AKteletech

Needs to happen more often.

John_In_Dakota

I hate the drivers that park in front of a store while they are waiting for someone to come out. These a@@hats park right in front of the "Tow Away Zone" and "Emergency Parking Only." I say to the store "if you put the sign up enforce what the sign says or take the stupid sign down!"

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MSYoung

We have an auxiliary unit in the San Diego Police that consist of civilians driving cars that are marked as San Diego Police. No lights, siren, or gun and they are painted all white. They do have a police radio in them.

Their purpose is to look for non violent offenders. People that do not park properly (like in tow away zones), in handicapped spaces without a placard, etc. They write tickets for these and will call for a tow truck when required. They cruise places like shopping malls and industrial areas. I have seen several tickets given that would not have been if they didn't exist.

Shopping malls are private property but many of them have asked for this service to suppliment their own security.

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slagburn

Sadly people in those positions usually know more than a few people that will make those tickets just sort of disappear - sort of like having a cop 'buddy' who can get those things signed off for you.

norteltx

Last year Allen Iverson the 76ers basketball player left his Rolls Royce in a handicapped spot at the airport for over a week whilst he he flew overseas to relieve "the stress of being rich and famous". A parking ticket is a pimple on a gnat's ass to these overpaid idiots.

monkeylizard

Tried that once...never again. My $90 ticket never got fixed (no fault of my cop buddy), his contacts just didn't get it done. I had moved and never updated my address on my license. when I finally did and went for a new one, the old douche bag at at the DMV said my license was supended.

My $90 ticket became $250 + the $90 plus a 5-year mark on my record of a suspended license.

Thanks buddy...

rwhite

Yup, and the unfortunate part is that in many places some of the uniformed officers work these as "extra jobs" since the hourly pay rate often exceeds what they make on the public payroll. (Houston is a good example).

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rwhite

Too true- and that's a VERY large class (overpaid).

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MSYoung

Perhaps there should be a special class of traffic ticket if given to a Rolls Royce driver. Three zeroes are added to the right end of the dollar amount.

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