Question about an arrest

[Juzam139]

I live in Delaware. Last night I was arrested for kicking a trash can over that was in the sidewalk. I proceeded to pick it up (nothing was in the trash can) and put it back up. The officer then proceeded to arrest me for disorderly conduct. The citation says: for Public Inconvenience and alarm to wit; observed kicking trash can over. That's exactly what it says. Is there any way I can beat this? I mean getting arrested for kicking the trash can over?

Oh and I know the people who's trash can I kicked over. Can that make a difference saying that it's an inside joke I do with them (knocking over their trash can)? I did not kick over any other trash can, just theirs. PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[coosi]

What history do you have with the police?

 

[Juzam139]

I have no prior history with the police. I have one speeding ticket and that's it.

 

[momof3kiddos]

Good grief! Now I've heard it all. My brother is a cop so I do have respect for them, but this is so ridiculous! I can't believe that he did not have anything better to do than to write you a ticket for kicking over a trash can! Unbelievable.

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

Under normal circumstances, I would agree that an infraction for kicking a trashcan would be "unbelievable." However, we are talking about Delaware, and kicking over a trashcan can be a Federal offense. You see, Delaware is such a teeny, tiny, minuscule State that kicking a trashcan, for any distance, is bound to cause the trashcan to cross State lines.

So, it's a "good" bust.

IAAL

 

[knotcops]

My response:

You see, Delaware is such a teeny, tiny, minuscule State that kicking a trashcan, for any distance, is bound to cause the trashcan to cross State lines.
IAAL

IAAL, your a crack up!

 

[HomeGuru]

I believe the writer was cited under the old Delaware Oscar the Grouch statute.

 

[Juzam139]

Well I live in a college town so the cops here are abundant and really have nothing better to do. 5 cop cars showed up on the scene because of me kicking a trash can, that's how bad it is.

 

[HomeGuru]

Well I live in a college town so the cops here are abundant and really have nothing better to do. 5 cop cars showed up on the scene because of me kicking a trash can, that's how bad it is.

**A: knowing that, it makes perfect sense then to conduct yourself in a reasonable manner in public especially when around cops and their trash cans.

 

[stephenk]

what time was it when you kicked the can over?

 

[Juzam139]

It was about 1:30AM in the morning, right after the bars let out here in Newark (bars letting people out at 1PM).

 

[coosi]

Mind sharing the "inside joke"?

 

[Juzam139]

Yeah, the inside joke being that we always play small pranks on each other. My dry erase board hanging on my door was taken. I assumed right away that my friend had taken it and sure enough later I found out she did. It's one more prank in a long line of them that we have. Sounds stupid, I know but it's nothing major and keeps things more alive.

 

[HomeGuru]

The kick the can game is officially over.
Our next game will be kick the bucket.
Who will be first to kick the bucket?

 

[stephenk]

the fact that you kicked it over and caused a racket at 1:30 a.m. makes the ticket more appropriate than if you had done the deed at 1:30 p.m.