I certainly would have been suspicious of a box left at my front door, that said "Have a Good Night, at 10:30 at night, from someone I don't know, and who was running from my place. I probably wouldn't have even opened the box because you just never know what could be in there. Yes, I would be thinking worse case senario only because there are some really f'ed up people out there.
This isn't to say that the punishment wasn't way too severe bordering on completely unnecessary. While suspicious in nature, they were simply doing something fun and beneficial. Under these terms, I could sue the next person who walks their dog past my house at night and the dog barks. I'll go to the hospital with a panic attack and sue.
I wouldn't have paid the fine. I would have appealed.
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