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Re: The public be dammed
Author: Ron
Date: 05-07-2024 - 08:49
Can't win Wrote:
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> Ron Wrote:
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> > This is the answer I expected. Yet if you go to
> the Union Pacific's website it brags
> > about "Championing environmental stewardship and
> strengthening our communities"
> > If the railroad had any concern for local
> communities it would make an effort to
> > keep it's property clean and structures free of
> graffiti at the very least.
>
> And when the railroad does that, they are
> viciously attacked by the same public for
> overzealous policing that is racist in nature and
> goes after poor people who are committing no crime
> except that against a large, well insured
> corporation who can easily pay to replace
> property, or attacked for not keeping neighbors'
> interests in heart when the railroad engages in
> weed abatement but doesn't use the right chemical
> compound the neighbors want...
>
> Can't win, get chewed out no matter what.
I don't agree. The vast majority of people want a clean, crime free community. There will always be a small minority that might object to a lager police presence or the chemicals used in weed spray.Most people don't know and don't care.You can't stop taking care of your property because someone might object.You win by doing the right thing and placating those that object.This post was about removing graffiti in high visibility areas. Those who complain would also demand that the railroad stop running trains altogether . Too loud, too long ,blocking crossings and disrupting their quality of life. If Union Pacific gets chewed for maintaining their property remember "We can handle it"
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> Ron Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > This is the answer I expected. Yet if you go to
> the Union Pacific's website it brags
> > about "Championing environmental stewardship and
> strengthening our communities"
> > If the railroad had any concern for local
> communities it would make an effort to
> > keep it's property clean and structures free of
> graffiti at the very least.
>
> And when the railroad does that, they are
> viciously attacked by the same public for
> overzealous policing that is racist in nature and
> goes after poor people who are committing no crime
> except that against a large, well insured
> corporation who can easily pay to replace
> property, or attacked for not keeping neighbors'
> interests in heart when the railroad engages in
> weed abatement but doesn't use the right chemical
> compound the neighbors want...
>
> Can't win, get chewed out no matter what.
I don't agree. The vast majority of people want a clean, crime free community. There will always be a small minority that might object to a lager police presence or the chemicals used in weed spray.Most people don't know and don't care.You can't stop taking care of your property because someone might object.You win by doing the right thing and placating those that object.This post was about removing graffiti in high visibility areas. Those who complain would also demand that the railroad stop running trains altogether . Too loud, too long ,blocking crossings and disrupting their quality of life. If Union Pacific gets chewed for maintaining their property remember "We can handle it"
