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An 86-year-old man fined $334 for spitting out a leaf that blew into his mouth

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 20, 2025
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Roy Marsh was sitting by a boating lake in Lincolnshire, England when a gust of wind blew a reed into his mouth. He spit it out. Two enforcement officers immediately approached and told him they’d seen him spitting on the ground.

Marsh, who is 86 and has severe asthma and a heart condition, called the officer a “silly boy.” …

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