The Citizen's Arrest

So here's something for ya from the Cheap Seats...the litterer, the kids that cross the street wherever they feel like it, the person that gets in the express line at the grocery store with a full cart, the unprepared moviegoer who neither knows what movie they want to see nor has their money ready when it is time to pay. These, and many more offenses, that deserve an immediate citizen's arrest.

First and foremost: people that so totally and completely unnecessarily litter our world. The cigarette smoker may be the worst. They unwrap their new pack and flippantly toss the cellophane onto the street. Or their cigarette butt anywhere. I mean, c'mon. Pollute your body all you want. You then are automatically polluting all those about you with second hand smoke. Let's go ahead and not pollute the earth unnecessarily with trash. I know this is a tall order, but try and find a trashcan.

Secondly; the young, old and indifferent aged punks who seem to think it is ok to cross any street, path or otherwise wherever they feel like it. And, to add significant rude behavior to prospective infinite injury, they slowly stay in the way then look at you as though you are in the wrong. This is frustrating, unnecessary, a product of significantly bad parenting and overall problematic. Granted, applying additional pressure to the pedal furthest to the right in your car would feel liberating, this is in all likelihood not the best plan.

People, in their own miniscule way, take advantage of the elements in whatever way they can. It's sad though. Rather than making positive differences with minimal efforts each day, the masses prefer to further create distractions, issues and nonsense.

Even little things...if you see a number that says 10 or 15 and you are standing in line at a grocery store, assume that number refers to the maximum number of items you are allowed to purchase in that line. The "oh my gosh, I had no idea" reaction has been worn out for years. And here's an idea; when going to the movies, know what movie you want to see, have your money ready and pay. Hemming and hawing at the box office window is a worn out effort. People do not get to the movies with hours to spare, the design by the showtimes is to get there about 15 minutes prior to your movie. So please, make the little additional effort it takes.

The moral is this: we need to police ourselves a lot better. Although I often want to stop and pull people over, sadly it is probably very unsafe and hugely prohibitive. Live your life, but do so in conjunction with the other few billion people that inhabit our planet. Salmon have the market on swimming against the current. How about the rest of us make small efforts to create a much happier environment for us all to live?