Parking meter Robin Hood gets sued by city.

[Dinner]

So a kind, upstanding citizen has been going around putting quarters in people's parking meters right before the meter ladies are able to write tickets. The problem is city officials are upset about this and are now suing the good Samaritans. Do you think this should be allowed?



To be fair the city isn't suing the people for paying the meters and not allowing the city to write tickets and instead they're claiming the good Samaritans have harassed the meter maids by following them around in order to pay the meters just before they can write a ticket. The organization denies any harassment has occurred and says they have video taped all events in order to prevent the city from making false claims like this.

[regexcellent]

So is the city losing parking revenue from not being able to write tickets?

[Ben Kenobi]

He should be thankful he doesn't live in California. He'd be in jail alreaady.

[Dinner]

That's doubtful, Ben, as we don't have such stupidity here. We have a whole different type which is more populist in nature. Hell, we don't even allow those red light cameras in most of the major cities because voters get mad and don't like them.

[giblets]

Yes, having someone else pay for your parking should be allowed.

[Ben Kenobi]

That's doubtful, Ben, as we don't have such stupidity here. We have a whole different type which is more populist in nature. Hell, we don't even allow those red light cameras in most of the major cities because voters get mad and don't like them.

California, at least in Berkeley made this illegal.

"Time limits are strictly enforced and may not be extended by adding more money after the posted maximum time limit has expired. In other words, “feeding the meter” to extend time beyond the legal limit – is illegal per BMC"

http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Public_Works/Transportation/Parking_Meters.aspx

[giblets]

California, at least in Berkeley made this illegal.

"Time limits are strictly enforced and may not be extended by adding more money after the posted maximum time limit has expired. In other words, “feeding the meter” to extend time beyond the legal limit – is illegal per BMC"

http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Public_...ng_Meters.aspx

.3% of California's population lives in Berkeley.

[MrFun]

Yes, having someone else pay for your parking should be allowed.

Why not? What's wrong with that?

[Sava]

Robin Hood

I don't think this means what you think it does.

[Alexander's Horse]

they'll never prosecute, the PR hit would be too great

[Dinner]

They're suing for civil damages claiming following the meter maid around and putting a quarter in the meter before they can write a ticket is a form of harassment.

[Alexander's Horse]

To be sure, but once the political leadership finds out and it gets publicised, the city would have to be pretty dumb to follow through.

[Dinner]

I agree they'd have to be dumb but they seem to be doing it anyway.

[Derick500]

Nice discussion about that topic , and thanks to you for the sharing of that information. In according to me parking is a serious matter in many countries.We should take steps to control that problem. It should be thankful that I doesn't live in California and Australia.These both countries have faced that problem.

[giblets]

Why not? What's wrong with that?

Nothing...?