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17-02-2004, 06:28 PM

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from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:

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| *A WHEELY BIN* ?
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| And the magistrates swallowed this?
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| Have I slipped into a parallel universe or something?

Well, yes, the world flipped its lid some time ago :-)

That was the defence bullshitting, and I doubt that the magistrates
bought it for a second.

But the other point made by the defence is a good one. Dumping
such material onto farmland is the least important form of fly
tipping - certainly less serious than throwing a plastic container
out of a car window. It becomes serious only when done on an
industrial scale.

The ideal penalty for that offender would have assigned him to
collecting non-degradable rubbish from that farm and others, say
10 wheelie-bins full.

I concur. I would have saved him the fine and accepted the contents on
my compost heap if they were as advertised.

But I do agree that the presence of the wheelie bin pointed to intent,
which is a much more serious matter than impulse.

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