Woman fined for feeding a pigeon in Manchester: "I'm afraid to go out"
Woman fined 150 pounds for - 150 for feeding pigeons in Manchester - A woman living in Manchester, Great Britain, was fined 150 British pounds (approximately 320 AZN) for feeding a pigeon. This incident caused a great public outcry and deeply shocked the woman.
According to reports, the woman was stopped by the city council's "waste police" the moment she gave a small piece of food she bought from McDonald's to a hungry pigeon. Her action was assessed as a "littering" offense.
After this incident, the woman stated in her press statements that she was reluctant to go out in Manchester. Emphasizing that she lives in fear of unknowingly breaking another law, she called the imposed fine "shocking".
Serious questions have arisen regarding the legality and proportionality of this imposed fine. Users on social networks and news portals widely discussed this incident, sharply criticizing the local authorities' harsh stance against such minor actions.
Many believe that imposing such a high fine for a humane act like feeding an animal is an injustice and is considered an undue interference in citizens' daily lives.