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CLEVELAND A random act of kindness lands a man in trouble with police.
Last Monday, May 14th John Davis was exiting I-90 at the West 117th ramp when he saw a man in a wheelchair. The man was pale, thin and holding a sign that had a religious sentiment and also a request for help.
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John reached into his wallet and grabbed a couple of bucks to give to the man. As he approached the light at the exit, he rolled the money up vertically and stretched his arm out of his window. He says, the man touched the cash and one of the dollars fell to the ground.
The man then bent over and picked it up.
Moments later as John travelled North on West 117th he says a Cleveland police officer pulled him over.
He proceeds to tell me hes pulling me over for littering, said John.
http://fox8.com/2012/05/22/man-ticketed-for-dropping-money-on-the-ground/?hpt=ju_bn5
rfranklin
(13,200 posts)That's all.
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Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Justify money as litter? Money is not trash, and isn't it "illegal" to intentionally damage it. I hope this man can beat this ticket.
Lucky Luciano
(11,258 posts)The cop should have to pay the guy $300 for the time he has to waste to fight the ticket.
mythology
(9,527 posts)Until individual cops start being fired for overstepping their bounds, the culture of corruption that infects far too many police departments will never change.
romantico
(5,062 posts)I hope in this day of the internet and Facebook,that a nice little crowd shows up to support this guy on his court date along with the media and local news team. I'd like to know the name of the officer and ask the Police Department to condemn this sort of conduct. Meanwhile, it makes you wonder what REAL crimes were going on nearby while this Police Officer was bust showing this guy how tough he is.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)aren't they? I hope this shitbag is publicly embarrassed by every media outlet in his state.
Raine
(30,540 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)Hunh. Oh well. Can't wait for the court date.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)This story does not surprise me in the least.
frylock
(34,825 posts)MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)This is why we can't have nice things in this country.