Man fined £150 for throwing apple core out of car window in to hedge

SharpshooterTom · 06-10-2012 09:10PM #1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19846121

"Cyril Falls, 53, who is a teacher at Bangor Academy, County Down, said he thought it was OK to throw the apple core because it is biodegradable."

Local council needs reeling in.

Local-womanizer · 06-10-2012 09:12PM

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

So throwing a fag butt on the street is ok

It's not, but yea it's a joke he was fined!

Shzm · 06-10-2012 09:13PM

Stupid decision.

girl2 · 06-10-2012 09:13PM

And here's me thinkin all the time that its good to throw things like that out into nature - to feed the birds etc. I wouldn't be throwing out litter tho.

Witcher · 06-10-2012 09:15PM

If the argument that it's biodegradable held up people could throw waste food out anywhere they cared because it's 'biodegradable'. A line has to be drawn somewhere.

SharpshooterTom · 06-10-2012 09:16PM

Local-womanizer wrote: »

It's not, but yea it's a joke he was fined!

Ok sure I'll take that out.

Cybercubed · 06-10-2012 09:20PM

No one has considered the fact, that had said core bounced, it could have shot up and took someone's eye out or an old lady searching in the hedge for her lost bus pass may have slipped on it and injured herself badly.

Think on.

ted1 · 06-10-2012 09:20PM

The real argument is, was the apple from an indegnious specie of apple tree? If not them there it may pose a problem to the native trees, a crime which is execution under the 1740 act of parliament, which states "one may not f.uck an imported apple core, out of ones window when propelling themselves in a internal combination engine propelled carriage."

Witcher · 06-10-2012 09:22PM

Cybercubed wrote: »

No one has considered the fact, that had said core bounced, it could have shot up and took someone's eye out or an old lady searching in the hedge for her lost bus pass may have slipped on it and injured herself badly.

Think on.

Take a Granny Smith to the noggin and it's good night:pac:

Ellis Dee · 06-10-2012 09:26PM

Clearly not a Star Trek fan or he'd know that a core ejection is something not done lightly.:):):)

gamblitis · 06-10-2012 09:32PM

How'd ya like them apples??

juan.kerr · 06-10-2012 09:35PM

Hopefully that'll learn him. Litter is litter, smart arse excuses don't work.

The Big Red Button · 06-10-2012 09:36PM

juan.kerr wrote: »

Hopefully that'll learn him. Litter is litter, smart arse excuses don't work.

An apple core isn't litter?!

juan.kerr · 06-10-2012 09:38PM

chatterpillar wrote: »

An apple core isn't litter?!

Are you asking me or telling me?

As far as I'm concerned it is litter, same as a banana peel, cigarette butt or chocolate bar wrapper.

JustAddWater · 06-10-2012 09:38PM

Wonder what'd happen if he threw an iPhone out the window

antodeco · 06-10-2012 09:39PM

So basically all apple trees are illegal now?

juan.kerr · 06-10-2012 09:39PM

JustAddWater wrote: »

Wonder what'd happen if he threw an iPhone out the window

Apple would probably sue him.

juan.kerr · 06-10-2012 09:40PM

antodeco wrote: »

So basically all apple trees are illegal now?

Yeah, that's what we are saying.

BrokenArrows · 06-10-2012 09:40PM

It does seem a bit mad but where do you draw the line.

An apple core,
5 apple cores.
a burger and chips from a take away
the trash from a restaurants food.

its all biodegradable!!

sarah. · 06-10-2012 09:41PM

I often throw compostable items out through the car window, only if there's a ditch though and I always make sure there are no cars behind me or obviously no pedestrians around. I see no harm in it?

juan.kerr · 06-10-2012 09:42PM

Is faeces biodegradable? Wouldn't mind be able to throw a few turds out the window at some of the tossers I see while driving.

The Big Red Button · 06-10-2012 09:42PM

juan.kerr wrote: »

Are you asking me or telling me?

As far as I'm concerned it is litter, same as a banana peel, cigarette butt or chocolate bar wrapper.

I'm saying it's not litter.

How is throwing an apple core out of a window all that different than an apple naturally falling naturally from a tree onto the ground?

Similarly, I wouldn't consider a banana peel to be litter, so long as it's not dropped in a public pedestrianised area.

Of course cigarette butts and plastic wrappers are litter.

Maybe I'm missing something with the apple core. But, like he said,

"To me an apple is biodegradable. There are insects and various things in the hedgerows that can benefit from it.
In the countryside, where there are hedges and probably more apples in the hedge than my apple core, I didn't feel that it was anywhere close to litter."

I absolutely agree with this.

ColmH81 · 06-10-2012 09:42PM

Ellis Dee wrote: »

Clearly not a Star Trek fan or he'd know that a core ejection is something not done lightly.:):):)

This is actually the funniest thing I've read tonight...

CarrickMcJoe · 06-10-2012 09:43PM

He was nothing more than a Jobsworth.
Pity the butt didnt land on the road and was run over by the officers car. Evidence obliterated!

zenno · 06-10-2012 09:43PM

Blay wrote: »

If the argument that it's biodegradable held up people could throw waste food out anywhere they cared because it's 'biodegradable'. A line has to be drawn somewhere.

You are missing the most important point with this...Ok, an apple tree is minding it's own business growing in nature naturally and the apple grows to it's full size and weight and nature all alone drops the apple onto the ground, so do you think the apple tree should be prosecuted ?. Nature is nature so it was obviously the dumbest thing i ever heard in my life to fine a person for throwing a part of nature back into nature. Sometimes I think certain people out there are mentally unable to understand the basic functions of life and nature.

juan.kerr · 06-10-2012 09:44PM

chatterpillar wrote: »

I'm saying it's not litter.

How is throwing an apple core out of a window all that different than an apple naturally falling naturally from a tree onto the ground?

Similarly, I wouldn't consider a banana peel to be litter, so long as it's not dropped in a public pedestrianised area.

Of course cigarette butts and plastic wrappers are litter.

Maybe I'm missing something with the apple core. But, like he said,

"To me an apple is biodegradable. There are insects and various things in the hedgerows that can benefit from it.
In the countryside, where there are hedges and probably more apples in the hedge than my apple core, I didn't feel that it was anywhere close to litter."

I absolutely agree with this.

What if he threw it on a footpath or a urban road?

Maudi · 06-10-2012 09:44PM

juan.kerr wrote: »

JustAddWater wrote: »

Wonder what'd happen if he threw an iPhone out the window

Apple would probably sue him.

heh heh..i dont pay to much attention to stupid laws meself..i dont litter..or throw rubbish out of car windows..f..kers tossing fag buts out windows or on paths piss me off..but i do and will continue to throw apple cores banana skins into hedgerows when i see fit..i wouldnt do it in town or urban areas but yes in hedgerows yes its grand..

gamblitis · 06-10-2012 09:44PM

JustAddWater wrote: »

Wonder what'd happen if he threw an iPhone out the window

Get sued by Apple I presume.

MadsL · 06-10-2012 09:45PM

According to US Federal law (trivia quiz question) what two things can legally be thrown from a moving vehicle.

Try not to google folks....

juan.kerr · 06-10-2012 09:46PM

MadsL wrote: »

According to US Federal law (trivia quiz question) what two things can legally be thrown from a moving vehicle.

Try not to google folks....

Raccoons and wombats?

gamblitis · 06-10-2012 09:47PM

MadsL wrote: »

According to US Federal law (trivia quiz question) what two things can legally be thrown from a moving vehicle.

Try not to google folks....

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Man fined £150 for throwing apple core out of car window in to hedge

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