Increase of human waste on freeways worries officials

The Tri City Herald ^ | Wednesday, December 17, 2003 | Shirley Wentworth

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

I wouldn't bet against you. The whiz bottles have been multiplying in Dallas lately, coincident with the immigrant population going parabolic.

[Lady Eileen]

Rush talking about this now.

[Pagey]

"...Increase of human waste on freeways worries officials..."

I had no idea that Bill Clinton was spending so much time on our 'left coast's Washington freeways'.

[softengine]

People like Saddam think that way about people. In a free society, people do quite well in controlling themselves.

Evidently not. I don't know where you live, but here we have people out of control behind the wheel - tailgaiting the person in front in an effort to make them drive faster, driving with zippo regard for the speed limit (and I don't mean a measley 5 over - I'm talking 20 and 30 over), and other incidents of road rage. We have people cussing (f word, c word, etc) out the poor gal in customer service at Walmart because they don't agree with the return policy. We have folks who get p o'ed at the Safeway and deliberately knock over a rack of stuff on their way out.

In short, alot of folks seem to feel perfectly free to behave as badly as they wish, with no hint of embarrassment for their actions, no hint of regret or remorse for hurting or endangering others. In fact, alot of these 'free society' folks seem to take some particular joy in this sort of behavior.

No. I am not advocating Saddam styled governance. But hey, ya know, a little personal responsibility, self-restraint, and general common decency wouldn't be too much to ask would it?

[LadyDoc]

maybe they should put portapotties along the roadway.

Of course, in the good old days, you just lifted up a floorboard in your car and voila, instant portapotty --ditto for trains, which had holes in the seat, or in boats, where the potties opened up to the sea below...

[softengine]

You're kidding, right?

[thinktwice]

You missed my point.

We no longer live in a free society where personal responsibility, self-restraint, and common decency is required -- or else!

That is what law is supposed to be about -- maintaining a civil society.

But, ... who is it that can respect the law when people like Clinton and O.J. still walk the streets, and police activities concentrate on amassing money through property seizures?

[cajungirl]

I hate to ask this but am curious. How do they know the baggies have human excrement and not big doggy poo? Inquiring minds want to know.

[Pagey]

In all seriousness, I could've sworn that you were referring to my city of Los Angeles. I guess it's everywhere now.