Today in New York....
The NYPD traffic police ticketed a hearse which was parked in a no parking zone, while the driver was inside picking up the body. Apparently the only legal parking space was blocks away and the hearse driver was trying to avoid rolling the dead body through the neighborhood. That could be a scary sight for some.
Guess I am just frustrated that I got a parking ticket last week. Yes, me the law abiding citizen. I parked in a parking lot on Sunday. The spot I selected had no sign indicating no parking. Actually the spot had no sign at all. Nor did the spot on either side of the spot I selected. I parked within the lines. I returned a few hours later to find a ticket on my window. The fine was hefty. $95 is not pocket change. After seeking out some indication of what I may have done wrong, I found a small, teeny, tiny sign at the far end of the long, long row of cars that said "Reserved for Official Vehicles". There were no official looking vehicles anywhere. The only cars around were other normal looking cars parked in unmarked spots that now had tickets on their windows as well.
I debated fighting the ticket. So I called a friend from the NYPD. He said "It's a kangaroo court and you better just pay the ticket." So pay up is what I did.
The hearse driver went to court. He decided it was worth fighting. The judge said "You better pay up." The hearse driver thinks there are indeed some kangaroos in town.
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