Defending the Litterer

Tags: Philosophy and Methodology, Legal System

07/14/2010 Walter Block

There is one small, seemingly insignificant detail that destroys the case against litter and the litterer. Litter can only take place in the public domain — never in the private domain, writes Walter Block.

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