Ugh. I got a ticket for littering this morning. Its my 4th ticket since I moved here. I'm starting to feel a little unlucky, except for all of those good things that keep happening to me, too!
Here's what happened. I was smoking on my way to school this morning, and when I was done, I realized that yesterday I cleaned out my car, and had cleaned out the ashtray but forgot to put it back. So I did something I almost never do, and dropped the butt out the window. Next time I glanced at the rearview mirror, there were flashy lights, and I was pulled over. I got a ticket for "littering from vehicle".
I know fully well that littering is a very bad thing to do, especially cigarette butts. However, I'm afraid that the judge (yeah, I got another court date) will hit me with some giant fine - because the law doesn't differentiate between my cig and someone throwing trash bags out the back of their truck while cruising along H3.
Anybody have any advice?
Here's what happened. I was smoking on my way to school this morning, and when I was done, I realized that yesterday I cleaned out my car, and had cleaned out the ashtray but forgot to put it back. So I did something I almost never do, and dropped the butt out the window. Next time I glanced at the rearview mirror, there were flashy lights, and I was pulled over. I got a ticket for "littering from vehicle".
I know fully well that littering is a very bad thing to do, especially cigarette butts. However, I'm afraid that the judge (yeah, I got another court date) will hit me with some giant fine - because the law doesn't differentiate between my cig and someone throwing trash bags out the back of their truck while cruising along H3.
Anybody have any advice?
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