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Re:India has banned disposable plastic in Delhi by mgkimsal on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @07:20AM (#13651473)
I tried to get a picture of his car, but the sun was at too difficult of an angle. Another thought that made me pause about confronting him was guns. Yay, thanks rampant gun ownership - you certainly prevented an ugly confrontation there, as the idea that I might be shot for confronting someone about trash dumping prevented too much action on my part.

I'd posted in our local facebook community page, and 2 other interesting stories came up.

1. someone posted they'd seen something similar a few weeks earlier. They'd confronted the person, and the other person pulled a gun out and threatened them. I do not know if the original person involved police after that. While it might sound far-fetched to some, I live in the rural south of the US.

2. someone else posted a similar story, and had taken a picture of the person dumping trash in public and posted it to the facebook group. that poster was harassed online, with many people complaining that they were "violating the other person's privacy" by posting their picture online without consent.

I get truly demoralized at time by living in this area (we're planning a move, but possibly not far enough away).

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Re:India has banned disposable plastic in Delhi by ThrwyAct on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @08:40AM (#13651877)
> rural south of the US

That's the problem. Get out of there ASAP. It has no redeeming qualities. Best move of my life.

Unless you have deep roots there and you want to take on the monumental task of actually making your own part of it a better place. Maybe join the city council of a town near a place like Atlanta or Tuscaloosa, and try to spread their civilization a little further into the wilderness.

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Re:India has banned disposable plastic in Delhi by Neliquat on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @09:24AM (#13652165)
Wow, you dont like the south, but stop being a bigot. You are demonstrating the EXACT blind hatred you imply you are against. STOP.
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Re:India has banned disposable plastic in Delhi by lenocinor on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @02:34PM (#13654720)
Agreed. As someone who has spent most of his life in various parts of the South, there are good and bad parts, same as anywhere else.
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Re:India has banned disposable plastic in Delhi by paulddraper on Thursday February 16, 2017 @12:50PM (#13661969)
I like the warm weather, beaches, neighborhood friendliness, greenery, and relaxed cost of living.
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