Boy Sentenced to Six Months for Littering Toxic GM Site

A 14-year-old boy received a six-month community service sentence for tossing a candy bar wrapper onto the GM site. The boy, whose name cannot be divulged because of his age, was remorseful at his trial, stating tearfully, “I knew it was wrong but I thought, you know, ‘it’s just a KitKat wrapper.’”

A camera hidden in a nearby six-foot pile of contaminated debris caught the boy on video. Given the seriousness of the crime, the City had hoped for a stiffer sentence, pointing out that signs prohibiting littering on the contaminated land was prominently displayed. As a spokesperson for the City commented, “We have to send a clear message that no matter how small, pollution is simply wrong. We need to make it clear that breaking the rules has real and significant consequences.”

A spokesman for Bayshore commented, “We promised that littering on our property would not be tolerated and would be severely prosecuted. If we do not honour our word, how will young people grow up with a respect for the law?”

In other court news, the City’s prosecution of Bayshore for violating 127 safety and fire bylaws was postponed for fourteenth time. Bayshore’s new law firm, Doowey, Cheatum and Howe (DCH), had been granted a postponement by the City in February as a courtesy. As the City’s attorney pointed out at the time, DCH was the eleventh law firm to represent the company since the charges were laid three years ago it was only fair to give them time to review all of court documents.

After the latest delay, City prosecutor Sandor Csanyi noted that “Bayshore has been an excellent corporate citizen and deserves leniency and our full cooperation.” He went on to comment, “Besides it seems that we are very close to possibly come to a resolution.”