Well, I guess it’s better than busting strip clubs:
The residents of Hillsborough County, Florida, can sleep safely tonight following the arrest of 118 people for performing unlicensed contracting work as part of a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office sting known as "Operation House Hunters."
The sting, according to Patch, saw sheriff's deputies pose as homeowners seeking handymen on social media to do jobs that required licensure. These unsuspecting handymen would be lured to one of five homes, where undercover deputies filmed them performing or agreeing to perform prohibited tasks like painting or installing recess lighting.
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last commentUnlicensed handymen! The horror!
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Damn. What a waste of resources.
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I will sleep better tonight knowing that unlicensed handymen won't be repairing my house.
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I can think of many reasons why credentials should be checked and unlicensed individuals and/or companies should be subject to scrutiny, this is idiotic goes in line with a lot of other stupid positions that seem to be popular among this group
How do y’all feel about unlicensed doctors practicing medicine on unsuspecting patients or retailers selling products that are unsafe like lead toys for children.
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Most of these unlicensed handymen prey on the elderly and scam them out of thousands upon thousands, but obviously some people here don't view that as a crime. The America of today simply fucking blows.
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Painting? I can almost understand the electrical wiring aspect....
Hope they don't come arrest me next time I eat some 110 trying to wire a three way switch.
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Unlicensed handymen. Ridiculous. Unlicensed hand jobs, well that's a different story.
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When hiring any contractor or handyman it is a good idea to also make sure that they are insured.
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Police officers have to generate revenue for the city too.
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I've got mixed feelings on these. As mentioned, there is a tendency for those individuals or companies to prey on the elderly and do work in a dangerous or incomplete manner. I've lived next door to a home that was completely destroyed as a result of a fire started by poor workmanship from an unlicensed electrician. When I purchased my home, I ended up spending thousands repairing shoddy work that looked to be done by unlicensed contractors.
At the same time, some of the stuff, like painting for example, feels like complete nonsense. I suppose it's like anything else the government gets involved in. It starts out with a purpose, then some douchebag gets in charge and gradually expands his power until it gets ridiculous.
But hey, I'd certainly rather them do this than pitch a fit over a pastie that fell off or some other shit at a strip club.
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@Dolfan if they’re just doing a favor for a person with whom they have a previous relationship your equivocation is reasonable, however the OP made it clear that these handyman were operating as a business, and as such are required to follow certain regulations and best practices, you ride I95 down here regularly just look at all of the crap on the road as debris, from contractors pickups and trailers. I’d like to believe a business that was regulated properly would follow safe practices dispose of waste properly etc. it takes money to maintain and enforce proper rules and regulations. If these guys weren’t operating unlicensed businesses they never would have come in contact with enforcement.
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^ That’s not all it would be to much work to list all of the reasons that the OP is ridiculous but it is stupid to think it’s a good idea to allow people to operate unregulated businesses, but ok have at it I’ll guarantee it ain’t gonna work out very well
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Electronman, I don't think I would want a licensed handjob
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Fucktards who claim labor fraud is a victimless crime are the first to cry victim when it hurts them. Ie the idiots who call hookers who don't deliver what they promielse "robs" 🤣🤣🤣
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^^^^^^ !!!!!!
IceyLoco is one of very few people here with a brain.
The rest are just zombies!
SJG
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Not sure whether I'm Pro or Con on licensed handjobs but in the spirit of promoting education would I'd be happy help out during the practical’s
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It can often be counterproductive when the government gets involved (e.g. the employee-status for dancers, etc) - but as others pointed-out, some regulation is needed b/c "the honor-system" does not work LOL - the problem is government can often go too-far w/ regulations which in part is what leads many to avoid abiding by them - so I think sensible regulations should be in place as long as it doesn't put too-big a burden on the business-person in terms of cost and having to jump thru time-consuming hoops.
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There's two aspects to evaluating regulation:
Often criticism is focused on justifying the need [we don't need no dam regs here] when the frustration and justified criticism should be focused on poorly written, vague, or regulations difficult to enforce fairly and efficiently.
The need to regulate something maybe reasonable and lead to good outcomes for society. But badly written regs, burdensome paperwork, and uneven enforcement sabotage potentially good outcomes.
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^^^^ agreed!
SJG
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@skibum The America of today simply fucking blows.
Then get the fuck out. And don't let the door hit your 80-year-old ass on the way out.
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You forget Prufrock, Skifredo isn’t an 80-year old man. He claims to be 80-year old graduate of the worst law school in the country that bills his destitute clients for time spent posting on TUSCL.
However, he’s actually a homeless crab that lives in a box behind a Starbucks and steals the WiFi. All while complaining about how Starbucks is full of “libruls an pregressives”
On the other hand, he’s also amusing. Like a clown. So it is worth keeping him around for a laugh. After all, a crab that things being a bad lawyer is cool if funny. ROAR!!!
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Re; aPapi_Chulo
“It can often be counterproductive when the government gets involved (e.g. the employee-status for dancers, etc) “
I thought this was caused by law suits filed by Cali based dancers against their club in SF?
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