Cop Gives Man ‘575 Reasons’ Not to Toss Cigarette Butt Out of Car

Cop Gives Man ‘575 Reasons’ Not to Toss Cigarette Butt Out of Car
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We’ve all seen it before. A car blazes down the highway, a window rolls down, and out flies a cigarette butt. In some cases, you can see it still smoking, the bright red embers scattering all over the road and landing in the grass by the side of the road.

It’s inconsiderate, bad for the environment, and, of course, illegal. But that doesn’t stop some people from thinking that the law doesn’t apply to them, as a recent story from British Columbia illustrated.