Parking Officer Struck by "Boot"

Leilah July 18, 2012 at 08:27 pm

I'm sure the parking officer/official booter deserves some sympathy for the "minor injuries", but I've been looking through my pockets and desk drawers and simply can't find any....

John Erlich July 20, 2012 at 02:19 pm

I dislike parking meters, parking tickets, and (95% of the time) parking enforcement officers as much as the next citizen, but these are in place because the merchants and/or community organize and exert political pressure and demand them. The owner of this vehicle clearly was behaving beyond acceptable social norms (having managed to collect enough tickets to justify booting) and put the parking enforcement officer--who was just doing his/her job--at unnecessary risk. Can I make a suggestion to the public to help ameliorate this problem: Stop being so f---ing lazy! Disperse parking around business strips and public parks by not insisting on always parking right in front of said business or park. Be willing to park further away from your destination and walk a block or two, unless you are loading or unloading heavy sound equipment.