A tough year, yes, but why would that make us more willing to step in barely-buried dogshoot in the sand? And why do visitors that trash Athens compel us to be more tolerant of the same boorish behavior?
You're the one who initially asked whether we still have the same rules. The answer is 'yes'. Please try to relax a little before you get here.
I clean up here and there. I wanted an answer to the question not a bunch of whining.