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Disabled Veteran Cited for ‘Liquid Littering’ After Blowing Bubbles in California

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Sandy Snakenberg, an entertainer known as "the Bubble Pirate" was cited for spreading joy, laughter -- and soap residue.

Sandy Snakenberg, an entertainer known as "the Bubble Pirate" was cited for spreading joy, laughter -- and soap residue.

“The Bubble Pirate” found himself being treated like a true criminal after attempting to bring joy to children at a California public park.

But Sandy Snakenberg, a 63-year-old disabled homeless veteran and self-styled “bubbleologist,” was only blowing bubbles when he was cited on Aug. 24 in San Diego’s La Jolla Cove.

Rangers with San Diego Parks and Recreation cited Snakenberg with “liquid littering.”

That’s right: In California, a wonderland where the streets are paved with the fecal matter and used needles of the burgeoning homeless class, a bubble-blowing disabled veteran is the one being nailed for littering.

The city, of course, claims the “Bubble Pirate’s” crimes are worse than they appear.

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