socialism in it lol
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JRaasin posted...

Read as Hudson Valley at first and I got excited bc my taillight needs to be replaced lol

So replace it, and stop being a danger to other drivers.
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Lol, never been to a mechanic?

My last mechanic charged me a grand total of $1600 to not fix my car and wouldn't return it when they didn't fix it.

In fact, we ended up having to sell that car for scrap adter they tore it apart. The scrapper came to the mechanic's to get it.

Automobiles in general are a scam industry that you have no opt out of.
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DevsBro posted...

Lol, never been to a mechanic?

My last mechanic charged me a grand total of $1600 to not fix my car and wouldn't return it when they didn't fix it.

In fact, we ended up having to sell that car for scrap adter they tore it apart. The scrapper came to the mechanic's to get it.

Automobiles in general are a scam industry that you have no opt out of.

What was actually wrong with the car? What kind of car?
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Is it just for the bulb, what if the lens is busted ?

I know the headlight lenses for my KIA is like $125 each.

Don''t know what taillights would cost.
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darkjedilink posted...

DevsBro posted...

Lol, never been to a mechanic?

My last mechanic charged me a grand total of $1600 to not fix my car and wouldn't return it when they didn't fix it.

In fact, we ended up having to sell that car for scrap adter they tore it apart. The scrapper came to the mechanic's to get it.

Automobiles in general are a scam industry that you have no opt out of.

What was actually wrong with the car? What kind of car?

All I know is what they told me. It started making a bad sound, so I took it in. I don't remember what they said. It was some jargon I couldn't understand. I remember the word "gasket" but I dunno what that is. I get it back and the next day it starts making the same sound again before cutting off and stranding me on the freeway. We tow it back to them, and they tell me the cam shaft broke. They tell us they'll give us a discount on labor since it looks like the sound thing didn't get fixed but they charge us $400 for a cam shaft. Then, apparently they didn't notice before (>_>) but apparently I need a new... timing belt, I think it was. So they tear the car into a million pieces and tell me I need a new engine.

Well a new engine for a '99 Corolla costs more than a '99 Corolla so we scrapped it.
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Sparksfanboy posted...

The Admiral posted...

Great community gesture. Doesn't in anyway validate anything else this group stands for, however.

And yet when the KKK cleans up a highway you spend 500 posts defending them because "they aren't what they used to be."

1. Who are you?
2. You're welcome to find the topic where that happened on the archive. Short of that, you can admit just another impotent user who has to make shit up to feel meaningful.
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Sparksfanboy posted...

And yet when the KKK cleans up a highway you spend 500 posts defending them because "they aren't what they used to be."

I have never seen that happen
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DevsBro posted...

darkjedilink posted...

DevsBro posted...

Lol, never been to a mechanic?

My last mechanic charged me a grand total of $1600 to not fix my car and wouldn't return it when they didn't fix it.

In fact, we ended up having to sell that car for scrap adter they tore it apart. The scrapper came to the mechanic's to get it.

Automobiles in general are a scam industry that you have no opt out of.

What was actually wrong with the car? What kind of car?

All I know is what they told me. It started making a bad sound, so I took it in. I don't remember what they said. It was some jargon I couldn't understand. I remember the word "gasket" but I dunno what that is. I get it back and the next day it starts making the same sound again before cutting off and stranding me on the freeway. We tow it back to them, and they tell me the cam shaft broke. They tell us they'll give us a discount on labor since it looks like the sound thing didn't get fixed but they charge us $400 for a cam shaft. Then, apparently they didn't notice before (>_>) but apparently I need a new... timing belt, I think it was. So they tear the car into a million pieces and tell me I need a new engine.

Well a new engine for a '99 Corolla costs more than a '99 Corolla so we scrapped it.

How many miles were on the car? Were you performing scheduled maintenance at the prescribed intervals?
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About 160k, and yes. Though I can't speak for previous owners.
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Mal_Fet posted...

The purpose is to help reduce the opportunity for police stops that "disproportionately affect vulnerable populations," the release says.

Lmao. If a cop wants to pull you over, they will. It's not possible to drive very far without breaking something in the traffic code.

you should invest in a bus pass or try Uber, in that case.
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DevsBro posted...

About 160k, and yes. Though I can't speak for previous owners.

When was the last timing service done?
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I dunno.

What I do know is that I paid them for a working car.
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DevsBro posted...

I dunno.

What I do know is that I paid them for a working car.

You don't know?

Then what you actually did is pay them to find out you blew up your car, then you got pissed at them because they couldn't fix what you broke.

That car required a timing service - new timing belt, gears, and a check of the cam shafts and gears - at 120,000. You missed that regularly-scheduled maintenance procedure, and I'm willing to bet you ALSO missed a few oil changes (every 3,000 miles or so), transmission services (every 20,000 miles or so), and maybe a coolant flush (every 50,000 miles or so).

You fucked up your car, waited for it to literally tell you it's dying to take it in for repair, and are mad at the guy who literally can't fix the car for not fixing the car. I agree that it's shit that the mechanic didn't catch the problem the first time, but this whole thing is on you.

This is actually a very, VERY common problem throughout the world - people who don't know shit about cars beat the piss out of them, then get mad when they fuck it up and it can't get fixed.
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I'm not mad he didn't fix an unfixable car.

I'm mad he said he was going to fix it, charged me for the repair, then kept my money when he couldn't.
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DevsBro posted...

I'm not mad he didn't fix an unfixable car.

I'm mad he said he was going to fix it, charged me for the repair, then kept my money when he couldn't.

I promise you that no shop will do an engine swap for $1,600.

He didn't charge you for the repair. He charged you for the work put into it, in an attempt to fix the car you blew up.
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People too fucking lazy and dumb to fix a tail light deserve what they get. How about personal responsibility?

Maybe next this group can organize a community ass wiping as well. I'm sure those less fortunate are too busy struggling in this awful country to wipe their own ass.