Biff_Poindexter
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82-year-old Alabama woman’s arrest for not paying trash bill stirs outrage
Valley Police Chief Mike Reynolds claimed his department's hands were tied after a magistrate signed off on a warrant for Martha Louis Menefield's arrest.
www.al.com
"An Alabama police department drew outrage after its police chief announced the arrest of an 82-year-old woman who did not pay her trash bill on social media. Valley Police Chief Mark Reynolds claimed the department’s hands were tied on whether to handcuff Martha Louis Menefield after a magistrate signed off on her arrest for failure to pay trash, adding that the 82-year-old woman “was treated respectfully by our officers in the performance of their duties.” The chief said Menefield was cited for non-payment of trash services in June, July and August."
This may sound harsh but rules are rules. She has habitually not paid trash fees and the police had to honor the judge's order to arrest. Where are her family or friends? They couldn't help this woman pay her trash bill? This is the problem with these free-loaders; they expect to just suck from the government tit and not pay their fair share.
What will she be allowed to get away with next? Not paying her grazing fees for years; have an armed stand-off with police and expecting the media to treat her like a hero?? Did she expect people would come from around the country to help her fend off the cops? Ridiculous....she had to be stopped before things got out of hand.