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Airbnb bans 'party houses' after five die in Halloween shooting
Airbnb has said it will ban "party houses" after a mass shooting at a California home rented through the company left five people dead.
CEO Brian Chesky said in a tweet the company would take steps to "combat unauthorized parties and get rid of abusive host and guest conduct". "We must do better, and we will. This is unacceptable," Mr Chesky added.
Three people died at the house, in the city of Orinda, near San Francisco, and two more died later in hospital. The house was reportedly booked under a pretence for a small group, before being publicised on Instagram as the venue for a Halloween party which eventually drew a crowd of more than 100 people. The host did not authorise the party, Airbnb said.
[...] Mr Chesky said Airbnb would create a dedicated "party house" rapid response team and expand manual screening of high-risk reservations. The company, which is expected to float on the stock market in 2020, would also take action against users who violated its policies, he said.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 03 2019, @03:17PM
That's not a good reason.
If it's a fact, then it should be reported as such.. even if it goes against current politically correct narratives.
There is a problem with violence in African American communities in this country, more so than with other ethnic groups. Not pc either , bit it's a fact.
The sooner it is recognized and discussed openly rather than swept under the rug as happened today, the sooner we can get to finding solutions so that African Americans can enjoy the same level of safety that other Americans do