A mother has been fined $2,500 (£1,600) after her 3-year-old son peed in the front garden. Ashley Warden in Piedmont, Oklahoma received the fine when her toddler Dillan was caught urinating in the yard by a passing police officer. Dillan was being potty trained at the time and was not near a toilet.Ashley told News 9: "Dillan pulled down his pants to pee outside.[Then] the cop pulled up and asked for my licence, and told me he was going to give me a ticket for public urination."
Dillan's grandmother Jennifer added: "I said, 'Really? He is 3 years old', and he said, 'It doesn't matter, it is public urination'. I said we are on our property and he said it's in public view."
Ashley stated that she would be fighting the fine, as Dillan didn't finish peeing because he was interrupted by the police officer.
This has got to be about the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard an officer give a ticker for. Really he ought to be ashamed of himself. And I wouldn't be supprized if his commanding officer sent him home to think about using his time better while on the job. I'm embarrassed for him.
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