Newport, RI Police Ossifurs

[Alienspecimen]

Are shit, wortless as they could be....
I got a delinquent notice that have not paydt my ticket for parking violation...
I do remember the day, it was 12th of February. There was a storm and I went down to Newport to take a few snaps. I parked my car and got out. Spent about 20 minutes walking around and working with the camera. The Jeep was always within sight, never wandered more than 100 yards away from it.
Cop car passed a couple of times, but I never saw that efin wussy coming out and leaving the ticket...had I seen him, I would have asked him what the reason for writing is and of course, he would tell me that there is a ban on parking during storms (something I learned later, how do I know, there were no signs to tell me...).
So, the ticket was for $25 and coz I did not pay, it doubled. I am not for 50 bucks, but this is not exactly what you expect from the ones that are supposed to protect you...
I know, it is not right, but I really feel like finding the fucker and beating the shit out of him until all the donuts he's consumed start coming from both ends...
Phew, now I feel better, thanks for listening.
Boris

 

[Rev Den]

And it begins again.......

Where is my popcorn?

Rev

 

[IslanderOffRoad]

Its 50 bucks.... just pay it and move on with your life.

why didn you pay it when it was 25?

 

[IXNAYXJ]

Here you go....

-----Matt-----

 

[red91]

assholes until you need them...and then you'd call them "friends"...

nothing like a lose lose situation for law enforcement.

 

[5-90]

Could be worse - one time I didn't get a notice on a ticket I got until AFTER I'd cleared it up (this was after my license was suspended. And yes, I did take my copy of the ticket with me to the Clerk of the Court and have them go look it up. When they didn't find anything, I scratched out a note to that effect and had them sign it. Came in handy later...)

The question stands tho - why didn't you pay it before it doubled?

And, there's no posting on the "Storm ban" - anywhere? Sounds suspect to me...

Don't blame the cop so much - he's just doing his job. I've talked to a few cops who say that the laws they're largely called upon to enforce are silly, but they don't write them. Write your local governing body, and take THEM to task instead.

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[Rescue xj]

Talk to the sergant in charge of traffic. If they give you some BS story, talk to the state highway patrol, theyll help you set it straight.

 

[XJEEPER]

You are right, the policeman that issued you a ticket in this situation was petty and perhaps fullfilling some type of monthly quota (also known as "performance metrics" )..........but by doing nothing but complain to everyone you know while it was still a $25 fine, the price of your procrastination is now $50.

Pay it and stop :rattle:

 

[GSequoia]

I don't quite understand this storm no parking business...

You weren't possibly on one of those hurricane / snow emergency routes where in storm or other potential emergency situations the route must remain clear at all times just in case cities / towns / whatever need to be evacuated now were you?

 

[RichP]

Shoulda paid it of fought it back then, tickets work on 100% interest, not good.

 

[5-90]

I don't quite understand this storm no parking business...

You weren't possibly on one of those hurricane / snow emergency routes where in storm or other potential emergency situations the route must remain clear at all times just in case cities / towns / whatever need to be evacuated now were you?

All well and good - but aren't those routes usually marked, signed, and/or otherwise put into public knowledge?

That's what gets me - if there's no sign, how are you to know?

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[GSequoia]

Yes, every one I've seen has signs periodiacly "Snow emergency route" or "Hurricane evacuation route," I've seen both depending on the region I've been in. There is generally some small text on those signs that I haven't read as it's never been snowing or hurricaning when I've been in those regions.

 

[5-90]

Yes, every one I've seen has signs periodiacly "Snow emergency route" or "Hurricane evacuation route," I've seen both depending on the region I've been in. There is generally some small text on those signs that I haven't read as it's never been snowing or hurricaning when I've been in those regions.

That's what I'd thought. I've also seen those signs - again, content varying based upon region (more usually "Snow Emergency Route" than anything else, but that's where I go...)

It just seems to me that if there's no signs, there's no basis for a ticket. I'm not trying to "fuel the fire" here, but that's the premise I'd attack it based upon...

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[TekkaMaki]

Arer you saying that you never saw the original ticket and didn't know about it until you got the delinquent notice in the mail informing you that it had doubled?

I've had that happen before, when I lived in the city the elementary school kids would take tickets off one car and put them on another, seen 'em doing it and even caught one taking a ticket off my car. :explosion

 

[Alienspecimen]

Arer you saying that you never saw the original ticket and didn't know about it until you got the delinquent notice in the mail informing you that it had doubled?

I am sorry, I was just a little too emotional. What I am saying is that the cop never bothered to get out of the car and leave the ticket. There was no way to know that I am in violation either...no signs anywhere to tell me that.
BTW, after talking to my coworkers about it, it appears that Newport cops are notorious for finding ways to screw you...especially when you need them.

 

[Rescue xj]

Go clear it up with a sergant or above. If it gets that bad complain to the state DOJ or whoever the hell oversees police departemnts. Threatean with litigation, local cops are always afraid of lawsuits and lawyers.

 

[Dvipercop]

I have a oddly distinct feeling we're only getting one, very slanted, view of the event. Pay the fine. Shut up.

 

[jml1911a1]

Here is what cops do for a living: They fine or arrest people who violate laws written by people who must write laws to appear to be doing their jobs, so that they can convince people to vote for them. If a policeman or woman returns to the station house at the end of the day without having got someone in trouble, they haven't done their job. It's an endless cycle: Morons in suits pass laws creating new crimes (mostly victimless), and people with shiny badges and poor attitudes must enforce them so that their salaries can continue to be paid.

Oh, and every time I hear, "They have to enforce the laws, it's their job!" I think of the guards at Aushwitz (sp?): "I was just following orders."

(No, I'm not comparing parking tickets to broiling Jews. Simply showing that cops don't HAVE to enforce unjust laws or unjustly enforce just laws. They can stand up and say "NO!" or get other jobs.)

 

[rocklandxjer]

y would a cop stand up and fight for someones right to park on a side street during a hurricane? the new ghandi lol

just playin, but yea ida just paid the fine, or plead not guilty and explained that you did not recieve fair notice of the ticket. was it a narrow road, there could be a bylaw that states any narrow roads blah blah blah during a hurricane or any bad weather deamed bladee blah blah merits the no parking status

just a thought

 

[5-90]

Here is what cops do for a living: They fine or arrest people who violate laws written by people who must write laws to appear to be doing their jobs, so that they can convince people to vote for them. If a policeman or woman returns to the station house at the end of the day without having got someone in trouble, they haven't done their job. It's an endless cycle: Morons in suits pass laws creating new crimes (mostly victimless), and people with shiny badges and poor attitudes must enforce them so that their salaries can continue to be paid.

Oh, and every time I hear, "They have to enforce the laws, it's their job!" I think of the guards at Aushwitz (sp?): "I was just following orders."

(No, I'm not comparing parking tickets to broiling Jews. Simply showing that cops don't HAVE to enforce unjust laws or unjustly enforce just laws. They can stand up and say "NO!" or get other jobs.)

"Auschwitz," I believe (if I recall my German correctly. Granted, that's a stretch...)

It's not just "discretionary enforcement" on the part of the LEO that needs to happen, it's also the simple fact that, as you stated, the people we elect to make laws feel like they HAVE to keep making laws in order to make it look like they're doing their jobs. I'm not going to say that the PO's are "stuck in the middle" - we are, mainly - but they're stuck with a system that nobody likes, and they're the most visible element of that system.

It is useful to recall that the people who write the rules are often not the people who have to enforce the rules. In many cases, they are not even subject to the rules they write!

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