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Garbage Man Sent to Jail for Picking Trash Up too Early
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:25 am
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:25 am
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Sandy Springs sanitation worker said he was taken to jail for picking up trash too early in the morning, a violation of the Georgia city’s ordinance.
Kevin McGill will spend the next 14 weekends in jail because he picked up trash minutes after 5 a.m. one morning—an offense worthy of automatic jail time, according to the city solicitor.
Chief prosecutor Bill Riley said picking up waste too early in the morning has been a recurring problem no matter what approach is taken to limit the issue. He asked the judge to sentence McGill to 30 days in jail.
Riley told WSB-TV he’s exhausted all other options.
“Fines don’t seem to work,” Riley said. “The only thing that seems to stop the activity is actually going to jail.”
Riley says 911 lights up when trash haulers come before 7 a.m.
McGill, who didn’t have an attorney with him when he was sentenced, is serving his time on the weekend. His new attorney wonders why he’s being punished.
“Give him a warning,” attorney Kimberly Bandoh said. “I mean he’s the employee. He’s not the employer. Sentencing him to jail is doing what?”
McGill opted to serve his time on the weekends, spreading the sentence out over more than three months. McGill said he just wants to get back with his wife, two sons and four dogs
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Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:27 am to JOJO Hammer
A friendly reminder that Sandy Springs is the "model neighborhood" that St. George uses for their plans.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:29 am to JOJO Hammer
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“I mean he’s the employee. He’s not the employer. Sentencing him to jail is doing what?”
Agree w/ this. I'm sure this guy didn't make up his own hours. His employer is the one that sent him out early in the morning... his employer should be the one facing punishment if anyone.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:29 am to JOJO Hammer
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Riley says 911 lights up when trash haulers come before 7 a.m.
that ought to warrant some jail time
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:30 am to JOJO Hammer
Well, that city has an ordinance. The law may be stupid and the penalty severe, but if he did knowingly violate the letter of the law (which is clear), then he brought it upon himself. The ordinance exists so that loud garbage trucks aren't waking people up at 5:00am. The system worked.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:30 am to JOJO Hammer
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Riley says 911 lights up when trash haulers come before 7 a.m.
Pathetic
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:31 am to JOJO Hammer
This reminds me of my time in West Laville. If I happened to take a piss right before the garbage truck showed up at dawn, I was screwed, because that damn backup alert buzzer on the truck, coupled with it seemingly taking 30 minutes for the truck to get in position, was pretty much the worst thing ever.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:33 am to JOJO Hammer
The pussification is real
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:35 am to JOJO Hammer
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“Give him a warning,” attorney Kimberly Bandoh said. “I mean he’s the employee. He’s not the employer. Sentencing him to jail is doing what?”
This was my thought. Very odd.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:49 am to JOJO Hammer
5 a.m. isn't THAT early.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:51 am to JOJO Hammer
It's a city ordinance, which the hauler was clearly in violation of, so I don't really have a problem with any of this, except:
Come on Sandy Springs
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Riley says 911 lights up when trash haulers come before 7 a.m.
Come on Sandy Springs
Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:00 am to JOJO Hammer
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McGill, who didn’t have an attorney with him when he was sentenced,
This is key. If you don't have representation who understands how the system actually works, you are playing against a stacked deck. It doesn't matter how trivial you think the arrest is, going to court without representation is just asking for this kind of result. A decent attorney probably could have gotten this thrown out before it ever reached sentencing.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:11 am to JOJO Hammer
Guy works hard, likes to get to work early, and appears to be a family man.
Stereotypical criminal, and an apparent habitual offender. Put him under the jail, he obviously deserves it.
Stereotypical criminal, and an apparent habitual offender. Put him under the jail, he obviously deserves it.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:17 am to JOJO Hammer
That is awesome!!!!! Being woken up is the most annoying thing ever!
Posted on 3/9/15 at 11:03 am to JOJO Hammer
Every time I see some dude hanging off back of a garbage truck I have instant respect.
That's what I call wanting to work.
Plus they usually running from can to can.
Weather be damned.
Garbage men
That's what I call wanting to work.
Plus they usually running from can to can.
Weather be damned.
Garbage men
Posted on 3/9/15 at 11:22 am to JOJO Hammer
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Sandy Springs
aka, pettyville
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911 lights up when trash haulers come before 7 a.m.
weird people, I only get upset when they don't pick up at all
Posted on 3/9/15 at 11:26 am to JOJO Hammer
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Garbage Man Sent to Jail for Picking Trash Up too Early
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:02 pm to JOJO Hammer
that stinks
Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:20 pm to JOJO Hammer
He will love Monday mornings for the next few months
Posted on 3/10/15 at 10:03 pm to JOJO Hammer
Wait, you can spread your jail time out over weekends? Wtf
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