A Hammer Time man has been charged with using a plastic fork and knife at an upscale dollar store "like" restaurant yesterday evening.
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| A horrific crime scene in the making. |
Police were called to Barton Hooker Street Avenue when a person witnessed in horror that someone could use disposable cutlery in broad daylight. It was Jeff Bridges who made the frantic 911 call. He said in a phone interview to us this morning that the whole incident was atrocious, and almost worse than an actual murder. The city has seen an up rise in plastic knives and forks since they were outlawed two years ago making them a priority issue for the police and by-law officers. Police are also looking for people using paper napkins.
Tim White, who was accused of using a plastic fork, brought the plastic cutlery from home police have said. When police arrived at the scene, they immediately instructed Mr. White to put down the plastic knife and to put his hands in the air. As soon as Mr.White followed their orders, he was immediately arrested and taken into custody without incident. The could be weapon was bagged and transferred to the forensics crime lab to used as evidence at a later date in court.
The zero tolerance policy for disposable cutlery has been taken to the extreme some critics say. The city has even made even disposal soft drink cups illegal and now forces people to drink soft drinks out of wishing wells at every fast food place. Those who do not wish to do so, may bring their own stainless steel cups and utensils from their kitchen. Some fast food restaurants have stopped serving soft drinks all-together. One person holding a plastic straw was mistaken for Zoro since he was wearing all black.
Police are on the lookout for anyone who is using plastic straws and are reaching out to the public for help. To report such incidents, police have set up a special Straw hotline. Using plastic straws is a serious offence and can land a person up to 2 years in prison. Selling plastic straws is even a more serious offence which can land a person of up to 5 years in the Hammer, I mean slammer.
Tim White is scheduled to appear in court later next year. Though recently he fled by boat to the land called Tonga.