box, or a jar, just don't dump them. That is in fact, quite
"disorderly".
Make your point, but make it nicely.
On Jun 7, 9:39 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> He was not fined for paying in pennies... he was fined for the manner
> in which he paid ie <<<Campbell says the incident upset staff because
> pennies were strewn about
> the counter and floor, and West's action served "no legitimate
> purpose.">>>
>
> I would have done the same as the bank.... told him to roll them and
> bring them back. Of course its legal tender, but its not legal to make
> a mess with them or demand that the staff count them.
>
> On Jun 7, 3:05 pm, Jonathan Ashley <jonathanashle...@lavabit.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > "Disorderly conduct" seems to be the "don't argue with me" catch-all
> > used by the clowns in uniform these days.
>
> > Unfortunately this man will likely take his "punishment" (like many
> > before him) for foolishly believing he could pay his bill with the
> > King's coin.
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > *Man Cited After Paying Bill With 2,500 Pennies*
>
> > (AP) VERNAL, Utah - A Utah man has been cited on a charge of disorderly
> > conduct after paying for a disputed medical bill with 2,500 pennies.
>
> > The Deseret News of Salt Lake City reports Jason West went to Basin
> > Clinic in Vernal on May 27 prepared to dispute an outstanding $25 bill.
>
> > Assistant Vernal Police Chief Keith Campbell says that after asking
> > staff members whether they accepted cash, West dumped 2,500 pennies on
> > the counter and demanded that staff count them.
>
> > Campbell says the incident upset staff because pennies were strewn about
> > the counter and floor, and West's action served "no legitimate purpose."
>
> > Police later issued the 38-year-old West a citation for disorderly
> > conduct. That carries a fine of as much as $140. Or 14,000 pennies.
>
> > *Penny Offense: Man Fined For Paying Fee In Pennies*
> > By Claudine Zap
>
> > No lucky pennies here: Police have charged Jason West, an aggrieved
> > medical patient in Vernal, Utah, with disorderly conduct. His alleged
> > crime? Attempting to pay a disputed medical bill of $25 entirely in pennies.
>
> > The story, reported in the Salt Lake City Deseret News, describes the
> > "penny offense" this way: West, 38, did not believe he owed the medical
> > clinic $25 but came in to pay the fee in person. He first asked the
> > clinic staff if the facility accepted cash payments, and then dumped
> > 2,500 pennies onto the counter and demanded that they be counted.
>
> > But West apparently hadn't counted on the clinic calling the police; the
> > arresting officer contended that West's protest served "no legitimate
> > purpose." The charge carries a fine that can go as high as $140--and
> > there's no word as yet on what currency West will use to pay it.
>
> > West isn't alone in the ranks of penny protesters. A wise guy in
> > Frederick, Maryland, showed up at the county clerk's office last summer
> > with bags of cash to pay off his tax bill with $966.86 in change.
>
> > And a New Jersey school district a few years back punished 29 students
> > who paid for their $2 school lunches in pennies--possibly as a
> > prank--with two-day detentions. After parents protested, the students
> > were pardoned. The school explained that the use of the small change
> > slowed down the lunch line.
> > --
>
> > Freedom is always illegal!
>
> > When we ask for freedom, we have already failed. It is only when we
> > declare freedom for ourselves and refuse to accept any less, that we
> > have any possibility of being free.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
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