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Posted on 2/1/25 at 1:53 pm to Fat and Happy
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That’s BS.
Fees to follow weather?
If someone want to risk things and put themselves in danger then that’s on them
Maybe you misunderstand. The fly by night rookies are hampering the professional chasers ability to navigate. That means they can’t get timely info out.
Again, I hate gov involvement. But its gotten out of hand. Food didn’t used to have regs either but now we have ability to eat safe food without much thought.
I don’t want to say someone can’t chase. If a $500 license is required that would eliminate some of the rookies who don’t know roads and cause problems. And could require an online safety course. But would still allow streamers who do this for money. Just got to find the right balance.
I am 100% against it being only legacy TV and University though. That must change.
The bill will be changed and watered down I’m sure. It might not even pass or make it out of committee. Reed can provide good input too.
This post was edited on 2/1/25 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 2/1/25 at 1:54 pm to Basura Blanco
I haven't looked, but i assume there's a fee, and knowing of the nerd Democrat that introduced the bill (he was on the school board in O(KC area) the money is probably supposed to go to schools.
Hopefully Ryan Walters spends it wisely. He doesn't give a frick what people think even though he's a Jesus freak as well.
Hopefully Ryan Walters spends it wisely. He doesn't give a frick what people think even though he's a Jesus freak as well.
This post was edited on 2/1/25 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:00 pm to OU Guy
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Someday a rookie chaser is going to block a dirt road and trap 50 other chasers and a tornado is going to wipe them out.
Hopefully someone will be living streaming because that would be awesome to watch
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:01 pm to OU Guy
Violates the first amendment, freedom of press. This is a large over reach of the Oklahoma government.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:03 pm to OU Guy
Wait, it’s a service FOR the state? And the state thinks they should get money for it?
Sounds like the state should be paying the chasers.
Sounds like the state should be paying the chasers.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:04 pm to TT9
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In the most right wing state we have. This is puzzling
This has television company influence written all over it. Oklahoma and the OKC metro tv weather guys employ a crew of storm chasers. They've been whining for years now about the influx of private citizen chasers and complaining that they can't do their jobs effectively because of them. It is no coincidence that being tied to a tv station is a requirement for this "license".
ETA: And it is those same tv stations that all come begging storm chasers for footage in exchange for nothing more than "credit". Vultures......the lot of them.
This post was edited on 2/1/25 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:08 pm to LegendInMyMind
Not for nothing but the only chasers I remember getting injured/killed were from a tv station.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:11 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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Not for nothing but the only chasers I remember getting injured/killed were from a tv station.
There are others, but not many. It isn't for lack of trying, though, we've had several get rolled by tornadoes over the past few years, most due to terrible positioning and decision making.
This post was edited on 2/1/25 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:13 pm to OU Guy
I imagine the courts at the very least will thump this under simple 1st amendment protections
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:15 pm to OU Guy
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In the eyes of Oklahoma officials.. Storm chasing is a service for the state - the state should make a monetary return from such services.
Oh frick right off. First off, that logic is asinine. Providing a service to the state should not mean the state has to profit monetarily from it. The benefit to the state is the service itself, along with the attached information/analysis.
And requiring it to be tied to a news or tv service is even more stupid in this day and age of social media.
This is pure, unadulterated government overreach and fricking of its citizens.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:15 pm to LegendInMyMind
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This has television company influence written all over it. Oklahoma and the OKC metro tv weather guys employ a crew of storm chasers. They've been whining for years now about the influx of private citizen chasers and complaining that they can't do their jobs effectively because of them. It is no coincidence that being tied to a tv station is a requirement for this "license".
2 things can be right
1. I agree this is a grab by legacy media who are mostly controlled by Soros owners
2. There needs to be some way to allow chasers and streamers but safely. Safely means many things. Not creating dangerous situations for other chasers. Not speeding on unknown roads and hitting someone.
A license that anyone can buy would at least allow some safety classes. And eliminate the spur of moment chasers. Spur of moment would not want to spend for the license. But regular chasers of all types could still chase.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:22 pm to CocomoLSU
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Oh frick right off. First off, that logic is asinine. Providing a service to the state should not mean the state has to profit monetarily from it. The benefit to the state is the service itself, along with the attached information/analysis.
And requiring it to be tied to a news or tv service is even more stupid in this day and age of social media.
This is pure, unadulterated government overreach and fricking of its citizens.
Agree 100% the way its written (I know you were speaking to the bill not me).
It will likely die and not get out of committee. But its good the topic is broached as most don’t realize how many chasers there are. Sometimes there is a line 2 miles long of just chasers. Unless you live here you don’t realize how many Tom Dick and Harrys are out chasing. Its a chaser rush hour, and something has to be done. Its dangerous.
If we wait until traffic deaths are caused by spur of moment rookie chasers then they will overreact. I’d like to see a license and that money used solely to safety of chasing education. Eliminates the fly by nighters yet allows all focused chasers.
This post was edited on 2/1/25 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 2/1/25 at 2:59 pm to OU Guy
Simple fix, tax their income from the videos at 35% and proceeds go to storm victims.
Pretty much how you stop hollywood from promoting gun violence/misuse in their movies.
Pretty much how you stop hollywood from promoting gun violence/misuse in their movies.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 3:21 pm to OU Guy
There're already fees. Its called death.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 3:44 pm to tketaco
I can see all sides of this. Bottom line for me is if they get in the way of getting my family out of harms way I am gonna run em over.
The same technology that has made it so easy to intercept a tornado has made it easy for me to get out of its path and i don't want my exit blocked by a bunch of lookey loos.
Over the last 25 years I've avoided being home for some pretty devastating weather. Last event was a few years ago and filled my home with baseball size hail. It came in through every west and north window we had.
The same technology that has made it so easy to intercept a tornado has made it easy for me to get out of its path and i don't want my exit blocked by a bunch of lookey loos.
Over the last 25 years I've avoided being home for some pretty devastating weather. Last event was a few years ago and filled my home with baseball size hail. It came in through every west and north window we had.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 3:49 pm to Tr33fiddy
We just missed(by about a mile) the long-track tornadoes in Griffin, GA two January's ago. I was at work that day and my wife, , daughter and MIL(who was staying with us at the time) were all in my daughter's tub in the interior bathroom with a blanket over them. Took me 3.5 hours to get home that night. We were lucky. A lot weren't. Amazingly, there was no loss of life county-wide. You can still see the woods thinned out at the end of my road because the tornado went straight through the other end of those woods.
Jesus
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baseball size hail
Jesus
Posted on 2/1/25 at 3:52 pm to OU Guy
Maybe outlawing tornadoes is the answer.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 4:08 pm to CHGAR
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Maybe outlawing tornadoes is the answer.
Bingo! This is the type out of the box solutions we need
Posted on 2/1/25 at 4:09 pm to OU Guy
Who gives a shite? This affects almost no one.
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