Why oh why do people feel the need to do this

You might find it hard to believe but I come upon plastic bags, bottles, refrigerators, gas ovens, and many other odd items on my journeys in the woods.... It infuriates me...

It might be a question of education? Seeing also similar acts may give ideas to others...

Hard to understand much of what people do. Don't see the big picture. Don't understand their connection to it all. Driven by compulsions. Don't understand the concept of consequences. But other than the broken beer bottle, this is a beautiful image and fence.

these all are self ethics...which one should always follow..nice to look at ...but bad to do that..

I like your thoughts.

Don't understand it either. Probably drunk.

nice capture, mischief and alcohol don't go together very well

I can't stand littering.

The lack of respect for nature is evident everywhere and it's a shame because people will eventually kill our beautiful planet. Good Sunday, friendships.

Because many people are stupid, no more explanation ...

no respect for our (?) earth ... at human level (like BP does at "industrial" level)

Unfortunately it's the same whole over the world ! The lack of respect is everywhere... So sad :(
Have a nice sunday JJ !

Sadly this type of activity happens everywhere, even in clean, green NZ. It makes me so mad because how hard is it to carry that bottle to a rubbish bin.

Thank you for connecting the two elements of disaster, and that's exactly what this is ... why, why, why?

I think people think it's funny or something like that, JJ.
ethics....some people lack 'em..
it's very dangerous too this one...somebody could seriously hurt themselves!

Yes, why ? Because human beeings are programmed to destroy. And they succeed in very well. Paleotonlogists and other scientists have noticed and dated 4 or 5 major catastrophic events millions years ago (which led to make definitely disappear several living creatures and specimens), until the last one (60 millions years ago) which have led to kill dinosaurs. These events were only based on climate events and/or geological events. This time, human beeing is already responsible for killing several species. I have no doubt about our creativity to go further.

agree with Florence, humans seems to have a destructive tendency, not forgetting our consumer society, the system is also a source.

some people just don't care ... they never think about the long-term ramifications of polluting ... and, in this case, the danger ... it is a good thing some people DO care

Be nice to follow them home and up end a dustbin full of rubbish in their living room. Nice joinery detail on the fencing though

Difficult to include/understand the mentality of people, who pollutes, alas that this finds everywhere, beautiful photograph. JJ

Les gens ne respectent rien ... Dommage !... ))
Car la clôture est magnifique .
Belle journée.

Quite beautiful photograph, really well! jj

It is terrible indeed, nice picture by the way!

Juste de quoi boucher les trous...
Bien à toi.

Because their mother is not there to clean up after them? Because they are callous idiots? I'm sure the reasons for some humans acting this way are legion........Pretty pitiful, isn't it? But each one of us that "thinks" can surely make a difference!!!

A nice subject for a picture. I like the textures in the fence.

Yes. It's sad that sometimes people don't seem to comprehend that their actions have consequence. Larry

We humans don't have a great track record. I love the fence.

PS - money or alcohol, or both, seem to be connected to most of our godawful behavior.

great focus and details . Well, there are every kind of people !

just 5*******

makes for a fab picture:))

Your question is very interesting. I think the education is one... Superb shot and detail!

Your question is my question every day walking the streets! Excellent your text ... Thank you very much friend!

Unfortunately they do this also in Holland
Nice photo, well seen

littering is a very bad thing, my husband always gets mad at me for littering, coz i will put a starbucks cup down in the parking lot, but i say 'they have people that will pick it up' and he says that at least i'm making work for them, and i say, 'well isn't that a good thing?' and he throws up his hands lol so i'm a parking lot litterer lol

I absolutely agree with your message. Each of us are responsible of own little big actions.

John Muir has it right. And with this photo, you've raised the gazillion-dollar question. Why do people insist on trashing the world with their junk? Laziness? Immaturity? Maybe both? It is easy enough to put empty bottles and bags on the floor of your pickup or SUV until you get home, then recycle or trash it properly. I walk my dog daily in a local park. It's a pretty, wooded place. But invariably I find plastic water bottles and grocery bags strewn randomly around our route. Since the oil spill I have been much more focused on the amount of petro-chem products that smother our lives in trash - water bottles, plastic grocery bags, bubble packs on items we buy, and on and on. So much of it is needless. I've begun a personal campaign of trying to resist buying plastic things wherever possible. It isn't easy to find green packaging. In the park I've also begun picking up other peoples' throwaway plastic when I can and discarding it at the trash receptacle (there is usually one within 50 steps of the place the trash has been thrown/blown). It's a small thing, but it is one thing I can do to serve.

True . True . True .
I think each little step that we take about this kind of things is very positive ... even a little step . ( Take a photo and talk about it to people )
And also I blieve each little step that they take about this kind of things is very negative ... even a little step .
( throw something bad in nature )
So there is no way ... we should try more and more to save our planet !

Earth gone terribly wrong, the man laughs at everything, polueur and violent! terific !!!

You could blame the drink but it looks like there's malice intended too, either way it's a perfect example of the need to destroy the world we live in that is felt by some. It also reminds me I haven't had a good old rant on my blog for ages! ;)

Yes, WHY? Sometimes I think people (okay not all people) stopped using their brains. And the worst part is, it's not getting better. It seems the "I don't care attitude" is contageous.
A great shot, JJ. I love the dof and colours. Very well spotted and captured.

You're right about doing our bit. We need more people to do theirs.

your statement says it all. Well done on opening eyes.. we all need to do our part

makes you wonder about some of the sick people out there

We have some big changes coming up. Interesting and important capture!

Very well seen and presented

Wonderful compo! But so inconceivable that the bottle grows there. Why?

Great compo

I know How you feel ! I do not understand that! They have no soul. They have blank minds.Nice shot JJ ,minus the bottle.

No matter where you go, an idiot will have been there before you.

I always think, "If everybody did this...!" and then I picture what the place would look like with 10,000 broken bottles like that. If everyone threw out their cigarettes or gum wrappers or pop cans, etc., etc., what a mess it would be. So you are so correct. If WE, one by one, don't do our part, we are just as much to blame!

I know....it is sad, even if the brand is Heineken....take out the bottle and the image is wonderful, the bottle however adds a lot of drama in it.

Good capture! I don't understand it too, perhaps too lazy or no bins around...but still, they should place it in the thrash bin when they find one later...

good shot!

Sigh . . a question that so often comes to my mind . . I'm relieved to see that I'm not the only one who cares.

People do weird things. It shows that humans came from monkeys. :]

Love the shot ! :)

That glass is so dangerous for some kid to come near it. Not only is it careless but not responsible as some child could cut themselves with the way it is now.

Too lazy to find the trash I suppose.