Nomination for Hero Badge

Two-year-old-girl-fined-in-washington-for-allegedly-litteringis a further explanation needed for why things don’t work in DC? DC trash has their own litter enforcement folks.  They go out and plow through dumped trash looking for names that would lead to the origin of the trash.  They then send a ticket and I’m guessing a bill for the clean up.  Okay, sounds good as a concept. 

These heros found something with the two year old girl’s name on it and issued a citation.  I am a great believer in the power of the subordinate, that is the ability, no responsibility, of the subordinate to make the bosses look like jackasses.  This is going too far.

There is a concept in jurisprudence called ” age affecting criminal responsibility” that is a child must be a certain age before “criminal responsibility” can be assigned to conduct.  Under common law that age was typically ten years of age.  Anybody younger does not have the mental capacity to appreciate nature of their conduct.

This means that defendant is incapable of forming the requisite intent to commit the crime.

It’s kinda like Blow Job Bill, the noted Serial Rapist and former President. Give him a stiff dick, a slightly overweight intern and a place. What happens next is just magic and not his fault.