Naio wrote:
I read somewhere that even the nicest people can be tempted by authoritarian, repressive solutions when things or people they love are threatened. In these troubled times I think we all meed to exercise that constant vigilance.
IOW, I am tempted to agree -- and I need to watch out for this in myself as well as in my surroundings.
Authoritarianism is what people are pulled into when they feel weak and powerless. But it does not work. We need to stand up and do what does work, instead.
I agree authoritarianism would be awful but I don't think banning people from parks would necessarily be deemed such, do you? Get too many speeding tickets or DUI's and you lose your right to operate a vehicle on public roads. I'm not saying people should be jailed for littering but I don't think it's unfair to say - if you can't follow the rules you don't get to use it.
Something needs to be done because the amount of trash I'm finding upon arriving at many dispersed sites is very disconcerting. There are plenty along the front range I won't visit with my young son because there are too many vagrants, alcohol bottles, needles and even mattresses strewn about.
Edit to add: I guess I just don't want more places to turn out like what tegu69 just posted above. Sites are getting trashed more often so rather than waiting til it gets even worse and banning everyone, why not deal with the issue at hand before it gets out of control?
Edit 2: excellent post dewey and thank you very much for sharing!
