That's a bit harsh Chris, everyone has a crack at getting out of parking
fine's if poss. I think governments local or national get far to much money
out of driver's without putting back it back into road's etc. My two cents
worth.
Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 3:29 AM
Subject: Re: Draft 1 was: Parking Fine - nature strip
>
> 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?
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
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