Sacramento, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Hundreds of Californians who accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge have found themselves in hot water.August 15, 2014 5:47 am
Sacramento, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Hundreds of Californians who accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge have found themselves in hot water.
The Ice Bucket Challenge is the fundraising campaign that has gone viral, raising more than $3 Million for the ALS Association. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a paralyzing and sometimes fatal condition that involves a degeneration of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
The challenge involves people dousing themselves with a bucket of ice and posting a video on social media. They then challenge two other people to do the same within 24 hours, or make a donation to the ALS Association.
Hundreds of Californians have taken up the Ice Bucket Challenge, but they have also been slapped with a $500 fine.
Because of the drought and worsening water shortage crisis, California water regulators have recently approved an ordinance imposing the fine on residents who waste water – from washing their cars and hosing down sidewalks to watering their lawns.
In the last two weeks, close to 800 Californians were cited and fined for dousing themselves with buckets of ice in their front yard, a clear violation of the new ordinance. Most of the citations were served in person, for those who were caught in the act of dousing. However, a few violators received citations in the mail after they posted their videos on social media.
Posted by Pol Pinoy
Categories: Law Enforcement, Science and Environment, The Media
Tags: California, drought, ice bucket challenge
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[…] then we have the great state of california. They're actually fining people for wasting water HUNDREDS FINED IN CALIFORNIA FOR ACCEPTING THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE | Support 81 Reply With […]
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By A great view on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and the callouts sweeping the nation - Page 2 on August 28, 2014 at 9:02 am
[…] Remember what I was saying about clean water?? Well, it seems you don't have to go overseas to run into problems if you waste water. You can get into trouble in California for doing this, since right now they're in a pretty serious drought. It looks like you really, really care and raises conscienceness, but apparently it also raises a $500 fine for wasting precious water during a drought emergency. See below: HUNDREDS FINED IN CALIFORNIA FOR ACCEPTING THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE | […]
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By ALS ICE Bucket Challenge - Page 2 on August 20, 2014 at 2:23 pm
Here is a source for the numbers: http://nationalreport.net/ice-bucket-challenge-contributing-california-drought/
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By Eric Foster on August 19, 2014 at 10:15 am
It’s actually a parody-type of news blog where that originally came from. So… the fines aren’t real.
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By vela june on August 18, 2014 at 9:30 pm
Another false/bogus reporting from The Adobo Chronicle… Here’s the actually caption of the picture, “Boston City Councillor Tito Jackson, right, leads some 200 people in the ice bucket challenge at Boston’s Copley Square, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 to raise funds and awareness for ALS.”
Here’s the link from mashable.com… http://mashable.com/2014/08/15/ice-bucket-challenge-not-als/
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By Jigsor MrJigsor (@defender4rights) on August 18, 2014 at 8:56 pm
Are you serious Sacramento sucks for that, fine me for that.
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By Keneth Quattlebaum on August 18, 2014 at 6:37 pm
[…] that I can find online questioning the Ice Bucket Challenge are satirical news sites such as Daily Currant.com and Adobo Chronicles.com. Why aren’t Californians taking this drought […]
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By MaryWong.Marketing » Summer’s Hot Social Media Trend on August 18, 2014 at 3:02 pm
It is a made up story with no source. There is no proof when the video’s were recorded just because they were posted on a certain day. Also, they could have been recorded out of the jurisdiction of the court.
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By Larry Baty on August 18, 2014 at 9:36 am
You know the law. You could have donated without wasting water.
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By Charlie Nicholas on August 17, 2014 at 10:12 am
Source for this story?
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By Walter Hudson on August 16, 2014 at 8:34 pm
The Adobo Chronicles!
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By adobochron on August 16, 2014 at 8:39 pm