Dear Urban Diplomat: what do I do about that unscooped doo-doo?

Dear Urban Diplomat,
I live kitty-corner to St. James Park. There’s a mobility scooter–bound senior in my building who leaves his dog’s doo-doo unscooped every morning, often on the main park path, which is also my route to work. I don’t enjoy navigating a minefield every day, but what can I do?

—Crappy Commute, St. Lawrence

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Is he unable to scoop, or just lazy? If it’s the latter, ask him politely to clean up after his dog. If it’s the former, you’ll need plastic baggies and a level of altruism that would make Mother Teresa blush. Sacrificial stooping and scooping will be awful, but it will simultaneously clear the path and ­catapult your karma score. If you’re dead set against tending to the fecal matter of a stranger’s canine (which would be understandable), you really only have two choices left: watch your step or take a different route.

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