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Posted: 3/28/2009 8:44:02 AM EDT
$206 Ticket Paid With Urine-Soaked Coins
Man Didn't Break Postal Laws With Package UPDATED: 10:41 am EDT March 26, 2009 PORTLAND, Ore. –– A Washington man tried to pay a more than $200 traffic ticket by sending a plastic bag filled with coins and urine to a county billing office, deputies said. "That's something I can't wrap my mind around," said Sgt. Phil Anderchuk, of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. "The thought process of acting consciously –– consummating the act of urinating in a box full of coins that someone is going to receive." The man didn't break any postal laws by mailing the combination of urine and change to the Multnomah County court, reported television station KPTV in Portland. Postal officials said it is legal to mail urine or other bodily fluids as long as they are packaged properly in a way that doesn't leak or smell. County employees said the package was wrapped tightly until it reached the courthouse mailroom and didn't smell until it was opened. Because of a policy of only accepting up to $20 in change, court workers returned his money –– postage due. "It would be better if the gentlemen had done something that defused the situation and maybe mitigated it, rather than adding fuel to the fire," said Jason Posner, who was visiting the courthouse Wednesday. The county doesn't intend to pursue the matter, as long as the man pays the $271 in charges that now include late fees. |
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I couldn't get beyond the opening. So, how do you "soak" coins in urine? |
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Yah, would have been awesome if he did it with coins.... but Urine? Fuck guy should be arrested. Fuck who knows what kinda shit that guys is into.
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Wow. What a dumbass. Fuck that, fuck the people who's sole purpose is shaking down the taxpayers for the reasons of "generating revenue". "Just pay the fine and go away peasant...." |
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I couldn't get beyond the opening. So, how do you "soak" coins in urine? ya, maybe bills, but I dont think the coins are gona get "soaked" |
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I'm all against "revenue collection agents" too, but paying in piss covered coins is beyond stupid.
He should have paid it in pennies. |
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$206 Ticket Paid With Urine-Soaked Coins Man Didn't Break Postal Laws With Package <> Because of a policy of only accepting up to $20 in change, court workers returned his money –– postage due. <> The county doesn't intend to pursue the matter, as long as the man pays the $271 in charges that now include late fees. I guess he'll send in urine- soaked 20 dollar payments from here out. |
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$206 Ticket Paid With Urine-Soaked Coins Man Didn't Break Postal Laws With Package UPDATED: 10:41 am EDT March 26, 2009 PORTLAND, Ore. –– A Washington man tried to pay a more than $200 traffic ticket by sending a plastic bag filled with coins and urine to a county billing office, deputies said. "That's something I can't wrap my mind around," said Sgt. Phil Anderchuk, of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. "The thought process of acting consciously –– consummating the act of urinating in a box full of coins that someone is going to receive." The man didn't break any postal laws by mailing the combination of urine and change to the Multnomah County court, reported television station KPTV in Portland. Postal officials said it is legal to mail urine or other bodily fluids as long as they are packaged properly in a way that doesn't leak or smell. County employees said the package was wrapped tightly until it reached the courthouse mailroom and didn't smell until it was opened. Because of a policy of only accepting up to $20 in change, court workers returned his money –– postage due. "It would be better if the gentlemen had done something that defused the situation and maybe mitigated it, rather than adding fuel to the fire," said Jason Posner, who was visiting the courthouse Wednesday. The county doesn't intend to pursue the matter, as long as the man pays the $271 in charges that now include late fees. Good to know. |
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I'm all against "revenue collection agents" too, but paying in piss covered coins is beyond stupid. He should have paid it in pennies. Ass pennies. |
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How can the government refuse to accept government issued money? This is in reference to them only accepting $20 in change and has nothing to do with the urine side of it.
Now businesses can refuse your sale if you pay with all change but if the government demands payment how can they refuse government issued money? That would be an interesting court case to see play out. |
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I got a parking ticket for "other" in Ann Arbor. Basically it was a "you didn't do anything wrong, but pay up anyhow".
Now they have me unwilling to park in the downtown area where feral meter maids roam unchecked. I hope the businesses downtown appreciate the city's efforts. |
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Quoted: I got a parking ticket for "other" in Ann Arbor. Basically it was a "you didn't do anything wrong, but pay up anyhow". Now they have me unwilling to park in the downtown area where feral meter maids roam unchecked. I hope the businesses downtown appreciate the city's efforts. You should've paid it with "other". |
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He might have got away with rolling them up and soaking the rolls in piss, but to send a BAG OF PISS is sick.
a plastic bag filled with coins and urine
Rob |
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"That's something I can't wrap my mind around," said Sgt. Phil Anderchuk, of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. "The thought process of acting consciously –– consummating the act of urinating in a box full of coins that someone is going to receive." Good grief, get a grip on yourself. Is that the worst human behavior he's come across? The man should be charged with a crime for doing it. I can't imagine there wasn't some law he broke. |
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I think sending a bag full of piss and money is less morally reprehensible than these revenue-generating shakedowns.
People are getting really tired of dealing with the small tyrannies of day to day life. |
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"That's something I can't wrap my mind around," said Sgt. Phil Anderchuk, of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. "The thought process of acting consciously –– consummating the act of urinating in a box full of coins that someone is going to receive." Good grief, get a grip on yourself. Is that the worst human behavior he's come across? The man should be charged with a crime for doing it. I can't imagine there wasn't some law he broke. Urine is more or less sterile. Regular money probably has at least as many germs/bacteria on it. The only thing this guy is guilty of is failing to follow the rest of the herd. |
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Sounds like he needs Baker Act intervention. Of course he's going to be a hero to all the other dysfunctional types.
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Good for him, he should take them to court on the extra fees too, that's bullshit, they had the money they were extorting in their grubby little hands and they sent it back, now they want to charge him an additional fee? That's outrageous, it's really time to start tarring and feathering all bureaucrats that make their living extorting their fellow citizens for a measly pittance of a paycheck to be doled out by the gov't every couple of weeks.
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Rule #1 - Don't invite the Man into your life. Apparently all he did was park on a public street. I guess he should have been a hermit. |
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How can the government refuse to accept government issued money? This is in reference to them only accepting $20 in change and has nothing to do with the urine side of it. Because we elect idots that give the stupid government the right to make decisions like that. We also elect idiots that give authority to the police to set up speed traps just to enhance revenue and give a parking ticket if you are 2 minutes over the parking meter. |
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He should send the new fine back in cash, except for $20 in pennies.
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Wow. What a dumbass. Fuck that, fuck the people who's sole purpose is shaking down the taxpayers for the reasons of "generating revenue". "Just pay the fine and go away peasant...." I agree here. |
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Pissy coins FTW...
Fuck them..I hope it becomes a nationwide phenomenon ... |
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Perhaps some of you fine folks would like to receive your pay in ziplock bags of piss and pennies.
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Technically, urine is sterile. Not if the asshat has bacteriuria or hematuria. |
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Pecunia non olet
Urine Tax (Latin: vectigal urinae) was a tax levied by the Roman emperor Nero in the 1st century upon the collection of urine. The lower classes of Roman society urinated into pots which were emptied into cesspools. The liquid was then collected from public latrines, where it served as the raw material for a number of chemical processes: it was used in tanning, and also by Roman launderers as a source of ammonia to clean and whiten woollen togas.
The tax was eventually discontinued, but it was re-enacted by Nero's successor Vespasian and applied to all public toilets. The Roman historians Suetonius and Dio Cassius report that when Vespasian's son Titus complained to him about the disgusting nature of the tax, his father held up a gold coin and told him, "Non olet! ("It doesn't stink!"). This phrase is still used today to show that money is all equally filthy (or clean), regardless of its source. Vespasian's name still attaches to public urinals in France (vespasiennes), Italy (vespasiani), and Romania (vespasiene). |
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I'm all against "revenue collection agents" too, but paying in piss covered coins is beyond stupid. He should have paid it in pennies. Ass pennies. That was the FIRST thing I thought of! |
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"That's something I can't wrap my mind around," said Sgt. Phil Anderchuk, of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. "The thought process of acting consciously –– consummating the act of urinating in a box full of coins that someone is going to receive." Well, Sgt., go back to school and have the college parking officials issue you three $100 tickets in a single day because of a computer error, and then have the person you go to in order to resolve the problem assert that you have to pay the tickets. Suddenly peeing on the money used to pay the fine won't seem like such a stretch. |
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$206 Ticket Paid With Urine-Soaked Coins Man Didn't Break Postal Laws With Package UPDATED: 10:41 am EDT March 26, 2009 PORTLAND, Ore. –– A Washington man tried to pay a more than $200 traffic ticket by sending a plastic bag filled with coins and urine to a county billing office, deputies said. "That's something I can't wrap my mind around," said Sgt. Phil Anderchuk, of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. "The thought process of acting consciously –– consummating the act of urinating in a box full of coins that someone is going to receive." The man didn't break any postal laws by mailing the combination of urine and change to the Multnomah County court, reported television station KPTV in Portland. Postal officials said it is legal to mail urine or other bodily fluids as long as they are packaged properly in a way that doesn't leak or smell. County employees said the package was wrapped tightly until it reached the courthouse mailroom and didn't smell until it was opened. Because of a policy of only accepting up to $20 in change, court workers returned his money –– postage due. "It would be better if the gentlemen had done something that defused the situation and maybe mitigated it, rather than adding fuel to the fire," said Jason Posner, who was visiting the courthouse Wednesday. The county doesn't intend to pursue the matter, as long as the man pays the $271 in charges that now include late fees. Good to know. I mail urine every month to the Navy drug test center. |
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I'm all against "revenue collection agents" too, but paying in piss covered coins is beyond stupid. He should have paid it in pennies. Ass pennies. That was the FIRST thing I thought of! Everyone needs to have a collection |
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can only push people so far If only the government had to prove the violation occurred........................... |
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Perhaps some of you fine folks would like to receive your pay in ziplock bags of piss and pennies. I am not the one who is strong arming society for every fucking dime...Mother fuckers want "Change"...well here you go! |
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... "It would be better if the gentlemen had done something that defused the situation and maybe mitigated it, rather than adding fuel to the fire,"... An aside: I hate bureaucratic office-fucks that use "mitigate" like it's a magic word. |
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Direct deposit FTW!
Perhaps some of you fine folks would like to receive your pay in ziplock bags of piss and pennies. |
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He should get another ticket or jail time for pulling that little stunt.
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Quoted: He should get another ticket or jail time for pulling that little stunt. For breaking what law exactly? |
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Why doesn't the situation fall under assault with bodily fluids? Would he have had to actually toss an open urine baggy?
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