Pensioner ‘fined £250 for spitting’ after leaf blew into his mouth
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/10/pensioner-fined-250-for-spitting-after-leaf-blew-into-his-mouth
Posted by cennep44
Pensioner ‘fined £250 for spitting’ after leaf blew into his mouth
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/10/pensioner-fined-250-for-spitting-after-leaf-blew-into-his-mouth
Posted by cennep44
8 Comments
They always seem to go for the easy targets, apparently just walking away if they try anything is an acceptable tactic.
Some people have no common sense or decency. Whoever issued the fine should be forced to do some training. Idiots.
These ‘patrols’ are money making rackets that only go after easy targets.
Let’s see then ‘fine’ a load of scaffs chucking their crisp packets out the window.
That’s what happens when you forget to renew your spitting permit.
I don’t doubt that “litter enforcement officer” attracts someone of a certain mindset and they probably get abused all day long reinforcing that mindset, traffic warden style.
This sort of article does always take the person fined word as gospel though
Rarely gas thr word “jobsworth” been more appropriate
I wonder if the enforcement officer would give a different story, we are only getting one side of the story outside of generic corporate response from the council…
But it’s come to something when the Guardian is trawling Facebook for stories.
since when has it been a crime to spit?? If this was in public and not on private property it should be a non-issue leaf or not.