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Chambers wrote:
> Here's a story in today's Oregonian about a policeman who got a traffic
> fine for illegal parking:
>
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/121687171035380.xml&coll=7
>
>
> Here are some relevant quotes from the article:
>
> "Oregonians believe police don't get to ignore the law."
>
> This is exactly how I feel, and I fully support the idea that those who
> represent Law and Order should be bound by it as fully as any other
> citizen.
>
> "Portland police, however, vowed to push to allow officers to park in
> no-parking zones to order food"
>
> Seriously? They're fed up that they have to park in the same spaces
> that we have to?
>
> OK, I understand that policemen need to stay within a certain distance
> of their vehicles (both to respond more quickly to calls, and in case
> someone tries to vandalize their vehicle {the article states that this
> is a real concern for them}). However, if they aren't able to get the
> food they want because of this, then how about calling ahead and having
> your order brought out to you? I've seen countless officers pull up to
> restaurants (ok, donut shops - and I'm not even making that up!) and an
> employee carried their order out to them.
>
I once say a police car pull up at a McDonalds and block (2) handicapped
stalls because he parked badly. He was not in uniform. He got out and
proceeded to return a video the video machine there. He then went
inside and got something and came back out. All in all he was there for
about 5 minutes.
What frustrated me was that he looked off duty (but that may not have
been the case), blocked 2 handicapped stalls - all with about 5 empty
parking spaces about 25 feet away that were easy to get into and out of
- ie pull through.
Maybe places should be required to keep a certain number of spaces
reserved for emergency vehicle parking during non emergencies - just
like for the handicapped.
The extension is that they would have to make parking for all sorts of
groups of people. If you didn't belong to a special group you would
have to park 1/2 mile away because that is where the 3 unreserved spots
were.
It might help with the obesity problem in the US, but then again they
might be one of the special groups that get a reserved spot up close...
Tom
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