Is your trash your property?

MyNameIsCharlie · October 31, 2015, 12:27:23 PM

I saw a homeless person going through people on my street's recycling bins. She was carefully taking out all of the glass and cans. A guy came out and yelled to get out of his property.

Now the bins were on a public street and she wasn't making a mess.

Was he correct?

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Nexus · October 31, 2015, 12:54:56 PM

Are you my property?

Solonoid · October 31, 2015, 12:56:03 PM

Everything is your property of you're a big enough douche.

Sandtrap · October 31, 2015, 12:58:01 PM

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Re: Is your trash your property?

It is when I scrounge it and make it my own.

The guy giving shit was a bit of a tool though. I doubt the garbage can was his and if it was on the sidewalk then it wasn't even on his property. But I'd consider it rather impolite to go rooting around in somebody's trash can in broad daylight though.

Guy's dumb for giving shit and the scrounger should have upped her game and simply showed up at night instead.

Silo · October 31, 2015, 01:05:19 PM

I'd say the moment you put something to the curb its implied that you no longer want it.

TB · October 31, 2015, 01:07:22 PM

I guess it is but when you but it on the street it should be fair game.

Ingy · October 31, 2015, 01:43:10 PM

He was correct but still a bitch

MyNameIsCharlie · October 31, 2015, 01:49:10 PM

Quote from: Nexus on October 31, 2015, 12:54:56 PM

Are you my property?

Only as long as you can keep me chained to this wall.

Turkey · October 31, 2015, 01:50:33 PM

If the can's on your street it's not your property and anyone can go through it. If it's still in your yard then it is.