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MD Willington · 08-03-2005, 02:42 PM

MOORHEAD, Minn. - A man ticketed for speeding thought he'd get even by paying his fine with 12,000 pennies. But the judge had the final word by making him wait for the change to be counted.
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"If the person is mad at the cop, why take it out on court administration?" said Clay County District Judge John Pearson. "They're punishing the wrong people."

Rather than count the small garbage can full of pennies by hand, Court Administrator Jan Cosette took them to the bank, where they were put in a counting machine. She returned with $120 in cash and some extra pennies, which were given to the Seattle man, who waited in the courthouse.

He was cited for driving 70 mph in a 55 mph zone March 5.

08-03-2005, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
MD Willington Elder Monkey Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,966	Man Pays Speeding Ticket in Pennies MOORHEAD, Minn. - A man ticketed for speeding thought he'd get even by paying his fine with 12,000 pennies. But the judge had the final word by making him wait for the change to be counted. ADVERTISEMENT Click Here "If the person is mad at the cop, why take it out on court administration?" said Clay County District Judge John Pearson. "They're punishing the wrong people." Rather than count the small garbage can full of pennies by hand, Court Administrator Jan Cosette took them to the bank, where they were put in a counting machine. She returned with $120 in cash and some extra pennies, which were given to the Seattle man, who waited in the courthouse. He was cited for driving 70 mph in a 55 mph zone March 5. __________________ America is not at war. The US Military is at war. America is at the mall. Magnesium Citrate - The Navy Seal Hell-Week of laxatives.