Today, I tried to help my community by cleaning up a patch of waste ground covered in litter. Instead of gratitude, I was reported to the cops and issued with fines for noise complaints, trespassing, causing a nuisance, littering, harming wildlife, and about 15 other offences. Screw this community. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was cleaning up litter from the street, when a guy asked who I work for. I said nobody and that I was just doing some community service. Before I could clarify that it was voluntary community service, he called me a "piece of shit delinquent", spat on me, and walked off. FML
Today, I watered a dying communal plant. I was fined $250 for littering. FML
Today, it's garbage day. My mom accidentally threw away a receipt she needed to return something and told me to go get it. While I was looking for it, a cop gave me hell for "stealing recyclables on private property." This all happened in my front lawn. FML
Today, I was walking through town when I saw a plastic bag on the ground. Trying to be a good citizen, I picked it up, intending on throwing it in the trash. When I looked up, there wasn't a trash can for another hundred feet. So I put it back down. Now I've got a $200 fine to pay for littering. FML
Today, I confronted my lousy, loud, messy neighbors about the trash they throw in my yard. They responded by throwing my trash in their yard, then called the police to report me for vandalism and illegal dumping when I returned their trash. Guess who has a court appearance in two weeks… FML
Today, I was on a walk when I saw a man dump a bag of trash into the creek. Furious, I shouted at him, and when he shoved me, I threw him into the creek. Later, I was arrested and charged with battery. FML
Today, after weeks of asking my neighbor nicely to pick up his dog’s crap out of the common area, I got fed up and reported him to the landlord and the city. He’s now been given two options; either get rid of his dog or move out. He’s now sworn revenge on me, even though he was the one being gross. FML
Today, I have to go to court to contest a bullshit citation I got in the local park. I’m pregnant and was picnicking with my kids when my toddler ran off. I took off after him, leaving my blanket and food. When I came back, the power tripping park ranger wrote me a ticket for littering. FML
Today, I got fired from the community service I was doing out of kindness. FML
Today, I visited my dad's grave to give it a clean, since moss and shit were starting to grow on the gravestone. Apparently this counts as vandalism, according to the groundskeeper, because soap and water can damage the stone and make it crumble faster. Yes, the city cops sent me a fine. FML
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Top comments
TomeDr 25
I get the feeling you’re not telling the whole story. How can simply picking up litter have so many fines? How were you endangering wildlife?
Charlie Given 28
Let me guess 🤔 you are a minority and we're in a predominantly white neighborhood 🙄🤦♂️ and had to deal with the local Karen calling the cops! well you can look on the bright side at least you're still alive with how stupid the cops are surprised they didn't just roll up on you and start shooting automatically !!!
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TomeDr 25
I get the feeling you’re not telling the whole story. How can simply picking up litter have so many fines? How were you endangering wildlife?
Charlie Given 28
Let me guess 🤔 you are a minority and we're in a predominantly white neighborhood 🙄🤦♂️ and had to deal with the local Karen calling the cops! well you can look on the bright side at least you're still alive with how stupid the cops are surprised they didn't just roll up on you and start shooting automatically !!!
Yudith 28
That's dumb. Since when does a minority cleaning after white people attract fines? It shouldn't even attract attention.
HayNow 11
You must be new here (the world) huh?
Justkidding100 41
did you do it with a bulldozer??