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...and catch a litterer in the act. Broadcasting live in Center City this morning, Fox 29 News’ camera was focusing on the site of one of last night’s shootings. Pulling away in the distance a red SUV, and its driver tossing a wrapper out the window.
Being the ever-so-diligent news group, I think Fox 29 News can spare a copy of a tape from this morning’s Good Day Philadelphia, submit it to the Streets Department and have this litter bug identified and fined.
Melissa Dribben has been a staff writer at the Inquirer for 18 years. Her current beat chronicles the characters, trends, quirks and challenges of Center City.
Ned Rauch-Mannino is filling in for Melissa while she's on vacation. Ned is the policy and program analyst for the Urban Industry Initiative, an economic development agency of the City of Philadelphia. He helped craft the anti-litter campaign, "Love Where You Live," and works to connect communities to government resources in an effort beautify neighborhoods and educate citizens.
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Comments (5)
I agree I am tired of people littering the city and getting away with it, littering should be enforced
Posted by Anthony Masapollo | June 17, 2008 3:32 PM
Posted on June 17, 2008 15:32
A crime is a crime, and EVERY crime should be enforced equally. When you let little crimes get away without punishment, that only encourages criminals to go a step more. We can't have them testing the system. Have Fox find the SUV's license plate, and have Fox show up at his door... with the Police and handcuffs.
Posted by Jodi | June 17, 2008 4:17 PM
Posted on June 17, 2008 16:17
People who litter are pigs. And that includes those who toss their cigarette butts out of their car window or onto the ground at bus stops or outside of buildings where it is now illegal to smoke. In Fithydelphia, there are an awful lot of these pigs.
Posted by Neal Obstat | June 21, 2008 9:30 AM
Posted on June 21, 2008 09:30
EVERYONE IN THIS CITY MUST UNDERSTAND WE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT MUST HAVE PRIDE WHERE WE LIVE AND TRAVEL. IF EACH AND EVERYONE OF US TAKE THE TIME TO THROW OUR UNWANTED THRASH IN THE THRASH CANS. wHEN YOU BUY A SODA, HOT DOG, CHICKEN FROM KFC,FRENCH FRIES FROM MCDONALDS, OR
A HAMBURGER, AFTER WE FINISH EATING PUT YOUR WRAPPERS, OR CANS IN THE BAG AND DROP BAG IN NEARSET WASTE CAN, OR HOLD BAG UNTIL YOU GET HOME WORK ETC. TO THROW AWAY UNWANTED THRASH. IF WE ALL UNDERSTAND WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER, PHILADELPHIA WILL REPRESENT THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND LOVE THIS CITY.
Posted by charlotte williams | June 21, 2008 12:31 PM
Posted on June 21, 2008 12:31
This brings to mind a pet peeve- cigarette butts out the car window- the most common littering.
And why? Don't most cars have ashtrays? But then, the general profile of smokers would already be a group who tend to be careless about the welfare of themselves and others, so I should not be surprised.
Posted by Bensalemite | June 23, 2008 2:51 PM
Posted on June 23, 2008 14:51