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My children are drastically more likely to hurt themselves launching off of furniture or a tree than being attacked by a crazy person. > Every public park turn

• baq 3y ago
  there always was dog shit around, at least where I grew up. what there wasn't: computers, consoles, smartphones and sooo many cars. in my old neighbourhood places I used to roam around have all been taken over by parked cars.
  • Thri4895o 3y ago
    It is all very recent. Many people got dogs while staying at home. After covid there are like 3x more dogs. Several people own multiple dogs, even in small flats. Dog bans are no longer enforced. And zero training!
• herbst 3y ago
  Most civilized countries got their shit together and found rules with hefty fees to avoid this issue. See Italy who even DNA tests shit to fee the owners. In most of Europe you don't find shit like this anymore, gladly. When I was young it was still common (yet nothing that stopped us from playing outside) Writing this from France where literally nobody cares about dog shit, still.
• dagw 3y ago
  so many spaces are not friendly for play because there's dog shit around. I don't know which country you're in, but certainly where I live people have gotten a lot better at picking up after their dogs since I was a kid. Growing up people let their dogs shit wherever and basically never picked it up. Today virtually everybody picks up after dogs.
  • IanCal 3y ago
    I can't tell here whether it's true or not but many complain about it getting worse around COVID. I moved during it so it's hard to tell but it's pretty bad. It's annoying to always have to look at the pavement while walking around. I remember this being somewhat of an issue as a kid in the same area but it's hard to gauge how it's changed because I was a kid then and a parent now. I'm in the NW in the UK.