This is true for agriculture and especially, turf. Lines have been drawn between the public and the users, but what the public often forgets to realize is that the public is the user, in both agricultural and turf settings.
Advocacy groups represent both sides of the issues.
However, certain facts remain. The public is concerned with risk. Risk is quantitative and not a simple yes or no issue. Some people had vehemently protested that a pesticide was being sprayed, since they spotted a spray technician finishing a application that morning. I gathered as many facts as I could and agreed to meet with a newspaper reporter.