bradley8902
Junior Member
Can i sue the city? Heres what happened: i had just met up with some friends at the beach, soon after a police officer shows up. The people i had met up with had been drinking (theres is no drinking on the beach). When the officer came i was smoking a ciggarette (there is no smoking on the beach). The officer of course tells everyone to stop what they are doing and take a seat. One person there was obviously drunk (and admitted it), another person had beers next to him and admitted to drinking. The officer asked for my i.d. and the other two peoples i.d. He then continued to ask the others if they had been drinking and whether or not they said yes, he no longer required i.d. he then proceded to give his speal about how drinking in public was a 550 fine, and went on to address the obviously drunk person to let him know he would be going to jail for being drunk in public, and that me and the other person who's I.d. he had would be getting fines (I had not been drinking, and I told the officer I had not been drinking, needless to say I was confused). Anyway so he says to me "I'll start with you" he begins writing my ticket, all the while exchanging words with the aforementioned drunk person, and saying things along the lines of him going to jail, and eventually becoming frustrated to the point to say to him "you are not allowed to talk anymore"... when he is done writing my ticket he tells me it is a smoking ticket, and its unfortunate that he has to write me such a ridiculous ticket for something that could have been avoided... blah blah blah (side note: I didn't know I wasn't allowed to smoke on the beach)... i was actually relieved that it wasn't a drinking ticket, and of course smoking was my fault, so I didn't complain. Then he tells the other two who had given him their I.d.s to pour out all of their beer... when they are finished pouring out the beer, he just tells everyone to pack up and leave. He cites no one else, and here's the kicker (at least in my mind) I was the only black person there...
So in summation: out of the 7 people that were there, 4 admitted to drinking, and I (who was not drinking) got a smoking ticket.
So in summation: out of the 7 people that were there, 4 admitted to drinking, and I (who was not drinking) got a smoking ticket.