SparkyJackson t1_j6d4xua wrote
I’ll accept your assertions and say—sure, stepping over human feces sucks. The litter problem sucks. But when it comes down to it, I think we’d all agree that stepping in shit or seeing some garbage is WAY better than even one person freezing to death this winter.
decoysara t1_j6druhp wrote
I get the awful feeling a lot of people don’t agree
werewolfmanjack t1_j6efjlz wrote
I mean, when I see someone maliciously litter I do wish them harm. Sometimes you have to poop but you can always throw a wrapper away.
SparkyJackson t1_j6dsor0 wrote
Absolutely. And I know these kinds of people have to exist but NIMBY (see how easily we can turn that around, OP?).
Previous_Floor t1_j6eakkw wrote
> But when it comes down to it, I think we’d all agree that stepping in shit or seeing some garbage is WAY better than even one person freezing to death this winter.
It doesn't need to be one or the other.
OctoberRust13 t1_j6ee45s wrote
Ding ding ding!
You point out an issue while also expressing empathy and concern for said issue but immediately branded as a bad guy for the former.
Fine, my post may not be worded perfectly, but if people read into it that I was saying "fuck homeless people, let them freeze and die because I don't like litter litter that they produce" that's on you, not me.
It's a discussion looking for a solution that everyone benefits from
SparkyJackson t1_j6ee018 wrote
This is assuming I believe OP: it •shouldn’t• be one or the other. But right now, it might be. While state and federal government and NGOs work on bigger solutions, all of us have to set our priorities. Mine is human life over the inconvenience of litter (I’m not saying anything about the shit because I spend plenty of time around the park and haven’t seen any).
allhailthehale t1_j6hmw9h wrote
To be clear to those reading who don't live near Dexter Park: I don't think we should just accept their assertions.
There's a lot of people wading into the debate here, but very few of them appear to actually use the park on a daily basis. Most of us who do are saying that we have not observed this. And OP seems to be using things that happened 6 months ago to support his argument, lol.
SparkyJackson t1_j6kx3m8 wrote
Agreed. I like within sight of the Armory, go to Dexter park every day, have never had a problem with what OP is talking about. The only problem I’ve ever had is light harassment from men who almost certainly had homes. So men—NIMBY? Obviously not.
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