People who litter should be fined.  Especially those who throw out all kinds of fast food garbage, cans, bottles and all those beer and ale can and bottles.  Are you having so much fun you don't realize what a mess you're leaving in your wake?
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I don't think it has anything with "being a smoker".\nI smoke, I throw away my empty trash in garbage cans. I even hang onto the empty package if there's not a garbage cans nearby.\nPeople stereotype smokers with all kinds of crap.
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It's a very appealing idea, as long as it doesn't get out of hand.  There should be safeguards, and you did say, "convicted."  That's one.  We'd have to fight to keep it from being used indiscriminately, like every traffic stop or if you litter.  These are summary offenses, usually dealt with by issuing a ticket.  But the size of our population and ease of moving around almost makes this proposal inevitable.
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I have a coworker who dips Skoal while he is at work.  It really doesn't bother me, but it is kinda gross when he spits in trash cans.
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You are disgusting, and this has nothing to do with the catagory. Do you need attention that badly, or you just a lonely person with nothing else to do but to gross people out.
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That's gross.  Your garbage would smell if you put a bloody tampon in it.  I have always flushed mine.  And I agree with you about  having to look in the trash and see one.
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I got the Sunday Paper out of the recycle bin for my neighbor, and will hold it for her until her return. Nice question.  If everyone performed one random act of kindness this world would be a lot better. Blessing to you.
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sweetheart what you have witnessed on tv is typical.  yes they are dirty people.  have you seen their barrios?  sh!t and garbage all over the place.  i live in california and they have no shame.  they throw their baby's soiled diapers on the streets, and they vandalize our city.  americans should have the right to spray them all with bleach or lysol.  we want a disinfected country.
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I am with you. IT SUCKS!! And the people in charge always seem to make sure it won't effect them or their families. Let's throw poop at them.
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i am not sure if they do it in america but i get rid of all mine on freecycle.\n\nas long as you give it away for free then the person that wants it comes to your house and takes it away, at your convienience.  \n\nit's good for big items and stops landfill sites becoming even fuller.  i have given away a lot of baby stuff that otherwise the people couldn't have afforded  -a pram for example\n\ni feel that i am doing something good for me - gets rid of clutter, for the people getting the stuff and for the planet\n\nbest of wishes to you for thinking of other people - take care and lots of hugs\n\nthey do do it in the us - just checked - visit here and if there is not one for your area then start your own.
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I think criminals should be put back in chain gangs. There's to much litter and nonsense all over the place, and they should be the ones to clean it up. Or they should be forced to work in soup kitchens and homeless shelters. Let them know how bad things in the world really are, hopefully that would change their perspective. They definately don't desreve a free ride so take away their tv and movie nights, no dessert, no clean clothes, amd they should have to work for their meals. Maybe that would save tax payers money.
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Every one needs a hobby.\nI nknew a woman that worked in KFC. Her sons room was as messy as hell and she chose a day to clear out the mouldy food and clothes from under the bed along with a shoe box full of bits of paper. One each piece was a bogey (booger to you). She was disgusted and confronted her son who said it was his hobby. She threw it away and he started again.
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OMG EEEEK! jump off a bridge into a vat of toxic waste, hopefully it will reverse this problem lol
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I think it is illegal...I also think that it's stupid for it to be illegal. When I was a teenager we (as a youth group) would TP peoples homes as a form of flattery. It would mean we thought they were cool. I've had my house TP'd, I think it's funny! I'd rather be tp'd than have graffiti sprayed everywhere.
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health and etiquette wise, spitting should be BANNED.\npeople who spit their phlegm everywhere are spreading their viruses around! picture this, the temperature inside our body is higher than that of the outside. when somebody spits his phlegm out, the "subdued" viruses are more likely to "live" again.\nand this spitting ban should really be implemented so that we won't have any fear walking around. who wants to step on something gooey before arriving at work/school or meeting up with a date?
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They are charging for the bags.  It is part of the overhead tacked onto the price of the items.  This is America.  Most people do not care about the plastic waste.  Some communities do collect used bags for recycle (in fact our local Kroger has bins for bags as you enter the store).  I am told by some of the store managers that there can be problems with people bringing in bags and attempting to shoplift.\nWe would save more oil (used to make plastic and fuel) if people would just stop shopping more than once a week or so).  A single small item n a bag is a real waste.
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I think that this should include people who drop litter. You could charge £20.00 standing room or £50.00 for seats and refreshments included.
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People need to be aware that everything we throw on the ground goes to the sewer that goes to the ocean.  I live near where the sewers empty into the ocean and its gross;  after it rains there is so much trash.  I thought people who littered were pigs before I saw that,  your neighbors children are being badly brought up.