12packprophet Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20110606/od_yblog_upshot/penny-offense-man-fined-for-paying-fee-in-pennies Penny offense: Man fined for paying fee in pennies 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12packprophet Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Yes another Yahoo news thread. Mercer mad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I'm just glad I'm on your mind like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent_bob Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 i put $6 of gas in my car and paid with quarters and nickels.damn it feels good to be a gangster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siks6siks Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 this outrages me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable.. Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 it makes cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcay Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Utahmad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Go Gadget, GO! I never knew how much Penny porn there is. NERD PERVERT PEOPLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable.. Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickos Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Deserved it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sars.Saw.Chicago Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 money is money isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eattingsnowflakes Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I don't accept anything less than a quarter when I'm working. Small change = waste of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obnoxious Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Ive tried paying with change for weed.. Everyone hates that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Ha ha, dude was already mad with paying $25, what is he now that he has a much larger fine? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 funny shit but if these people had any sense they would get the cases thrown out of court. shit is legal tender show me the law that says you aren't allowed to use pennies to make a payment!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..romero.. Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 all charges on this man should be dropped immediately and he should be given restitution of atleast a thousand dollars. all of which will be promptly payed to him by filling his car full with pennies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Paying for things in change is underrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 KEEP YOUR MONEY I WANT CHANGE In nickels dimes and quarters IM TALKIN KUSHPAKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Who still uses $? That is so 2010. 2011 is all about bitcoins & WOW gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 bills. pay in mad different types yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eattingsnowflakes Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Australia stopped using 1c and 2c pieces back in 1992, just round everything to the closest 5c. With rising metal prices, the US penny now costs more to produce than it is worth. Approximately 1.2c to make a single penny. That doesn't make sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSent Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Can i pay for dis in penniez? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool_Hand Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 this thread aint worth shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asshat Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I paid a bullshit seatbelt ticket in pennies once. They refused to count it in front of me. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 i just got a seat belt ticket. might have to do that.. $150 in pennies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I might start paying for shit in pennies just to try and get arrested. My lawyer would have me caking off wrongful arrest suits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..romero.. Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 ^i think you're on to something here swamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambmeet Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 wtf? fuck you and fuck your garbage yahoo news threads. 12packofpepsibr0phet1ner. neg'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken McFucketts Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 This shit reminds me of the people gettin arrested for dancing, dumb motherfuckers. There's no argument, close thread, shoot the faggot who started the thread, keep shit moving. "OH MY GOD IT'S LEGAL TENDER, I CAN PAY ALL MY BILLS IN PENNIES THEY'RE PERFECTLY LEGAL CURRENCY" eat a bag of dicks & wash your hair hippie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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