Question...

Depends on the definition.

Is this one of those tough guy contests where we try and out tough each
other with the written word on usenet? I think I gave that lark up quite a
few years ago.

Well I'll tell you how court goes, but after that, well I don't want to
incriminate myself.

Er, there power as a city council? Did I miss something there?

 

Last time I went to court every parking fine got off. Every single one of
them.

Out of interest what exactly is the lesson? (honestly I'd love to hear your
take on it, because mine so far is that councils are greedy and that
obediance to a little sign does not distinguish a good person from a bad
one)

 

Besides; Pisshead isn't disabled. He's about the most "able" bloke I know!
Sure he's got a disablity or two (who hasn't?) but that doesn't get in the
way of him living his life!
Don't park in his parking spots if you wanna' keep living yours.

 

I suppose in the interests of "full disclosure" I should make it known
that I've worked for a quadraplegic boss for over 11 years now, and guys
like him _really_ don't need extra hurdles thrown in front of them by
arrogant pricks illegally using disabled parking spots. You think your
life's hard because someone gave you a $400 parking fine? Try breaking
your neck...

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No; that's an aus.cars thing.

 

No, it's more like a "**** off back to aus.cars, where useless whinging
cunts like you belong".

 

The lesson is "don't illegally park in disabled parking spaces".

For homework, read the chapter about how arguing when you've been caught
doing the wrong thing about how you don't like the penalty they applied,
makes you look like a dickhead.

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Nope, this is me pointing out you making a dickhead of yourself on
usenet, and you not liking it.

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So you're trying to tell us that city councils don't have the power to
fine you for illegally parking?

Right.

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It's a fucking steep fine just the same. Hardly justified.

 

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What, Uncle Bully and parking in disabled spaces _is_ justified?

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Hard to say if it's justified or not; I reckon that it's easily
justifiable.
If it's stopping someone from accessing a care-facility that they need and
causing them to be subjected to hardship and / or humiliation then a mere
$400 fine seems pretty paltry by comparison.

 

Ah but the parking spot is not necessarily going to be available anyway.
Let's say that a real disabled person was parked there, what would the next
disabled person do then? They are equally inconvenience yet not penalty is
dished out.
Parking in a disabled spot is equal to parking in a regular spot over you
alotted time. The end result is someone who may have been able to park there
has to find somewhere else to park. Therefore the penalty should be equal.

 

But his disability isn't my fault, keep it in context.
The simple fact that no-one parks in this spot ever, in all my years, I've
never ever seen anything parked in this spot ever. And there's actually
enough space for two or three bikes, so even if Wheelchair Willy did come
along, he'd still have a space.
In any case my point is not that I should be allowed to park there, it is
that the penalty should fit the offence (ie bugger all)

 

So because TWO deserving people can't park there you reckon it's OK to make
it zero?
Odd logic.

 

Warning of the amount of the fine needs to be given. That might work
even better than just sticking up a sign.

I don't want any disabled person to suffer but that fine is out of
proportion to the offence, espeically when it's not posted how much the
fine is.

 

They can choose an appropriate penalty or they can get greedy. Greed will
usually come back to bite you.

 

No.

Where do you draw the line? Is a $2000 parking fine for a disabled space
okay with you?

 

Huh? I think you missed something.

 

Make sure you use those *exact* words in your appeal of the fine.

So, just to clarify this, you parked in a disabled space on purpose,
right? You took a calculated risk that a parking inspector won't happen
along and, should that not eventuate, that the fine you get issued with
will be of a negligible amount.

The more you go on trying to defend this, both your actions and your
reasoning lead me ask why you haven't tried applying for a disabled
sticker yourself... if you're prepared to argue before a magistrate, let
alone a group of people whose social outlook you should be well familiar
with, that you shouldn't have to pay a fine the amount of which you
consider to be unfair, you might as well argue that if physical
disability entitles one to a disabled parking sticker, so should an
advanced case of cretenism.