General Extortion which Causes Breaking of Littering Laws

[Mabus]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Michigan.

Notice in many cases a cop wants you to litter if they tell you to put out your cigarette when not even near any ash trays?

Yeah, one shouldn't expect to have to pick it back up once it is distinguished since it can just maybe burn still. Plus, one should not have to just get your hands messy with a mashed on cigarette or even then get germy hands once it had contact with the ground.

But why do you think cops allow one their cigarette littering at least?

Main topic:

I thought littering was illegal with no acceptions. Where in the law in the U.S. or in the police task is it written that cigarettes one is allowed to litter with? And if a cop tells you to drop your cig and put it out (where no ash tray is in sight, obviously), then can you get that cop in trouble with the law for extorting you to break the law?

Maybe one's case can get thrown out or charges dropped if a cop arresting you breaks the law by making you break the law. Maybe by that the cop can get deemed a crooked cop.

And also, what about the biodegradable/environmentally friendly stuff... Can one legally throw it anywhere on the ground in a city since it is says it is biodegradable/environmentally friendly?

[ecmst12]

If you are smoking where you are not allowed to smoke, or if you are simply done and there is no ashtray handy, you put out your cigarette and put the butt back in the pack until you find a trash can. You can't seriously be SMOKING and then complain about getting your hands dirty from putting it out.

[outonbail]

Originally Posted by ecmst12

If you are smoking where you are not allowed to smoke, or if you are simply done and there is no ashtray handy, you put out your cigarette and put the butt back in the pack until you find a trash can. You can't seriously be SMOKING and then complain about getting your hands dirty from putting it out.

Well, he was smoking a "distinguished" cigarette and rumor has it they're real "germy".

[Dougthegreat]

Wow... what a load of crapola. How about you just swallow it?