As Americans, we should all find this unacceptable, whether in the trash industry or not, the government has ZERO right to jail you when you didn't commit a crime. TRASH IT MAN DRIVERIf a driver is costing the company fines, we address it - the answer is not to JAIL the employee. We own a garbage company in Miami and yes there are absolutely time restrictions, HOWEVER, we, the company, get those exorbitant fines should our company not follow the rules. Kyle Brown also responded via Facebook, “As a garbage man my self I think this is stupid and for the DA to call garbage men a nusence was just wrong how bout we go on strike and then see how he feels about sanitation workers just imagine take one city and stop all garbage collection for 30 days.”Īngela Piccinonna also responded to the Facebook post writing, “This is an atrocity. I guess the US postal mail carriers need not get ready for jail time too,” wrote John Arwood, founder of National Garbageman Day, second generation garbage man, and CEO of Arwood Waste on his Facebook page. Typically, prosecutors go after the company. One of the fundamental questions raised by this case is whether an employee or the employer should be punished for a violation of the law. in order to allow the wealthy suburbans there to sleep peacefully. one morning, according to WSB-TV.Ī city ordinance limits trash pickup to between 7 a.m. McGill, a new employee of a company contracted to do sanitation work in Sandy Springs, was cited for picking up trash just after 5 a.m. If he keeps his nose clean, sanitation worker Kevin McGill of Sandy Springs, Ga., might just make it through his 30-day sentence (to be served on consecutive weekends) for disturbing wealthy residents by picking up the trash too early in the morning – just in time to celebrate National Garbage Man Day – June 17. The adherence to these laws is important, and the City is obligated to enforce these laws, which includes imposing sanctions against those individuals who break the law. As such, the court has amended its sentence to time served and further probation suspended. City ordinances are implemented for the protection of quality of life within a community. McGill's sentence for violating the city's noise laws, was disproportionate to a first-time offense. In retrospect, the actions of the court with regards to Mr. There are times when taking a step back provides the opportunity for better perspective. [Update: The Sandy Springs solicitor released a statement Tuesday:
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