They toss it on the ground; I say make them go get it

After spending the week out and about for the Cherry Blossom Festivities, I couldn't help but to wonder why people would throw their trash just about anywhere they pleased. You see the beauty of the cherry blossoms, the majesty of the monuments, the trees, the kids, the everything; and people wanna litter? Well, I will admit that just about every single trash can I saw was way past capacity! Maybe the city should've put out more trash cans.

Then again, looks like they have a better idea. The DC Council is thinking about giving the police authority to write tickets to those who litter. Council member Kwame Brown introduced the idea of letting police have the ability to actually enforce the law. There's already a $75 fine and/or eight hours of community service if you litter. But seems like up to now, no one has been enforcing it. I say pass it.

Did you know that each month, that's every 30 some days, officials estimate that 70 TONS of trash is removed from the Anacostia River? I say raise the litter fine to $150 and add a mandatory 16 hours of cleaning up the Anacostia River.