John Davis, a schlub from Elyria, Ohio (far west side of Cleveland) was driving up an onramp in Cleveland when he spotted a panhandler in a wheelchair along the side of the pavement. He stopped, tossed a couple paper dollars out his window, and moved on. Minutes later, he was pulled over and ticketed for littering, which in Cleveland carries a $340 fine, despite the undisputed fact that the unidentified panhandler instantly snatched the cash from the concrete.

An incredulous Davis has hired an attorney and sworn to take the case to a jury trial before he'll pay the fine.

WTF?

Here's one account: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57444356/ohioan-helping-panhandler-led-to-littering-ticket/

UPDATE: The AP is reporting that the case against Davis has been dropped. While the judge didn't rule, the prosecutor's office has issued a statement that says, in part, that the city/county does not consider paper money to be "trash" or "rubbish" in the sense meant by the law under which Davis had been charged.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gYQDiz8-izk_aQtBOj98aGHOFj8Q?docId=9675e2f4a0ec4c6db4e6f1fb78d673a0