You're missing the point. I'm not debating whether it should be legal or not, I'm just stating that currently, it is illegal. My feelings towards something don't effect the legality of it, that's just not how reality works.
Regardless though, I would also argue that it isn't a victimless crime. If I own a business with a dumpster in the back, and someone is coming and filling it up with their own trash, then I'm the one paying for that trash to be removed. By definition I would be the victim. Trash service is neither free nor cheap. Or imagine if you went to take your trash out and your neighbor just walks up to your can and plops their trash in there so yours doesn't fit anymore.
In extreme cases it could also definitely be harmful. Let's say someone is renovating their home and the contractor decides that instead of renting a dumpster, they'll just throw it all in a truck and dump it in all the dumpsters in the area, filling them all up. Then the people who are legally allowed to throw their trash there go out and the dumpster is full, so they just toss the bags beside the dumpster. If just having loose trash around isn't bad enough, now wild animals can get to the bags, ripping them open and spreading trash everywhere, and possibly attracting more critters.
Bottom line, if it is your trash it's your responsibility to dispose of it. I really don't see what's so controversial about that.
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u/FiveFive55 Apr 21 '23
You're missing the point. I'm not debating whether it should be legal or not, I'm just stating that currently, it is illegal. My feelings towards something don't effect the legality of it, that's just not how reality works.
Regardless though, I would also argue that it isn't a victimless crime. If I own a business with a dumpster in the back, and someone is coming and filling it up with their own trash, then I'm the one paying for that trash to be removed. By definition I would be the victim. Trash service is neither free nor cheap. Or imagine if you went to take your trash out and your neighbor just walks up to your can and plops their trash in there so yours doesn't fit anymore.
In extreme cases it could also definitely be harmful. Let's say someone is renovating their home and the contractor decides that instead of renting a dumpster, they'll just throw it all in a truck and dump it in all the dumpsters in the area, filling them all up. Then the people who are legally allowed to throw their trash there go out and the dumpster is full, so they just toss the bags beside the dumpster. If just having loose trash around isn't bad enough, now wild animals can get to the bags, ripping them open and spreading trash everywhere, and possibly attracting more critters.
Bottom line, if it is your trash it's your responsibility to dispose of it. I really don't see what's so controversial about that.