Posted on 05/29/2016 2:00:48 PM PDT by DFG
A Texas man who got busted driving nine miles per hour over the speed limit paid his fine entirely in pennies - as an act of protest against what he thought was 'extortion'. Brett Sanders, of Frisco, took his case to trial after going at 39 mph instead of 30 in his neighborhood. But he lost and a jury decided he should pay a $212 fine. Sanders, a full-time IT professional and a first and second amendment activist, gathered thousands of pennies to honor his debt.
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They charge a fee here also,if you want cash,but if you take a gift card you get 100%.
I get a DD gift card but they offer lots of others.
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I can’t see the clerk of court opting for a gift card to put into the county treasury.
:-)
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They were originally wrapped, but he took a hammer to the rolls and broke them up. When he dumped the pennies at the counter they included the torn up wrappers.
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