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Changing Societal Mores
Nicholas Kristof, of the New York Times, writes an intriguing column today about novel public health efforts to help mitigate the harm of guns in our society. In his column he cites the work done by David Hemenway of the Harvard School of Public Health, who has studied just that, the public health approaches to firearms. He talks about changing societal norms that this will require. Hemenway has seen evidence that such change is possible and says, “Where I see social norms changing is dog poop. You are not allowed to let your city dog run loose now, and you have to pick up your dog poop.” He said in an interview with Kristof that if people felt as responsible to their guns as they do for their dogs, who knows if, nothing else, people might insist on safer guns or trigger locks. One can only hope! |
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Problem is, I still see plenty of dog poop lying around...
Also reminds me of the "Don't be a Litterbug" campaign from the 1960's. Sure, there is a still litter to be found, but it is far far less than the days when we (and I include my young self) thought it was acceptable to toss litter on the ground. Sure, there will always be people that won't/can't/don't comply -- but any improvement is worthwhile.
This is one of those topics that really strike a nerve with me and other responsible pet owners. Not only is this a tenant of the CGC requirement but it is also a law in many jurisdictions. Although it is unfortunate that most municipalities do not enforce this law.
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This is one of those topics that really strike a nerve with me and other responsible pet owners. Not only is this a tenant of the CGC requirement but it is also a law in many jurisdictions. Although it is unfortunate that most municipalities do not enforce this law. Russell Hartstein CPDT Dog Training Miami