• explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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    8 days ago

    At least here in Los Angeles, many of the parks are unsafe for children. I found a knife in the playground last year.

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      8 days ago

      Go help clean them up, then.

      Done that plenty, it makes a huge difference and as people notice they come and help out too.

      Ya know how many toilets I’ve helped dragged out of local streams and creeks? Way too fucking many.

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          8 days ago

          Nobody is. Kinda heartbreaking.

          What we usually do is find an empty milk jug or soda bottle to collect them in, and we have a method where rake and spread out garbage out before we pick it up in order to spot any sharps and avoid injuries.

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        If your kids are playground aged, you probably don’t have a ton of free time/babysitter money to be doing that. You could bring the kids, but I’d rather not have my small children handling used needles and condoms (just a few of the delights I’ve found on my local playground)…

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          8 days ago

          I can think of a million completely valid reasons that may prevent someone from helping improve their community.

          But still something that we need to find the time to help improve our community and that time needs to come from our jobs, not our family, so steal as much time from your employer as you can.

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      8 days ago

      After I sent that I was worried that would be the answer. I am so sorry your kids can’t just go to a park.