Are Quavers any good?

[Will]

Toddler fined £89 for dropping two crisps

Last updated at 09:15am on 17th May 2007 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/i/commentIconSm.gif Comments (31) (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=455443&in_page_id=1770#StartComments)
A woman was handed an £80 litter fine after her toddler grandchild dropped some crisps on the pavement.

Barbara Jubb had picked up the packet of Quavers when it fell from the hand of 20-month- old Emily.

But she failed to pick up two stray crisps that spilled from the bag.
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Within seconds two council litter wardens swooped and issued her with an £80 fine.

"This is diabolical," said Mrs Jubb, 57. "£80 is a lot of money, especially if it's just because a baby dropped two Quavers.

"I saw these two women coming toward me with clipboards. One of them produced a card and said, 'We are from the council and I'm going to fine you for littering'.

"I said, 'What litter - it's just two Quavers, it was my granddaughter, she dropped them'."

"People were standing around listening-they were just laughing, they couldn't believe it was happening."

The incident happened when Mrs Jubb was waiting for a bus with her daughter Selena, Emily's mother.

They were on their way back to their home in Crawley, West Sussex, after a hospital visit in which Selena was diagnosed with a heart condition.

Mrs Jubb added: "It was only when I got on the bus that I read the notice and realised they had fined me £80."

Selena, 29, said: 'At first we didn't realise we had been fined. These two wardens had come up to us and given us a notice.

"When I read it on the bus I realised my mum had been given an £80 fine. Luckily Emily didn't have a clue what was going on. I think they are targeting vulnerable people."

A spokesman for Crawley Council said: "People leaving their rubbish behind - or dropping litter anywhere other than a bin - is totally unacceptable.

"It annoys responsible residents who help us to keep the town clean and tidy and the council will not tolerate unsociable behaviour."

The council did however allow Mrs Jubb's appeal against the fine, saying the penalty would be waived because of the 'exceptional circumstances'.

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[Grog]

revolt imo

[Monroe]

who the fuck feeds a baby junk food. thats like express lane to getting fat

[Will]

who the fuck feeds a baby junk food. thats like express lane to getting fat

I agree, they should have fined the parents for that and not for the poor 20 month old dropping a biodegradable substance on the ground. Go U.K.!

[Monroe]

I agree, they should have fined the parents for that and not for the poor 20 month old dropping a biodegradable substance on the ground. Go U.K.!

Personally I dont see what all the crying is about. Parents or grandparents are responsible for what their little kids do. It could've been handeled better, such as officers could have first told the grandma to pick up the chips, before writing the fine, but they already said that if she appeals they will waive the fine so its all good imo.
As an analogy, if your dog shits on a sidewalk, do you clean that shit up, or do you just keep walking because, hey, it was the dog that shit, not you. Same thing with kid, clean it up. Im not perfect ether, I drop shit on the ground all the time, but if or when I get caught and fined I owuldnt cry about it, because I would prolly be guilty.

[BLACK]

9pdyyvraTSQ

[Grog]

lol wtf is the little thing, a dog or a rabbit?

[Perant]

only in america

oh, wait

[BLACK]

It's like a small ass dog I think.

[Will]

Personally I dont see what all the crying is about. Parents or grandparents are responsible for what their little kids do. It could've been handeled better, such as officers could have first told the grandma to pick up the chips, before writing the fine, but they already said that if she appeals they will waive the fine so its all good imo.
As an analogy, if your dog shits on a sidewalk, do you clean that shit up, or do you just keep walking because, hey, it was the dog that shit, not you. Same thing with kid, clean it up. Im not perfect ether, I drop shit on the ground all the time, but if or when I get caught and fined I owuldnt cry about it, because I would prolly be guilty.

Dude, if you can't see the absurdity of having public officials standing there to write fines for the egregious offense of dropping crackers on the ground then Stevie Wonder has got nothing on you.

[Will]

9pdyyvraTSQ


Just goes to show, it isn't the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

[Monroe]

Dude, if you can't see the absurdity of having public officials standing there to write fines for the egregious offense of dropping crackers on the ground then Stevie Wonder has got nothing on you.

I dont think they were standing there specifically to write loitering ciatations, they just happened upon that place at a bad time for her.

[BLACK]

Just goes to show, it isn't the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.


It also goes to show that the husky has nothing to prove because it could eat the other dog in one bite. The other dog has to compensate for size with aggression.














Huskies are uber carebear anyway.

[WiGgLr]

mmmm quavers

I was a cheezy quaver raver back in the oldschool rave days :D