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A British woman said police were being "
petty
and
vindictive
" when they fined her teenage son about $100 for letting a balloon float away.
Max
Twizell, 16, was ordered to fork over nearly $100 for littering after
he let go of a balloon filled with helium at a charity
gathering
in Newcastle, England.
"Will the council fine every charity that holds a balloon race 50 pounds ($100) per balloon? How about toddlers in
prams
who accidentally release their helium balloon?" the boy's mother, Lorraine Twizell said.
Stephen
Savage, director of regulatory services and public protection, told the
newspaper authorities are required to bust those who litter.
"We believe
pursuing
action against offenses like this sends out an uncompromising message
that litter dropping in the city will not be tolerated," he said.
Vindictive /adjective/:
spiteful; revengeful; of an overly harsh punishment given to a defendant in order to compensate the victim of a crime (Law)
انتقام، تلافي
كينه جو، انتقامي، تلافي كننده
،
Petty/adjective/:
small, little; unimportant جزئي، خرد، كوچك، غير قابل ملاحظه
Pursuing/verb/:
chase after, follow; aspire to, strive for تعقيب كردن، تعاقب كردن، تحت تعقيب قانوني قراردادن
Pram/noun/:
(British) wheeled carriage for babies, strollerخرامش از روي تكبر، جفتك زدن، با تكبر راه رفتن،(در موراسب) روي دو پا بلندشدن، سوار اسب چموش شدن
Gathering
/
noun/:
assembly; meeting; convention; cluster, collection گرد امدن، جمع شدن، بزرگ شدن، جمع كردن
،
گرد اوري
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