[goodnesswins]

Well.....it's like the idiots who drop their Starbucks cups and doggie doo doo bags (both of which I occasionally have to carry, also) on the side of the path where I walk......people who have NO respect for ANY environment are the problem. I've been known to throw a piece of garbage back INTO the car of someone who tossed it out (they were a brother and sister in their teens, I think).....and tell them...."Pick up YOUR garbage." Even yelled at a guy who dropped his straw cover (on purpose) outside of a Starbucks......More people need to be HELD responsible for their own s*it. Mother Earth can take care of herself if we all take care of OURSELVES and our STUFF.

[endthematrix]

Good point. A culture of entitlement leads to a disrespect of neighborhood and lack of personal responsibility. Once working undercover surveillance in the ghetto, with my wife tagging along, we started at 6am. The neighborhood was pristine. At midday the dregs came out. They literally POURED trash out of cars at the intersections. Pedestrians never used trash cans. A nice "historical district" looked like a ticker tape parade had occurred. At 5pm the Streets and Sanitation trucks arrived and City workers picked up all the trash.

The next morning I arrived back at that location. The neighborhood was spotless.