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Previous discussion (95 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37105764

I hope everyone involved in perpetrating this injustice is nailed to the wall.

I regret that someone died and police should not conduct illegal raids, but apparently this article implies that she died partly from the stress of having her Alexa taken away and thus the ability to stream things on TV? Seems like not really significant, not sure why they would list that at the top of the article.

Alexa can call for help if a senior who lives alone falls and cannot get up. For a 98-year old, this is a serious risk, it's a frequent occurrence among seniors, and falling and not being able to call for help can be fatal.

Some seniors have a "senior alert" device that can be worn on a lanyard or bracelet, some wear an Apple Watch, some use Alexa. It's major component of keeping a senior who lives alone safe. It was unnecessary that they took it away, and would be legitimately stressful for a senior to lose.

AI wrote it, my man.