Freakonomists Dubner and Levitt propose a solution

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posted Oct 7 @ 09:33 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link

Freakonomists Dubner and Levitt propose a solution for people who don’t clean up after their dogs in NYC: a mandatory doggie DNA database against which sidewalk dookies are compared and fines mailed out for offenders.