UK - A council has been accused of wasting hundreds of pounds of taxpayers’ money by prosecuting a smoker who threw a cigarette butt in a street gutter. John Meakin was ordered by magistrates to pay a £75 littering fine, plus an additional £15, after he had initially refused to cough up the cash when a warden handed him a ticket last year. But the local authority failed in its bid to force the 55-year-old university technician to pay its £580 court costs.
Yet the council defended its policy, saying fining litter-droppers and enforcing those tickets discourages others from throwing away rubbish in the streets. More... Nutty News - Cigarettes America Front Page News
Yet the council defended its policy, saying fining litter-droppers and enforcing those tickets discourages others from throwing away rubbish in the streets. More... Nutty News - Cigarettes America Front Page News
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