This seems like the most effective solution. Imagine if you knew that if you littered, there is a 100% chance you would get a $10 fine immediately. Almost no one would litter ever again, even though the fine is much smaller than the fine is in most countries.
replyProblem is it just takes a lot of resources to police, more than the fine revenue. But with CCTV and computer vision it's getting increasingly cheap.
> But with CCTV and computer vision it's getting increasingly cheap.
replyThe barrier in the US isn't cost. It's a right to privacy and a culture of distrust of government.
The failings of the broken windows theory[1] would strongly disagree.
reply[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory?wprov=sf...