Julian
Crime or disobeying a council by-law, does it really matter? the difference is that one is controlled by the govt through the police and the other is controlled by local govt through rangers. There is no difference in a court of law. If your happy to lower the standards of your country then feel free, the only problem is that we all have to live in it. Chris S Julian writes: > I have so far got off 2 or 3 parking fines and the only one I actually copped was > the one issued by the police for parking in a taxi zone (chapel street has taxi > zones, something like 11PM to 8AM.. crazy). > > The best excuse is if you park at a meter is to say it was out of order. Works > every time for the first time. > > Maybe you have money to spare but Ill have a go at getting out of it. > > ps. get your context right.. parking infringements are not crimes. When my car > falls off the nature strip and kills someone then maybe you will be right... > pffftt > > > > Chris Simpson wrote: > > > Julian, > > > > Take the following with a grain of salt! > > > > I have no sympathy for people like yourself. You made a mistake, the > > officer was quite with in his rights to place a fine on your car and he > > did. > > > > "You do the crime you do the time" > > > > You may not see the whole picture here, but i bet you complain when > > murderers get 3 year suspended sentences, and recently a convicted child > > sex abuser (over 15years!! with his own two children) got a 2 year > > suspended sentence! > > > > what is the relevance you ask, people in society are not being responsible > > for their actions, sure a rapist and murderer are a long way away from > > parking on the nature strip i agree, but where do you draw the line? > > speeding? dangerous driving? bag snatchers? manslaughter? rape? murder? > > > > If the punishment isnt harsh then people will continue to do the crime! Its > > a fact of life, if they know they can get away with it they will! Our > > society is getting weaker, from things like this. > > > > Be a real man, admit you made a mistake and pay the fine, you know its the > > right thing to do. Remember the rules and make sure that you dont get > > caught again. > > > > Chris S > > > > Terry Rudd writes: > > > > > Julian, > > > Reads pretty good to me - keep it simple. > > > > > > TR > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Julian > > > Sent: Sunday, 10 February 2002 10:18 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Draft 1 was: Parking Fine - nature strip > > > > > > > > > it will go something like this but written properly..... > > > > > > Last night we towed my car home (i do live in the house, well will soon) > > > because > > > it broke down with a flat battery and would not run after we jump started > > > the > > > car. > > > > > > We can't get the car into the back yard because its on a hill so I decided > > > to > > > park it out the front (on the flat road) but because it was on a corner we > > > pushed it up onto the nature strip. > > > > > > The next day, (day of the fine) I went to my parents place to get a new > > > alternator (I already have one out of the car if they want to see it) from > > > my > > > other car (same model) and when I got back I had a parking fine for parking > > > on > > > the nature strip. (I was fined at 11am) > > > > > > I thought I would be safest off the road both whist I fix the car and so it > > > doesnt disrupt traffic. > > > > > > Please let me off the fine.. > > > > > > > > > .... hows that?? > > > - Julian > > > > > > Terry Rudd wrote: > > > > > > > That's not a bad idea, it could be a goer. Wasn't there an add on TV a > > > long > > > > time ago that showed you how to drive a broken down car (run out of > > > petrol?) > > > > off the road and onto the nature strip on the starter motor? > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
