The other day I was driving along when
I came to a four way intersection. Another vehicle reached the stop
sign before me, giving them the right of way. I stopped, and they
cruised through.
As they did, the passenger waved
at me in polite acknowledgement, and simultaneously tossed a piece
of litter out the window of her van. She did this without batting an
eye.
It was done so casually I
realized she didn’t think twice about it. She wasn’t in my face
about it, and would have probably been surprised to learn her action
offended me. It obviously didn’t even occur to her that it was
wrong of her to toss out this good-sized piece of trash, leading me
to believe she does it all the time. If I’d been a cop, she’d
have gotten a $500 fine. I think she’d have tossed it out even if
I’d been a cop, because she just didn’t to seem to think
anything about it.
I always thought litterbugs were
evil twerps who knowingly, furtively tossed their trash out while
nobody was watching; gleefully getting away with a crime that
defaces our communities and highways.
Turns out they’re just stupid
and thoughtless.
People, you can put a small trash
bag in your car, stick your garbage inside, and put it in your trash
can at home when it gets full. Why, why, why make the situation in
our world worse by lazily tossing your refuse out your car window?
Just . . . don’t. OK?
This has been a message from
someone who gives a darn.
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