Street litterbugs filmed and fined in Hackney

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Permalink Reply by Birdy_Too on January 3, 2009 at 13:54

Although this may be very draconian, I think this is the only way people will stop dropping litter, maybe a written caution first?

Let's hope Haringey do something similar as there are folk around here who don't understand the concept of a clean neighbourhood.

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Permalink Reply by Alison P on January 3, 2009 at 17:41

Thanks Adam - I saw this story and also thought of posting about it here!

I think ten years ago I'd have been horrified by this and seen it as yet more evidence of the big brother state etc etc. But that was when I lived somewhere which wasn't (particularly) blighted by litter or dog shit. Now I can't see any other way of trying to solve the problem - is there any point having fines for litter/dog fouling etc if people know that they are never enforced?

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Permalink Reply by John D on January 3, 2009 at 19:20

They might extend it to spitting too ?

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on January 3, 2009 at 22:10

Spitting in public is not illegal in the UK. Why don't you move to Singapore?

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Permalink Reply by John D on January 3, 2009 at 23:16

My apologies, I thought it was. Feel free to carry on.

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Permalink Reply by rahman on January 3, 2009 at 23:30

singapore is so lovely and clean. we should take lessons from them!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on January 4, 2009 at 8:46

Singapore still has corporal and capital punishment (which it uses extensively). It has the highest per capta rate of judicial execution in the world. Also sexual relations between men are illegal. Well worth it for chewing gum free streets eh?

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Permalink Reply by rahman on January 4, 2009 at 12:04

i was talking about the cleanliness in isolation, not the exterminations part. :D

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