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Property damage and crimes against children.

posted 8 years ago by artcurus-1
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The biggest problems I see with the purge (besides the obvious) is that property damage alone would quickly mount to hundreds of millions in property losses. One building on fire without the electricity and gas cut could level an entire block in a hurry.

And I'm sorry, while all crime is legal, crimes against those 11 and under should be dealt quickly and severely. This is actually a massive plot hole, because parents, doesn't matter the society are still attached their children.

[–] faididi 8 years ago

There's probably something with insurance companies (and the money made) from that. Too bad that the businesses that survive on an event like the Purge doesn't really make anything (like tech/apps to do things, infrastructure, etc.). It's good sci-fi/dark-verse though.

[–] davonjohnson9212 8 years ago

Isn't that why they introduced the insurance companies providing people with "Purge Coverage" so that their property, along with themselves, would be moderately safe.

[–] JaeBianca 8 years ago

But it doesn't made sense for insurance companies to support the Purge at all, because they make their money betting on things that are least likely to happen. This movie focuses on a mom & pop-type business, but in reality it's corporate stores and warehouses that would be at greatest risk from both poor looters and organized criminals. And, there would be a 100% guarantee that they would get hit. Even if Purgers couldn't manage to break-in and steal things, they could burn stuff down. Whole cities might be considered uninsurable, especially if they have been hit before.

[–] iAmTheOneWhoKnocks 8 years ago

Exactly. To cover the losses during the purge, insurance companies would need to charge astronomical amounts of money in order to keep themselves afloat to protect businesses. Which means that the businesses themselves would suffer as a result. So much so, that there would be little to no point in even getting involved in a business at all. There would be far more to lose than there is to gain. The entire economy would crumble like a house of cards.

[–] Strazdamonas 8 years ago

Sure it does. Every house buys purge insurance but not all are destroyed. as long as they charge enough so that all houses pay more than the paying for those few that got destroyed they get profit. People in flood plains still get flood insurance you know, and thats a certain once a year event.

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[–] Strazdamonas 8 years ago

you are right that fires could be a problem, but property damage is what the insurances are for in The Purge world.

As far as children, *beep* children. they should not have any special protections from the purge. the parents would obviuosly be trying to protect them and die as well.

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[–] al666940-3 8 years ago

You do realize that the government is monitoring the whole thing, right?

Ensuring the right people are killed, and that ONLY they suffer any real damage (we never see Purgers ever getting near high rises or government buildings, most likely because they're guarded by the military and the death squads when not killing poor people).

So it's mostly inner city projects that get the property damage, you know fire traps and buildings the owners can't wait to tear down and renovate anyway.

[–] bluerisk 8 years ago

The first movie was staged in an upper middle class environment, and the people in the neighbourhood were pissed at how much money they had to invest into their protection system.
And there were several group hunting within this affluent area.

In the installment we saw the military operation, but only because there were not enough killings among the poor.

Do you know the movie "Sleepers"?
It's about four kids who grew up in Hell's Kitchen during the 50s of the last century, and narrator, one of these former boys, described how hard the live was, but also how hell's kitchen protected their own.

It starts around 1:50

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0aOeA3Y1Kc

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