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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:51 PM Original message |
People Ticketed Waiting For Energy Assistance |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Dear Poor People |
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zbikerwy (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. is mark funkhouser still mayor |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yes for 2 more years |
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zbikerwy (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. just explain to me |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I don't get it either |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. Anyone who can afford a car can afford an occasional ticket. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Maybe they got the car before their circumstances got bad? |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Yes, but not everyone who has a car can afford it. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Depends. |
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Riley18 (883 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. That makes it better. Why didn't the unemployed, single mom realize that? |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. I still use my first car . It is grey with a nice rust highlights |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. Wow. |
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Tigress DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #22 |
60. I'm so glad you "didn't say it" first. rofl. nt |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:23 AM Response to Reply #4 |
65. In your dreams |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
11. Nice predatory policing there. |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. Ticketed?? Why weren't these people tased??? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
13. expired tag says it all,,, |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. What does it say? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. it says she got a ticket for having an expired tag... not sure how people missed this one |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. It says to me I don't know why she couldn't renew her tags because I haven't walked in her shoes.... |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. dosent matter why she couldnt renew it, the fact is that it was expired |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Special treatment for certain socioeconomic groups? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. yup exactly, thats what im saying you get pissed at the wall st guys having different rules |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Let me be clear |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. yeah ok, then if you say there are no rules, then you cant complain when people get tickets |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. It's pretty clear |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. lol im just not into the anarchy thing, it tends to not work well and fucks people over |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. that's true of all trolls |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. lol idiot... |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. Well here's yet another unsurprising exercise in asinine excuse making |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. why do they let these assholes stay on DU? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. yeah because anyone who disagrees with you is automatically an asshole |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. If I was too poor to pay my electric bill, |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. then if you use your vehicle dont be surprised if you get a ticket |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. The public transportation here is awful |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. then you would make the decision to drive, and if you get a ticket then its your own fault |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. And I would be proud of myself for doing something to help my family |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. exactly, its about choices, you make a wrong choice you deal with it |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. if you can't afford the plates, you shouldn't drive the car... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
25. The cops here LOVE writing tickets for expired tags at the aid offices. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. yeah writing tickets for expired tags is common, so is giving tickets to speeding porsches |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I'm saying that these people should be able to get help without being targeted by cops |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. and all im saying is that if you drive with expired tags then expect to get a ticket |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. I'm saying a cop who intentionally walks the parking lot of the welfare office looking for expired |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. and im saying hes doing his job, same as the cop who sits at the blind corner radaring cars |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:11 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. If you don't see the difference, there's no helping you. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. and as i stated before, people bitch all the time about selective law enforcement but it seems you |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. You know when you post about how people hate cops and how unfair that is? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. why, because im saying that selective law enforcement is wrong |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:11 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. It appears, in this case at least, you are simply cheering for the practice of... |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Not much of a progressive value, is it? |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:15 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. More like shooting fish in a barrel. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:17 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. lol mayby more ethical than driving with expired tags.. |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Yeah, you'd always choose the tags over groceries. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:24 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. nope, but then im not going to bitch about the ticket i get for knowingly driving with expired tags |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:47 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Tags and tickets are revenue-making....revenue that pays the cops salaries |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:50 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. okay you go to court and argue that one... |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:52 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I'm sure there are quotas that have to be met each month. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. lol i have never had a quota to fill in my career, i also benefit from the taxes collected |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Other states and municipalities run things differently. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. maybe so, still dosent mean that there is a better system for enforcing the laws of the state |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
54. Jesus christ there are some really mean responses in this thread. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:37 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. i guess you are ok then with people not needing state inspections to make sure the brakes work |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-02-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. How far do you want this to go? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-03-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. well would you want to support a habit to the detriment of the children |
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