West Virginia is Tough on Litter
[learning about AND, OR, and NOT]

West Virginia has tough litter sentences for those found guilty of littering. We need to find out if the penalties can be AND'd. In other words, worst case, somebody caught littering in West Viriginia could be fined $25,000, have points added to their license and a jail term. (And I am confident that the jail will not be Mayberry-like.) In order to determine the maximum penalty possible, we need to find the maximum number of points that can be added to a license and the maximum days in jail.

ANDing...

   truth table
   -----------
   yes AND yes = yes     1 AND 1 = 1     1 implies true
   yes AND no  = no      1 AND 0 = 0     0 implies false
   no  AND yes = no      0 AND 1 = 0
   no  AND no  = no      0 AND 0 = 0

Can somebody receive a $25,000 fine for dropping a cigarette butt while walking on a sidewalk?

Can somebody spend five days in jail for leaving a plastic cup on a bus stop bench?

Can somebody receive three points against their license for tossing a candy bar wrapper out a car window?

Creator: Gerald D. Thurman [gdt@deru.com]
Created: 20 June 2005


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