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AJ Is a Minority Who Is Walking His Dog in a City

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A.J. is a minority who is walking his dog in a city that has an ordinance to make sure people clean up after their dogs. Of course A.J. has never seen this ordinance enforced, so he just continues walking after his dog defecates. He doesn't know that a rookie patrolman has been watching and observed him fail to clean up his dog's waste. A.J. walks around the corner to find a whole wall of freshly painted graffiti and spray paint cans on the ground. He picks one up to put it in the trash just as the patrolman is walking around the corner to give A.J. an ordinance violation ticket.
-A.J. was sentenced to the fine of $500 for the dog waste and community service hours until he removes all of the graffiti. He is going to appeal his sentence and will appeal his case to which court

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