by Plantagenet » Thu 12 Jun 2008, 15:23:29
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If the FBI wanted fertile ground for littering on public parkland, they only need catch the metro to the National Mall and bust tourists. Especially on events like 4th of July. But all they do is send out the cleaning crew.
Litter on the National Mall doesn't kill people.
Litter on freeways does kill people. THe NYTIMES reports that over 150 people have been killed in the last two years by litter on the freeway just in California.
Here is a NY TIMES story about an ongoing national crackdown on highway litter being done for safety reasons rather then for political reasons, as some would like to believe.
NYTIMES report on crackdown on freeway litter hazards
It is certainly possible that the authorities are interested in oowolf's littering only because of his political views, but it is also possible he has been "swept up" in the ongoing national anti-litter safety compaign that has been undertaken to reduce freeway litter and save lives.
I'm sure even oowolf wouldn't want to cause someone to be injured or worse in a car accident, as might happen if one of his signs came loose and got stuck on someone's windshield. After all, as the NY TIMES points out, accidental highway littering as occurs when something falls off a truck is stupid enough, but people who intentionally throw things out of their windows or who purposefully take things along with them to dump or leave on the freeways, as oowolf does, are being completely irresponsible.