Obviously as the article says this was a reoccurring problem. If they were told not to collect trash before 7am yet they continually showed up at 5 or 6 AM then I have no problem throwing him in jail.Probably because everything in the South is so messed up.
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Georgia Trash Collector Jailed For 30 Days For Showing Up To Work Early
A Georgia trash collector will spend 30 days in jail because he showed up to work two hours before he was supposed to.
Kevin McGill, who works for the private company Waste Management Inc., showed up a few minutes after 5 a.m. one morning to pick up trash in Sandy Springs, WABC reports.
A city ordinance requires that trash only be picked up between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Because of his misdeed, McGill was sentenced to 30 days in jail, the maximum sentence he could have received. His crime of picking up trash too early was the only infraction considered by the judge who sentenced him.
He now plans to spend every weekend over the next three months in jail, so he can work during the week.
"I was stunned," McGill said, according to WABC. "I didn’t know what to think."
VICE spoke to Sandy Springs prosecutor Bill Riley who said jail time is necessary to make sure trash collectors don't start collecting garbage in the early morning hours.
"We look for the minimum punishment what will deter the crime," Riley said. "We tried forever not to put anyone in jail for these cases, but it wasn't working."
Sandy Springs spokesperson Sharon Kraun didn't immediately return a request for comment from The Huffington Post, but she told VICE, "Our residents, they like their quality of life. And that means not waking up at 5:00 AM to hear the trash can."
VICE also points to a 2012 New York Times story about Sandy Springs farming out nearly all of its services to private companies.
From the Times:
To grasp how unusual this is, consider what Sandy Springs does not have. It does not have a fleet of vehicles for road repair, or a yard where the fleet is parked. It does not have long-term debt. It has no pension obligations. It does not have a city hall, for that matter, if your idea of a city hall is a building owned by the city. Sandy Springs rents.
Probably because everything in the South is so messed up.
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Georgia Trash Collector Jailed For 30 Days For Showing Up To Work Early
A Georgia trash collector will spend 30 days in jail because he showed up to work two hours before he was supposed to.
Kevin McGill, who works for the private company Waste Management Inc., showed up a few minutes after 5 a.m. one morning to pick up trash in Sandy Springs, WABC reports.
A city ordinance requires that trash only be picked up between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Because of his misdeed, McGill was sentenced to 30 days in jail, the maximum sentence he could have received. His crime of picking up trash too early was the only infraction considered by the judge who sentenced him.
He now plans to spend every weekend over the next three months in jail, so he can work during the week.
"I was stunned," McGill said, according to WABC. "I didn’t know what to think."
VICE spoke to Sandy Springs prosecutor Bill Riley who said jail time is necessary to make sure trash collectors don't start collecting garbage in the early morning hours.
"We look for the minimum punishment what will deter the crime," Riley said. "We tried forever not to put anyone in jail for these cases, but it wasn't working."
Sandy Springs spokesperson Sharon Kraun didn't immediately return a request for comment from The Huffington Post, but she told VICE, "Our residents, they like their quality of life. And that means not waking up at 5:00 AM to hear the trash can."
VICE also points to a 2012 New York Times story about Sandy Springs farming out nearly all of its services to private companies.
From the Times:
To grasp how unusual this is, consider what Sandy Springs does not have. It does not have a fleet of vehicles for road repair, or a yard where the fleet is parked. It does not have long-term debt. It has no pension obligations. It does not have a city hall, for that matter, if your idea of a city hall is a building owned by the city. Sandy Springs rents.
Instead of going on strike why not just obey the law and not collect trash until 7AM?All the garbage collection firms should go on strike.... let's see how long Sandy Springs can endure piles of trash all over the streets.
Obviously as the article says this was a reoccurring problem. If they were told not to collect trash before 7am yet they continually showed up at 5 or 6 AM then I have no problem throwing him in jail.
My dog goes apeshit when the garbage collectors show up and cause a ruckus twice a week around 7:00. If they did that at 5 AM I would be furious too.
The guy was obviously warned and yet he continued to break the law.
OK, so he wasn't cited before, but how many times has his company been cited for the same recurring problem?The proper approach to this.... is the first time a fine is given to the driver, the second time a much higher fine is given to the driver.... the third time the driver is sentenced to jail.
"McGill had only been on the job for three months. He was never previously cited for picking up the trash early."
"McGill had never been to jail or even appeared in the court system, and no other charges factored into the judge's decision to give him jail time."
Garbage man jailed for 30 days because he came to work too EARLY and annoyed residents of wealthy Atlanta suburb
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rb-houses-professional-athletes-rap-star.html
- Kevin McGill, 48, violated ordinance banning trash collection before 7am
- He will spend this weekend and the next 13 in jail after receiving 30 days
- McGill had no lawyer when he went to Sandy Springs, Georgia, courthouse
- 'Company representative accompanied him' and expected up to $1000 fine
- Father of two and new attorney have filed motion to withdraw guilty plea
- Residents called 9-1-1 when they heard early garbage pickup services
- Suburb has privatized almost all of its services, including court system
Privatized court system also, eh? Is the county prison also privatized... that would help explain this.
All the garbage collection firms should go on strike.... let's see how long Sandy Springs can endure piles of trash all over the streets.
Bingo!Hence the reason they privatized these services.