Hilda Brucker went down to the municipal court in October 2016 after receiving a phone call. She hadn’t received a formal summons or known of any wrongdoing; instead, she thought she needed to clear a ticket.
But when she arrived at the Doraville, Georgia, courthouse, Brucker said she was placed before a judge and prosecutor who accused her of violating city code -- because of cracks in her driveway.
She was fined $100 and sentenced to six months criminal probation, even though this was the first time she was made aware her driveway was considered a problem.
Eventually the charges were dropped, but Brucker said Doraville “went too far” in going after her for the driveway’s appearance.
Brucker isn’t the only Doraville citizen to fall “victim” to its fees. Jeff Thornton, a neighbor, was fined $1,000 and threatened with an arrest warrant because he had a “disorganized” pile of wood in his backyard, according to IJ. Thornton told the nonprofit that he used the wood for cooking or building birdhouses.
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6 comments:
Sounds like something jakey would do.
These wanna-be Nazi's have never read the Constitution or understand that it LIMITED the power of government.
The ONLY way, the ONLY option, is revolution.
They WILL NOT STOP until someone stops their breathing.
$1000 fine for "disorganized wood" in your BACKYARD!?? What Nazi thought THAT was not "unusual punishment"? Or realistic?
If you have guns, buy LOTS more ammo. I didn't realize the full extent of the problem.
A JUDGE let that proceed through court??? Hang him, too.
They are no longer SERVING "we, the people". Instead, they do their best to imprison, bankrupt, ruin, attack, humiliate, rob (yes ROB), and kill us. They truly have forgotten what they are there for....
YOU keep re-electing them.
Unreal.
No better than the losers whose job it is to ride around all day and write citations for grass in your sidewalk cracks. Get a real job.
We get the same type of stuff here on the East side. Someone working in the bury has bug up there butt about the E side and we get warnings ALL THE TIME over the most ridiculous stuff.
Got a blade of grass in your side walk crack? Cited
Got a smidgen of green on the side of your house? Cited
Got a fleckle of paint missing? Cited
Grass got a fraction to high? Cited
Now prisoners ! Keep your cells clean and tidy !
They need to have their city officials investigated to see if that money is going into someones pocket. Silly things like that are most likely not even on the books.
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