D.C. Police To Launch Anti-Littering Campaign
In a retro zero-tolerance move, the D.C. Police announced today that it will start ticketing litter bugs. The move follows the D.C. Council passing an anti-littering law last year. Don't worry, you probably can go ahead and throw your McDonald's wrappers out of your car window. There's a month-long grace period. And do you really see D.C. cops ticketing for this?
The police write in its release:
"Starting April 10, 2009 (today), the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) will begin a 30-day warning period to alert motorists of the littering violation and associated fines. Following the warning period, police will begin issuing actual Notices of Infraction (NOIs) to motorists caught littering from their vehicles. The fine for a traffic littering violation is $100 per violation.
"Litter poses health risks, harms water quality and wildlife habitat, and is an offense against communities. Neighborhoods with a lot of litter are at risk of more serious crime and disorder."
4:23 pm
Why wouldn't they ticket for this? It's an easy way to get a free stop on a car.
4:58 pm
What's up with the maple leaf, that is very reminiscent of the leaf on the Canadian flag, on the litter bugs' t-shirt?! They are so clean up there.
5:00 pm
They must have started early. I saw a cop ticketing a guy in Rat Park recently, telling the litterer that "this is the people's park."
9:04 am
Please tell me that this will include cigarette butts thrown out car windows. That practice irks me to no end.
3:01 pm
Oh its about time the pigs littering , get a ticket .
Lots of 5`0 going to have cramps in their hands
writing 100 dollar Pinki slips in Shaw
3:14 pm
Yeah I love how smokers littering with their cigarette butts is never considered littering.
4:26 pm
But aren't some cigarettes biodegradable? Camel Lights have cotton filters!
6:12 pm
Right on - I only toss my roaches out after finishing a doobie, & my non-filter Pall Malls are totally biodegradable - just plants [wood & tobacco].
9:39 am
I see cops throw cigarettes on the sidewalk all the time. And firefighters - esp. the Cleveland Park Firefighters who sit outside smoking all day (great role models!). Let's hope both choose to lead by example in light of this new campaign...
9:03 am
It looks like the logo was stolen from the City of Mississauga, Canada. Their website has the exact same logo. You can go there to download it.