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In article <1992Aug8.054351.23807@colorado.edu> neves@anchor.cs.colorado.edu (NEVES RICHARD K) writes:
>Big difference.  A speeder is *already* commiting an infraction whereas
>the person at the meter is quite legally parked.  A traffic cop waits for
>a law-breaking speeder to drive by while a parking n*zi waits for a
>legally parked car to become illegally parked.  In this way the parking
>monitor is more able to blur the line between legal/illegal when the meter
>expires and the parking patron is on the way to the car.

Well.... cops have a habit of following "suspicious" vehicles... for 
example, a cop following a suspected-DUI doesnt KNOW that the person is
drunk.  So I dont think its all that different (again, in principle)
for a parking monitor to wait for a meter that s/he suspects will be
expiring soon...

>The *big* point behind all of this is that the parking monitors
>are motivated by revenue, not by fairly regulating parking. Is it really 
>necessary to ticket a car by an expiring meter while the owner is walking to 
>the car door?  Sure, if you are motivated by revenue collections (to
>pay for garages, or satisfy quotas or whatever perverse reasons exist).

Of course, I agree with you on this.  I'm not a happy camper myself
when it comes to the parking services :)

-Salim


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