WM: An observation, (i.e. 'I've noticed people litter) connected with a reason of how this observation might be triggered (i.e. 'because...) is assumed to be an excuse. It's no excuse whatsoever, just an observation.There is no excuse. Social workers and other euphorian types can make all the excuses for people they want to, but the fact remains,it's stupid, wrong, and disgusting.
The one I made about littering honked off several people who disagreed with the observation. Even moreso than Mike Nelson, my household is on litter duty 24/7/365. We catch the Lake St. gonzo litter bugs. We keep our front yard pickup can on the front porch. (Such a today, Euro style sort of objet, donchano). What really grinds my grits are the jerkwaters who throw whiskey bottles, beer bottles and pop cans and bottles over the 5' fence into my yard from Lake St. and Oakland.
Yes, it is stupid and disgusting. It was also disgusting when the gang bangers sh** in our recycling box, when the hooker found the mattress and moved in behind our trash cans to set up business.
All of us who live in this general area (So. Phillips, Central, Powderhorn, Corcoran) have worked our fannies off to change this stuff for a very long time.
Another observation: gangbangers throw litter to lead a trail through the streets to themselves. Any corner where street dealers want to work, they nest in. Litter, self created, along with urine, condoms, chicken bones, pizzas, etc. are their nest building materials. It's a form of urban guerilla warfare. Their kith and kin might have got the idea from the interstate highway system which cut down whole neighborhoods for miles. Because they'd been long redlined, their homes were in a state of disrepair, therefore cheap. Planned obsolescence.
I think it's a nasty, belligerent habit, passive aggressive may be the term--I also remember having that attitude and having to change my whole outlook and not be a litter bug. It is, however, a part of the cycle of despair and acknowledging it could be helpful in changing our attitudes about how crucial and immediate it is to put a stick in the cycle and what kind of stick will be best suited to the job.
The Lincoln Continental Litterers are a different bunch altogether.
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