今晚我在網上填表拒付小便的50美元罰款單

3/29

今晚我在網上填表拒付小便的50美元罰款單

我上次查網上並不能在網上填表申訴，以為只能在應訴的3月30日打其電話。

但今晚我查其網站，可以在網上申訴，可能是我上次搞錯了。

我在一個多月前按其指示發郵件詢問幫助，我並沒有收到回復。

所以我今天就在網上填表申訴。填完了，也收到了其確認的電子郵件。但我還不放心，又按其電話申訴的流程發一個電子郵件，並準備明天打電話。

一個小便的五十美元罰單，這麼麻煩，把我搞的這麼頭痛。要懂英文，要有手機，電子郵箱，寄信的地址，要在網站上查詢。就這麼整，我也不確信我的這個五十美元罰款是否會取消。

比如中國的國家機器的罰款單都是被強加給人的，哪有被開了罰單還能申訴取消的。美國的政府可能比中國的人道些，但我也不確信能取消罰款。

一般的半文盲流浪者，或者唐人街的95%的文盲半文盲華人，如果遇到這樣的罰單，有誰能應付的了？ 我估計美國本地的本科在校大學生，學習成績不好的都應付不了。

以下是我填的網上申訴表裡的原文。

1, I never intend to pee in public. I had made efforts to look for a public toilet.

At the time when I was issueed this ticket，I had dragged my 100-pound baggage cart walking down streets for a mile to find the public toilet at the sara roosevelt park. I went there to use the public toilet. 

I needed to use that public toilet at the time, but it was not available. 

2, City government can reasonably keep that public toilet open at that time. That public toilet was closed at 3: 40pm. But at 4:30 pm on 12/31/2020 when I was issued the ticket, the two park enforcement officers were patroling the park outside the public toilet. The city paid park officers to patrol the park at least one hour after the public toilet was closed. 

Why the city has funding for patroling officers, but did not pay a cleaning staff to keep that public toilet open at the same time?  Why the officers patroled outside a closed public toilet, but the same city department did not pay one cleaner to keep that public toilet open? Why that public was closed when it could be reasonably open?

3，I was in urgent situation. at the time my bladder was very full and could not hold anymore. And I have prostate problem making me difficult to hold too much urine.

4, I peed under a tree in a public place, but I made efforts to reduce impact to other people. The tree was located far inside an enclosed fenced area where usual people never climb over fence to go in there. At the time there was no other bystander within 20 meter from me.

5, The officers' dis**tion on the ticket is exaggerated.   the officer wrote:" I did observe...exposing his genital..." The officers saw me peeing when they were on the other side of the game field, that was about 50 meter from me. I did pee in public, I know this is not appropriate, but I still act with common sense. I kept myself as far as possible from other people, and not facing them.

I had made efforts to stay distance from other people, but officers' dis**tion suggesting I disturbed other people on purpose. 

6，I am homeless，and I cannot   afford this 50 dollers fine.

7，I have never peed in public since I got this ticket on 12/31/20. I have come up better solutions and I have got better ways to organize myself. Peeing in public becomes history to me, and won't happen again in the future. 

This pee ticket occurred under special circumstances. I konw it is not appropriate to pee in public, and I have come up better solutions, and I will not pee in public any time in the future.

I hope the judge can consider the special circumstances behind this ticket, and undetstand my efforts to respect other people and public, and improvements I have made after I received this ticket. 

I request the judge to dismiss this ticket, please let me go without financial fines or blaming. I respect other people and society，and I deserve some reasonale pardon and respect.