Spitting fines raise ?55,000

[ifred]

Suppose that will also cover coughing and sneezing. they are similar just less volume!
Incidentally I also don't condone spitting, cough or sneezing on the street you should all wait until you get home with your foul habits ;-)
Its obviously more important to fine people for (bad) habits that catch the people that shouldn't even be on our streets.
council revenue boosting scheme ------I say nationalise the councils they are a "deeply unpleasant habit"

[big-ted]

Off to tell Mrs Big Ted that spitting is wrong..

[maca]

Ok then tell the coppers to shovel all the horse shite up after them and take away all the blue and white tape they leave behind *****in dirty bassads ..

[jcgrumbles]

I want everyone to walk smartly on the left hand side of the footpath,i don't want to have to swerve sideways to avoid speeding bikes,scooters,wheelchairs,buggies or prams but if I ever have to clear my head of mucus I promise I will try my best not to let it land on any dog shit.....

[McrRed]

Interesting idea of the invoice. With unfair parking "charges" (not council or police, i hasten to add) it is often argued that the penalty charge is actually an invoice and therefore disproportionate. Offer to pay a couple of quid and the ?100 odd charge gets dropped.
Can the spitters argue that they should pay and invoice more proportionate to the cost of retrieving and disposing of the spit? Ie ?80 for a quick spray with disinfectant is a bit steep!

For the future, it would be easy enough to do DNA testing to see who the spitters were and fine them that way....or clone them and sell them as sex-slaves as a punishment. =-O

[Kalipo]

Ok then tell the coppers to shovel all the horse shite up after them and take away all the blue and white tape they leave behind *****in dirty bassads ..

Funny you should say that! there was a demonstration on sunday in a local town.. the coppers used horses.. they rode them from the police station through to town centre.. they upset the locals more with the horse muck than the protesters did .. thought it was funny!!