A ticket for tossing gum on the ground here ........

The least the cop could have done was have your brother pick up the gum and throw it out without giving him a ticket. I think that is being real petty by the cop. I also think 65 dollars is ridiculous for tossing gum on the sidewalk. It's not like he harmed someone. It's funny, those are the things they enforce quicker then an actual crime.

When the cop asked him if he knew it was a against the law and he said,"no" he should have just given him a warning. They have the discretion to do that. There are all kinds of things that people can get fines for that they have no clue about. My husband once got a ticket for spitting on the ground. While I don't believe in littering myself, I also don't believe in giving tickets to people who obviously don't know some of these quirky laws. If everyone got a ticket for these offenses they would not have the manpower to handle them all.

I never heard of getting a ticket for tossing gum on the ground. I have done it before and seen others do it as well and never get a ticket for it in my area. Now some places may consider tossing gum littering but to get a $65 ticket for it no way that is too much. I am sorry he didn't know it was against the law and that he got a ticket for it. The cop talked to him and was so nice then gave him the ticket wow not good. If he was going to give your brother a ticket for that maybe $20 would have been better but in some places tossing gum may be littering and for littering in some places the fine can be up to $300 iv'e heard. Tho sorry your brother got such a large fine for just tossing gum. I'm sure he won't toss gum on the ground ever again but that cop could have told him he was giving him a ticket before being so nice and talking for 20 minutes. That seemed kind of sneaky.

Wow! I wish police officer were this efficient in my country! There wasn't so much dirt on the streets if so. I don't think your brother should feel offended, he was guilty of breaking the law. And even if it wasn't in the law, he shouldn't throw the gum on the sidewalk. It's really annoying to step into a gum and then to try to remove it. I am sure it happened to you, too, and you didn't enjoy the moment. Maybe your brother will be more careful when he throws the used gum.

Wow! But I guess it was litering. You can get a ticket here as well. But $65 I am not sure how much it is here. But the fact he stood there and talked to him for awhile then handed him the ticket.

Wow I just don't get the police theses days they are giving ticket for any little thing. I hope that he will take the ticket at face value and the next time he want to throw something on the ground that he turns and looks around before tossing it .

Ouch! Now there's a definite tale with a sting in it, shouldn't your brother charge the cop for wasting his time when he could have been busy in his cafe, that's 20 minutes worth of business lost, wasted talking to the cop and then the cop has the audacity to give him a 65.00 ticket. No wonder your brother was shocked, the cop was heartless and to be honest a little callous in his attitude!

If he is standing outside his business cafe, it is still considered as public property, not a private property, unless it is within his legally owned land perimeter. Next time, your brother need to litter within his own house and cafe; not in the public space, in that way, he will not get a ticket since he is breaking no law that endanger public health. I think he learns a civic lesson today with a learning fee of $65.00. Anyway, Mexican government want to have a new face-lift for the nation, you can't blame that on them, a law that keep you on the look out whenever you are thinking of littering in public space.

I guess it could have been worse. Maybe if the cop didn't 'shoot the breeze' with your brother, he could have made the fine even worse. Nonetheless, the cop should have told your brother explicitly. That even though they were having their 'small talk', at the end of the day, he's still getting a ticket. It's an awful way to learn about the law.

Besides the fact that he was littering, he was being disrespectful of others because someone could step in it and make a mess of their shoes. It was, also, unhygenic. It had his saliva on it. Gross.

The rules are very strict and they are enforcing it around the clock and looks good and also mind one has to follow the manners all the time to make sure they are disciplined everywhere

Hi mariaperalta, While I do not like stepping on gum I think the officer here was a bit harsh. I do not like the fact he was acting all nice with your brother and then gave him a ticket. He could of asked him to simply pick up the gum and dispose of it properly.