Litter and you're rubbish

[BamaNation]

"A new campaign by the Alabama Department of Transportation highlights both the huge cost of removing roadside trash and the potential penalties for being a litterbug.

The fine for a first conviction for littering is $500, and a second conviction can cost $1,000 plus community service. Lawmakers increased the penalties last year as the cost of removing litter reached $7 million.

The trash highlighted in the 'Trash Costs Cash' public service announcement includes cigarette butts, fast-food trash, plastic bottles and old drink cans."

Alabama trying to reduce $7M cost of litter cleanup

The fine for a first conviction for littering is $500, and a second conviction can cost $1,000 plus community service.

www.al.com

My only question is...

Why the first conviction is not a $1,000 fine and the 2nd conviction 180 days in jail + $25,000 fine? Any idiot that litters deserves to have money & extreme privileges taken away.

 

[Ole Man Dan]

"A new campaign by the Alabama Department of Transportation highlights both the huge cost of removing roadside trash and the potential penalties for being a litterbug.

The fine for a first conviction for littering is $500, and a second conviction can cost $1,000 plus community service. Lawmakers increased the penalties last year as the cost of removing litter reached $7 million.

The trash highlighted in the 'Trash Costs Cash' public service announcement includes cigarette butts, fast-food trash, plastic bottles and old drink cans."

Alabama trying to reduce $7M cost of litter cleanup

The fine for a first conviction for littering is $500, and a second conviction can cost $1,000 plus community service.

www.al.com

My only question is...

Why the first conviction is not a $1,000 fine and the 2nd conviction 180 days in jail + $25,000 fine? Any idiot that litters deserves to have money & extreme privileges taken away.

True story.
When I was in college in the 60s I was a litter bug. An Alabaster Police Sergeant stopped me for throwing a drink cup out of my car window.
I had no money. That kind Sgt. gave me a choice of a ticket, or pick up all the trash on that side of highway 31 to the next light. That light was in Pelham. I picked up the trash.
Long story short. I have never littered since that day. That is what I put in my old Walmart bags.
Looking back I wish I had got the name of that old Alabaster Police Sergeant. He did me a favor, and taught me a life lesson.

 

[BamaNation]

True story.
When I was in college in the 60s I was a litter bug. An Alabaster Police Sergeant stopped me for throwing a drink cup out of my car window.
I had no money. That kind Sgt. gave me a choice of a ticket, or pick up all the trash on that side of highway 31 to the next light. That light was in Pelham. I picked up the trash.
Long story short. I have never littered since that day. That is what I put in my old Walmart bags.
Looking back I wish I had got the name of that old Alabaster Police Sergeant. He did me a favor, and taught me a life lesson.

I'm totally OK with that kind of immediate justice, too