Hello,

Just need some advice for a ticket I got for littering from parked
car. Here's my case, my toddler in his car-seat spilled some
crushed-ice drink. He started crying so I stopped on the side road
parking spot. It was completly dark and unlighted street. I cleaned
up the ice with a tissue and through it on the side. All this while
there was a cop in his car silently observing but not visible to me as
it was too dark.

My baby was still crying and I started to drive again. Just than he
switched on his head light and before I knew it he started his siren
and Stopped me.

I explain to him but he just gave me a ticket anyway for littering of
$200.
.. I intend to contest. Can I win this one myself or should I hire a
lawyer ? Any advice would be appreaciated.

"badat Q" <qbadat@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:634cc27e.0307140917.5d67bb92@posting.google.c om... Hello, Just need some advice for a ticket I got for littering from parked car. Here's my case, my toddler in his car-seat spilled some crushed-ice drink. He started crying so I stopped on the side road parking spot. It was completly dark and unlighted street. I cleaned up the ice with a tissue and through it on the side. All this while there was a cop in his car silently observing but not visible to me as it was too dark. My baby was still crying and I started to drive again. Just than he switched on his head light and before I knew it he started his siren and Stopped me. I explain to him but he just gave me a ticket anyway for littering of $200. . I intend to contest. Can I win this one myself or should I hire a lawyer ? Any advice would be appreaciated.

Of course he gave it to you anyway. You left your stuff on the side of the
road. I doubt that you'd win it by yourself or with a lawyer. Next time
you need to pick up your trash and take it with you after you finish
cleaning up.

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jaybird

I am not the cause of your problems. I am the result of your actions...
Your life is not my fault.

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Are you trying to say that the law regarding littering does not apply if
your child spills something in your car? What has constituted "emergency"?
"badat Q" <qbadat@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:634cc27e.0307140917.5d67bb92@posting.google.c om... Hello, Just need some advice for a ticket I got for littering from parked car. Here's my case, my toddler in his car-seat spilled some crushed-ice drink. He started crying so I stopped on the side road parking spot. It was completly dark and unlighted street. I cleaned up the ice with a tissue and through it on the side. All this while there was a cop in his car silently observing but not visible to me as it was too dark. My baby was still crying and I started to drive again. Just than he switched on his head light and before I knew it he started his siren and Stopped me. I explain to him but he just gave me a ticket anyway for littering of $200. . I intend to contest. Can I win this one myself or should I hire a lawyer ? Any advice would be appreaciated.

badat Q wrote: Hello, Just need some advice for a ticket I got for littering from parked car. Here's my case, my toddler in his car-seat spilled some crushed-ice drink. He started crying so I stopped on the side road parking spot. It was completly dark and unlighted street. I cleaned up the ice with a tissue and through it on the side. All this while there was a cop in his car silently observing but not visible to me as it was too dark. My baby was still crying and I started to drive again. Just than he switched on his head light and before I knew it he started his siren and Stopped me. I explain to him but he just gave me a ticket anyway for littering of $200. . I intend to contest. Can I win this one myself or should I hire a lawyer ? Any advice would be appreaciated.

You should have started moving the car before you threw something out
the window. Or put the litter on the top of your car and slowly
accelerate away, making it look like it didn't come from your car.

On what grounds are you going to contest? Because he was "silently
observing"? Because he was "not visible" to you? Because he switched on the
overheads and siren? Does the law allow you to litter if it is night and
you are in a "completly dark and unlited area"?

"badat Q" <qbadat@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:634cc27e.0307140917.5d67bb92@posting.google.c om... Hello, Just need some advice for a ticket I got for littering from parked car. Here's my case, my toddler in his car-seat spilled some crushed-ice drink. He started crying so I stopped on the side road parking spot. It was completly dark and unlighted street. I cleaned up the ice with a tissue and through it on the side. All this while there was a cop in his car silently observing but not visible to me as it was too dark. My baby was still crying and I started to drive again. Just than he switched on his head light and before I knew it he started his siren and Stopped me. I explain to him but he just gave me a ticket anyway for littering of $200. . I intend to contest. Can I win this one myself or should I hire a lawyer ? Any advice would be appreaciated.

I was wondering the same thing. If they win the case, they should right a
book on how to beat any criminal charge. I can hear defendants now
........... "There is no way the officer saw me speeding, Your Honor. It
was dark and I didn't have my lights on."

"Ruger" <ruger@cox-internet.com> wrote in message
news:vh6jt7qatcake1@corp.supernews.com... On what grounds are you going to contest? Because he was "silently observing"? Because he was "not visible" to you? Because he switched on
the overheads and siren? Does the law allow you to litter if it is night and you are in a "completly dark and unlited area"? "badat Q" <qbadat@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:634cc27e.0307140917.5d67bb92@posting.google.c om... Hello, Just need some advice for a ticket I got for littering from parked car. Here's my case, my toddler in his car-seat spilled some crushed-ice drink. He started crying so I stopped on the side road parking spot. It was completly dark and unlighted street. I cleaned up the ice with a tissue and through it on the side. All this while there was a cop in his car silently observing but not visible to me as it was too dark. My baby was still crying and I started to drive again. Just than he switched on his head light and before I knew it he started his siren and Stopped me. I explain to him but he just gave me a ticket anyway for littering of $200. . I intend to contest. Can I win this one myself or should I hire a lawyer ? Any advice would be appreaciated.

Nathan Nagel wrote: I would argue that ice hardly counts as "littering." I mean, seriously, if the cop had come by 10 minutes later there would have been no evidence except for a little puddle of water, which could just as easily have dripped from her air conditioner. Were it the contents of an ashtray, McDonald's bag, whatever, I could see it, but ICE? Come on... nate

That's what I got from his post at first. But I *think* he said he
picked up the ice with a napkin and threw "it" out into the street -
meaning the napkin as well.

jaybird wrote: "Nathan Nagel" <njnagel@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:3F135683.6540EB81@earthlink.net...I would argue that ice hardly counts as "littering." I mean, seriously,if the cop had come by 10 minutes later there would have been noevidence except for a little puddle of water, which could just as easilyhave dripped from her air conditioner. Were it the contents of anashtray, McDonald's bag, whatever, I could see it, but ICE? Come on... "I cleaned up the ice with a tissue and through it on the side." That's littering, any way you look at it.


If he threw the tissue as well. Could the OP clarify here?

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:26:12 GMT, Toastmaster <woohah@noemailme.com>
wrote:

If he threw the tissue as well. Could the OP clarify here?


For some reason I don't think we'll be hearing from the OP again.

Claude wrote: On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:26:12 GMT, Toastmaster <woohah@noemailme.com> wrote:If he threw the tissue as well. Could the OP clarify here? For some reason I don't think we'll be hearing from the OP again.


I know NJ is pretty backwards but I didn't realize the punishment for
littering was that severe...

Then "Don't Mess with Texas" here it can be a lot more than $200.

"Toastmaster" <woohah@noemailme.com> wrote in message
news:3F14AC64.4080407@noemailme.com... Claude wrote: On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:26:12 GMT, Toastmaster <woohah@noemailme.com> wrote:If he threw the tissue as well. Could the OP clarify here? For some reason I don't think we'll be hearing from the OP again. I know NJ is pretty backwards but I didn't realize the punishment for littering was that severe...

In article <634cc27e.0307140917.5d67bb92@posting.google.com>,
qbadat@hotmail.com says...Hello,Just need some advice for a ticket I got for littering from parkedcar. Here's my case, my toddler in his car-seat spilled somecrushed-ice drink. He started crying so I stopped on the side roadparking spot. It was completly dark and unlighted street. I cleanedup the ice with a tissue and through it on the side. All this whilethere was a cop in his car silently observing but not visible to me asit was too dark.My baby was still crying and I started to drive again. Just than heswitched on his head light and before I knew it he started his sirenand Stopped me.I explain to him but he just gave me a ticket anyway for littering of$200.. I intend to contest. Can I win this one myself or should I hire alawyer ? Any advice would be appreaciated.

If you threw the tissue on the side of the road, you deserve the ticket.
If you only threw the crushed ice drink out, then you don't seserve the ticket.
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In article <3F14AC64.4080407@noemailme.com>, woohah@noemailme.com says...
I know NJ is pretty backwards but I didn't realize the punishment forlittering was that severe...

What is backwards about having a law against littering? If the OP tossed
garbage, the tissue, on the road, they deserved the ticket.
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Alex Rodriguez wrote: In article <3F14AC64.4080407@noemailme.com>, woohah@noemailme.com says...I know NJ is pretty backwards but I didn't realize the punishment forlittering was that severe... What is backwards about having a law against littering? If the OP tossed garbage, the tissue, on the road, they deserved the ticket. ----------------- Alex __O _-\<,_ (_)/ (_)


It was a sarcastic diddy based off of Claude's comment that we won't be
hearing from the original poster again. Get back to me when you figure
it out.