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UK | Should litterbugs be behind bars?

Littering is already a crime in #England and can lead to a maximum #fine of up to £2,500.

On average the #RSPCA receive 14 calls a day regarding animals affected by litter and these calls drastically increase in the summer months. The true figure of animals injured by litter is exceedingly higher than we currently know. Littering also reduces or even destroys pride towards the effected area because when an area has a litter problem it's residents will not want to visit the area(s) affected by litter.

Should Litterbugs be behind bars and why?

If litterbugs were given a prison sentence of up to 9 weeks imprisonment in England then this would hopefully change the habits of the offender and potentially make any future/current litterbugs think twice before they aim there litter on the floor. This would certainly change the habits of people who litter on a daily basis. Prison sentences would not be a bad idea and would potentially change our environment and get the message out loud and clear that England is no place for littering and such behaviour will not be tolerated. This would also give offenders strict justice and potentially change there views on littering.

Dwayne Hards

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