Maybe they do, maybe they don't, and maybe the guy doesn't have time to dig it out of the glovebox.
Yep. Or no, it simply has to be removed from where it doesn't belong. Taking action to hold it there, to be in the way longer than necessary by preventing the owner from moving it should he return before the tow truck gets there is not making things better, is it?
And endanger the firefighters that respond to what turns out to be an overheated cooking pot.
These are special exceptions, but possibilities nevertheless. And no third parties should be taking actions to make the situation even worse, whether they're cops or not.
1) Write the ticket.
2) Call the tow truck.
3) If the perp comes back and moves the car before the tow truck gets there, then the problem is resolved SOONER, which is a good thing.
Cop Dirty Tricks 3079Couldn't think of any,huh? The crime was already committed.Towing is called for per the law. I believe it's also...
It doesn't blow his cover. Lots more people than just UC cops park illegally.
Sure, if he doesn't get back before the tow truck gets there and moves it.
Sure. Ticket the car. Call the tow truck. Let the offender plead his case in court. But don't lock the keys in it, making it more difficult to move, depriving the driver of the opportunity to move it before the tow truck gets there, etc...
Whatever - there's still due process to be reckoned with.
Sure. Ticket the vehicle. Call the tow truck. Let the offender plead his case in court. DON'T lock the keys in the car so the owner cannot move it sooner than the tow truck gets there.
Yep - but it doesn't really matter why, does it?
A violation that may be excused in court under certain circumstances.
Sure. Ticket the vehicle. Call the tow truck. Let the offender plead his case in court. But DON'T lock the keys in the car so the owner can't move it before the tow truck gets there...
Not me. I'll lobby to write the law to prohibit the cops from making things worse, like locking the car with the keys in it. Then NOBODY can move it, even if there's a fire and the fire truck needs the space and the car could have otherwise been driven out of the way by anybody without looking around for something to break the window with, or breaking it with a body part and possibly getting cut, etc.
Wasn't my car...
Oh, yeah, here we go again - the constant bleet in this forum - "You shouldn't be driving" - its second in its silliness only to Aunt Judy's "Throw everybody in Jail, Jail, Jail, Jail, Jail..." like a broken record.
DPH
