Piedmont Boy, 3, Gets $2,500 Ticket For Urinating In His Front Yard

[danielboon]

PIEDMONT, Oklahoma -
A three year old gets his mom in trouble with the law when he gets a ticket from police. Now the little boy's mother will have to pay thousands of dollars for what the toddler did in their own front yard.
The toddler is being potty trained, and he wasn't near the facilities, so he unzipped.
We are told before he could pee, a Piedmont police officer stopped him. It's a bathroom break that cost mom $2,500.
We all know the saying, boys will be boys. Dillan decided to be a big boy, stop what he was doing, so he wouldn't wet his pull-up.
"Dillan pulled down his pants to pee outside, I guess and the cop pulled up and asked for my license and told me he was going to give me a ticket for public urination," said the boy's mother, Ashley Warden.
"I said really, he is three years old, and he said it doesn't matter. It is public urination. I said we are on our property and he said it's in public view," said the boy's grandmother, Jennifer Warden.
But they point out the street is actually quite rural, yet the Wardens who live on two and half acres say this one officer parks at the end of their street daily. So they asked why.
"It's a public street and he wants to, so he can," Jennifer Warden said.
So the Wardens filed a complaint with the department.
"I am disappointed that the officer thinks this is what he needs to do with my tax dollars is sitting and harassing our family," Jennifer Warden said.
Warden said as a courtesy, the officer wrote down the cost of ticket. Warden plans on fighting the ticket since she says her son didn't actually finish the act.
Our calls to the police department went unreturned.
The police department didn't accept the Warden's complaint. They have a court appearance set for next month.
We're told a judge can throw out the ticket.http://www.news9.com/story/20010769/...his-front-yard

[dilligaf]

and the department refused to accept their complaint.. aint ameriKa great?

[Argonaut]

It's revenue enhancement time all over. There are thousands of "laws" no one ever heard of that the "enforcers" can conjure up and fine you for.

[Wiskey Reb]

My parents would still be paying off the fines.

[trackerjack]

Heck,

I did that Sunday, while deer hunting. Not 30 yds from the street.

This is what generates an "Us vs Them" mentality. I say the police are NO GOOD. I won't be calling them for ANYTHING.

SS&S

Damn cops... They aint nothin but Thugs with badges.

[Hungry Seagull]

So would be ours.

HEH....

What's next? The Crude and Noxious fumes act?

[Wiskey Reb]

This might be the straw that breaks the camels back and starts the revolution. Quick everyone, call every redneck you know and inform them of this heinous infringement of a basic, God given, human right.

[Blacknarwhal]

I say ride it out. Take the kid to court. Call all the news bureaus and let the people see how idiotic their law enforcement system has become. And make sure to let the three year old do most of the talking.

First time that kid says "I went wee-wee in the front yard an now mistah powiceman is makin my mommy an daddy pay twenny five hundwed dowwahs fow it", you better believe the phone lines will go INSANE.

Tar, feathers and ropes will likely come out in short order.

[TheSearcher]

Warden plans on fighting the ticket since she says her son didn't actually finish the act.

That's okay, they'll get him on an "attempt to pee" violation with intent to distribute.

[grower]

and the department refused to accept their complaint.. aint ameriKa great?

On what grounds, I'd like to know!!