Do You Litter?

[Speedy]

Never.

mattkime wrote:
I was once out for a run when someone threw his fast food garbage out his car window. I threw it back in.

Reminds me of the time I followed the car of a kid (and his girlfriend) who had just left our nearby high school. It was a cold winter day and he must have left a can of soft drink in his car. We entered a left turn lane at a light which was red. He opened the can which was mostly frozen, then opened his door a bit and set it on the road, I got out of my car, picked up the can and emptied what liquid there was onto his windshield, then I left the can between the hood and his windshield. The drink froze solid on his windshield so he ended up having to scrape it off. I was stuck behind him for an extra light change. He did put the can and it’s remaining frozen contents inside his car before pulling forward.

[August West]

I knew a guy that ran up to a car to yell at the driver, and was considered to be a threat by the driver. The driver used his gun to shot the perceived threat coming at him. The guy was paralyzed for life, and the driver was found not guilty. I've never thought about going at someone in a car since.

[Speedy]

August West wrote:
I knew a guy that ran up to a car to yell at the driver, and was considered to be a threat by the driver. The driver used his gun to shot the perceived threat coming at him. The guy was paralyzed for life, and the driver was found not guilty. I've never thought about going at someone in a car since.

I didn’t go at the driver, just the soda can. Besides, he was a high schooler just leaving school. No guns allowed on school property including in cars.

[RgrF]

High school age is no guarantee of no guns these days.

[mattkime]

August West wrote:
I knew a guy that ran up to a car to yell at the driver, and was considered to be a threat by the driver. The driver used his gun to shot the perceived threat coming at him. The guy was paralyzed for life, and the driver was found not guilty. I've never thought about going at someone in a car since.

Which state? Sounds like a "shoot first ask second" sort of place.

I've definitely taken my chances in my time. Glad to be in a place where it happens only very rarely now. Last time was about a year and a half ago when a driver thought I wasn't proceeding quickly enough through an intersection (on bike) and thought it was best to nudge me with her car. ...I was trying to make a left turn, didn't know which direction she was going in so I didn't know how to get out of her way...but when you 'nudge' me with your car I have to treat you as a threat before proceeding. Some people...

[RAMd®d]

No, not ever.

Not even biodegradable litter, though I've known a few people who rationalize that.

[macphanatic]

IMO, littering should have far more consequences than it does. If done from a vehicle, it should include points on the license.

Disposing of lit materials anywhere except in proper receptacles should result in an involuntary attempted arson. We have too many fires, loss of life and property due to people who just don't care.

[rjmacs]

mikebw wrote:
[quote=Dennis S]
In the 50sand early 60s, families would congregate all their hamburger wrappers and paper cups into one sack and throw it out the window.

At least then it was all paper and would, in theory, biodegrade. Plastic straws and wrappers these days won't.
In theory, yes.

In reality, the U.S. had to enact littering fines, convict- and volunteer-led trash pickup efforts, and a massive national anti-littering campaign in order to prevent the newly minted interstates from becoming public dumps.

[Grateful11]

Hell no! I feel bad about throwing a banana peel or apple core out the window.

[space-time]

I am more concerned about violence against each other and about our divided society than I am about some food wrappers on the sidewalk. Both bother me.