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[–] TexasDrunk 43 points 7 months ago (1 children)

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/aug/13/man-fined-500-for-sharing-city-water-with/

I'm just gonna leave this here.

[–] techt 34 points 7 months ago (1 children)

“Although the water provided to the third party is still being paid for, the water previously provided to the third party for which that third party had not paid remains unpaid and the incentive to pay that debt is reduced,” Court of Appeals Judge John Melanson wrote for a unanimous court. “This threatens the city’s ability to provide low-cost water services.”

"We depend on fining disadvantaged people for revenue and you will not threaten that."

[–] afraid_of_zombies 13 points 7 months ago

Same "logic" is used to stop people from filling up parking meters for other cars.