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    Man Fined Over $300 for Littering Because He Spit Out a Leaf That Blew into His Mouth

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    5. g-breh on

      I once had an environmental officer try to ticket me for littering because a small rolling paper flew out of my packet and blew away down the road.

      He was getting aggressive, and I just kept asking him to find proof of my litter. When he turned around and started walking down the street to find it, I just walked off in the other direction.

      Same thing happened with a receipt from my wallet, that I immediately picked up. So I just told the guy to fuck off and harass someone else.

    6. FatFaceFaster on

      Even the semi rational person (the councillor) is out of line “Give people the chance to apologize and pick it up”…. Pick up the… leaf?

    7. _vvitchling_ on

      I was once charged with throwing “hazardous waste on the road way” after I panic threw my cigarette out of my moon roof on a 5 lane interstate hwy in Oklahoma when a car was tailgating me from lane to lane to lane with their brights on. I freaked and quickly tossed my cigarette out of my moon roof a year of messing with the soda can I use as an ashtray. The second I did that…whoop Whoop! Lucky for me, the judge saw it for the bullshit it was and tossed it.

      I will say…I was half freaked and half relieved it was the cops.

      I was glad I wasn’t about to get murdered but know cops, that’s not
      A given; but I was also stressed about the half pound of weed I had under each tittie (I use to buy Im bulk)…and my pistol…which because I was “from Alaska and they knew our gun laws were crazy”
      and because I’m white and have privilege, they didn’t search me or charge me with felony firearm possession since I was so “honest” about pistol and immediately told them about it, which is just what I was taught to do…they just gave me a nice long lecture about getting my permit because of all the weirdos out there and then wrote a bullshit ticket.

      Then asked for my business card so they could come get tattooed and help me pay off this 5k ticket.

      Sure thing you fucks.

    10. coreychch on

      So what’s next? All home owners with trees have to tape all of the leaves on so they don’t fall on the ground?

      This is beyond stupid and should have been dismissed outright. Reducing the fine on appeal still implies he did something wrong.

    11. Adam__B on

      He wasn’t fined for littering the leaf, they thought he was spitting. Not that it’s a whole lot different. In my city I see spit on the sidewalks and it’s gross, but out in rural England who cares, let an old man alone.

    13. Substantial-Cicada-4 on

      The facepalm is op scrolling through the goddam page. In thIs economy?

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