(11-11-2020, 10:17 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: So yeah I certainly felt, the visual juxtiposition of excessive oppressive levels of transit enforcement (of mostly poorer people) walking past four illegally parked including one 130 thousand dollar SUV was quite poignant.
Why don't you write a parking ticket then? You have exactly the same amount of training and legal authority as the transit security guards have...
(11-11-2020, 10:17 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: Honestly, I don't want to get in a fight with you on this, you can call me a dick if you want, it's not an entirely unfair accusation. I don't like feeling this way, but my feelings are a result of the situation, not a result of me being a suspicious or nasty person...to the contrary, I'm frankly, quite naive.
For what it's worth, I called back later, and inquired about subsequent complaints, and officers returned and this time they quoted the reason for not issuing tickets as the vehicles having permits. So maybe the first officer just made a mistake in recording, I don't know. But I still don't think it's right to have vehicles parked in a pedestrian square.
1) I'm not looking for a fight either. We all have opinions, and that's fine. For clarification, I don't think you are a dick... I thought your comments were dickish. Big difference.
2) The fact the vehicles have "permits" shows that it is not a pedestrian square as much as you would like to think that it is. Now to push your councillor to change it into a pedestrian square.
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BTW - I second rainrider's comments about Gloria. She is a great person, and if you have by-law issues, I'm sure she will do what she can to help.