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Irregular News for 06.01.06
United Kingdom -- A Derby, England, retiree faces jail for refusing to pay taxes until the city cleans up her drug- and prostitution-infested neighborhood, a report said.
While Josephine Rooney's neighborhood was one of Derby's most desirable areas 20 years ago, today it is filled with boarded-up buildings, drug dealers, prostitutes and immigrants, she said.
So Rooney, 69, has refused to pay nearly $1,500 in taxes in protest of the city council's refusal to help her neighborhood.
Rooney's refusal to pay could land her in jail for three months.
"I am prepared to go to prison annually until I see a reversal of policy on our street," Rooney told the London Telegraph.
Members of the Derby council said a plan already is under way to improve Rooney's neighborhood in the central England town.
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United Kingdom -- A Derby, England, retiree faces jail for refusing to pay taxes until the city cleans up her drug- and prostitution-infested neighborhood, a report said.
While Josephine Rooney's neighborhood was one of Derby's most desirable areas 20 years ago, today it is filled with boarded-up buildings, drug dealers, prostitutes and immigrants, she said.
So Rooney, 69, has refused to pay nearly $1,500 in taxes in protest of the city council's refusal to help her neighborhood.
Rooney's refusal to pay could land her in jail for three months.
"I am prepared to go to prison annually until I see a reversal of policy on our street," Rooney told the London Telegraph.
Members of the Derby council said a plan already is under way to improve Rooney's neighborhood in the central England town.
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