Missouri Woman Faces Jail for Recycling Tires Into Flower Planters… or not
Sugar Creek, however, claimed the number of tires she was storing could attract mosquitos and lower property values.
“We’d asked her to put them somewhere else because there were quite a number of them,” Sugar Creek Chief Herb Soule insisted.”We try to keep people from accumulating tires because they retain water and they attract mosquitos. They detract from property values in the neighborhood too.”
Shelton was issued a citation, but she said she was refusing to pay the fine based on principle.
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I don’t much care for “outrage” so I’ve not patience at all for fake outrage. More often, lately, I’m bothered by articles on my standard news and blog sites which are misrepresentations or outright falsehoods created to encourage fake outrage.
Take the linked article from Raw Story… the headline leads you to believe that a woman is could be sent to jail for recycling. Read the text of the article and you’ll find she received a citation (ticket) for storing a whole bunch of tires on her property in a residential neighborhood. Not for recycling, not for flowers but for creating a mosquito farm in her back yard.
The only mention of jail is text stating the woman is “is prepared to go to jail” over this issue. No mention of jail is attributed to the authorities but the article does make specific mention of this…
Shelton was issued a citation, but she said she was refusing to pay the fine based on principle.
“I don’t want my kids to see me back down and not follow my heart,” she said.
So basically she could go to jail for not paying a fine that she refuses to pay? Based on her principals?? Then she invokes her children? Are you kidding me? Apparently “following your heart” means you can ignore the law and refuse a correction because you think the ends justify the means.
I’m really, really sick of this fake bullshit. There are real issues we should be addressing and the constant quest for content does not justify this bullshit.
Please stop making shit up. Thank you.