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[–] lameJake@feddit.de 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't really comprehend how it got so accepted. Why don't we punish this behaviour sufficiently if it is observed. Something like 12h of picking up filters would be quite fitting.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Look at Singapore

[–] lameJake@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

I think it probably would be enough if smokers just have to fear getting caught because its really not that big of a deal to throw it into the trash.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Presumably by police officers issuing citations for littering and judges imposing sentences that include community service doing litter cleanup.