Why I won’t walk the way of a pavement vigilante | Letters
Dr Tiziana Morosetti and Richard Dargavel respond to an article on walking etiquetteI’d like to express my concern at your article on the “pavement vigilante” Cameron Roh, and at the...
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
Dr Tiziana Morosetti and Richard Dargavel respond to an article on walking etiquette I’d like to express my concern at your article on the “pavement vigilante” Cameron Roh, and at the nonchalance with which this is presented ( The ‘pavement vigilante’: why Cameron Roh is naming and shaming bad walking etiquette, 5 November ). As an Italian, vigilantism is for me always a road to fascism, but as an academic, I’m also struck by the contradictions that your article did not pick up on. So the road is for everyone, as we all have a right to walking, but if I want a stroll I should “go to a park”? How about areas that don’t have a park? The issue is that we live in a disconnected world, but two people having a conversation as they walk, or a group having a chat must be shamed? I’m sure Roh pays attention to elderly people and children, but how about hidden disabilities? Continue reading...