Mayor de Blasio of New York thought it would be a good idea to have Wi-Fi kiosks scattered around New York to allow users to consult maps, charge phones, or check the weather.
Unfortunately, the kiosks have attracted people who linger for hours, sometimes drinking, or using drugs, or using their computers to watch porn in plain view of children on the sidewalks.
You’ve heard the expression “It only takes one to ruin it for everybody.” Library patrons were allowed to bring their pets into the Palmerton library, but then one patron brought in an unruly dog. Now no one is allowed to bring in dogs except service dogs.
Unfortunately, and even worse, it is often a whole bunch of people who spoil it for everyone. Hundreds of people swim illegally at Wild Creek Falls, an area with no public restrooms, wrecking a sensitive ecological area. Dozens of anglers leave their styrofoam bait containers and broken lines along the shores of Beltzville Lake. Dozens of people dump their tvs and used tires along Carbon County roadways.
I don’t know what has happened to the idea of individual responsibility for one’s acts, but it seems to me that more and more people are exhibiting selfish and irresponsible behavior. Maybe I’m just getting old and cranky.
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