Thursday, June 21, 2007

Points for littering

John Gormley believes that drivers who litter from their cars should get penalty points on their license.

Let's face it, Gormley just hates the fact that people drive cars so he's looking for another way to punish them. Still, this is just dumb. If Gormley's idea became law that would mean that someone who throws a wrapper on the ground from a car will be penalized more than someone who happens to do exactly the same thing from a bicycle or while walking. Littering car drivers would be better off stopping the car (emitting more fumes, etc.) and stepping out before throwing the wrapper (or empty can or whatever) on the ground.

It's a silly suggestion. You want to crack down on littering? Fine, I'm in favor, but don't single out litterers from cars simply because they're in cars. Treat all litterers equally before the law.