Sure thing! Just as destructive as the ill-bred kids who detoured off the sidewalk to smash the "gazing ball" I treated myself to at $20. The sidewalk came in handy when a "confused" teenager stole one of the cushions from our back-porch furniture.
Paper cups from local stores ended up on our front lawn...from the sidewalk.
Sidewalks only belong to homeowners when the "powers that be" decide they must be repaved, at the homeowner's expense.
What the h_ell do I care if someone walks in front of my house with a cigarette, a cigar or a pipe? How are they hurting me? Let's have some level of sanity here!
I'm not sure if I'm following you here.
The ban discussed in the article covered the downtown area of Burbank. I've never been there, but I would imagine it's rather crowded. The justification for that ban, if there is any, would be the harm caused to other pedestrians in this crowded area...not homeowners or property owners.