Comments on: Los Angeles Using Bottled Water To Fight Crime http://newsjunkiepost.com/2009/08/03/los-angeles-using-bottled-water-to-fight-crime/ News, Politics, And Opinion From Around The Globe Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:39:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lderusha http://newsjunkiepost.com/2009/08/03/los-angeles-using-bottled-water-to-fight-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-970 Lderusha Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:49:34 +0000 http://newsjunkiepost.com/?p=4958#comment-970 I appreciate the intentions of these community groups working to defer alcoholism and crime. At the same time however, I think that using bottled water as an attempt to defer violent actions is a short term solution that contributes to another social ill. Not only does bottled water have devastating effects on the environment, but privatization exacerbates issues of water scarcity at a time when we are facing a global water crisis. Check out www.thinkoutsidethebottle.org for more information about the harms of the bottled water industry. I wholeheartedly support efforts to reduce crime, and I don't think that handing out water is a bad idea. What about refillable coolers and reusable bottles? I appreciate the intentions of these community groups working to defer alcoholism and crime. At the same time however, I think that using bottled water as an attempt to defer violent actions is a short term solution that contributes to another social ill. Not only does bottled water have devastating effects on the environment, but privatization exacerbates issues of water scarcity at a time when we are facing a global water crisis. Check out http://www.thinkoutsidethebottle.org for more information about the harms of the bottled water industry.

I wholeheartedly support efforts to reduce crime, and I don’t think that handing out water is a bad idea. What about refillable coolers and reusable bottles?

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