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What could have have been a contributing factor in his not being discovered for so long: “The [car] windows were tinted.” That might have been useful informatio

by cascom 8y ago

What could have have been a contributing factor in his not being discovered for so long: “The [car] windows were tinted.” That might have been useful information in the first 80% of the article.

danso 8y ago
It's probably not in the lede of the article because it may not be a significant factor. From what I can tell in the police scene photo [0], the windshield isn't tinted (AFAIK it is not legal to have the entire windshield tinted). The car was parked on a busy neighborhood street for 1 week, in which there were at least 2 days it would have been illegally parked because of street cleaning. He didn't get ticketed, which likely means traffic cops saw him in there and assumed he was just napping. From the article: > Traffic officers who write parking tickets most likely passed by him at least twice, on days that his car was parked illegally. Officers looking for violators on street-cleaning days — on East 12th Street, those days were Tuesday and Friday — routinely ignore vehicles when the driver is sitting inside. Mr. Weglarz’s vehicle received no tickets on the Tuesday or Friday when it was parked illegally, suggesting an officer might have seen him and assumed he was just another idle driver. [0] https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/10/02/nyregion/00body2/merlin_144355299_e78f1a40-3365-4fe5-8662-657426bc8832-superJumbo.jpg https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/10/02/nyregion/00body2/...
JackFaker 8y ago
Window tint levels in NY state are limited to a minimum of 70% light transmittance. I do not believe this is the most restrictive requirement but new england isn't as sunny as Arizona or Florida. https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/glass-window-tinting/ https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/glass-window-tinting/
- trevyn 8y ago
  Looks like Connecticut, where the vehicle may have been registered, allows 35% VLT tint, and NY law allows out-of-state vehicles to have tint that conforms to their home state's laws. Also, of course, tint laws are not always strictly enforced.
  - jaxn 8y ago
    Tint laws are very-selectively enforced. Grossly disproportionate based on skin color.
    - Spooky23 8y ago
      Now they are enforced during annual safety inspection. People now buy packages where you pay annually and the tinting people will remove your tint, inspect your car, and then re-tint the car on the same day!
- evincarofautumn 8y ago
  Minor point: New York isn’t part of New England. But as for the weather, it’s close enough.
hudibras 8y ago
There's a picture of the car (nothing graphic) in this article; the tint doesn't seem to be too dark. [0]http://thevillager.com/2018/09/06/end-of-the-road-on-e-12th-body-found-in-car/ http://thevillager.com/2018/09/06/end-of-the-road-on-e-12th-...

by cascom 8y ago

What could have have been a contributing factor in his not being discovered for so long: “The [car] windows were tinted.” That might have been useful information in the first 80% of the article.

danso 8y ago

It's probably not in the lede of the article because it may not be a significant factor. From what I can tell in the police scene photo [0], the windshield isn't tinted (AFAIK it is not legal to have the entire windshield tinted). The car was parked on a busy neighborhood street for 1 week, in which there were at least 2 days it would have been illegally parked because of street cleaning. He didn't get ticketed, which likely means traffic cops saw him in there and assumed he was just napping. From the article: > Traffic officers who write parking tickets most likely passed by him at least twice, on days that his car was parked illegally. Officers looking for violators on street-cleaning days — on East 12th Street, those days were Tuesday and Friday — routinely ignore vehicles when the driver is sitting inside. Mr. Weglarz’s vehicle received no tickets on the Tuesday or Friday when it was parked illegally, suggesting an officer might have seen him and assumed he was just another idle driver. [0] https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/10/02/nyregion/00body2/merlin_144355299_e78f1a40-3365-4fe5-8662-657426bc8832-superJumbo.jpg https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/10/02/nyregion/00body2/...

JackFaker 8y ago

Window tint levels in NY state are limited to a minimum of 70% light transmittance. I do not believe this is the most restrictive requirement but new england isn't as sunny as Arizona or Florida. https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/glass-window-tinting/ https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/glass-window-tinting/

trevyn 8y ago
Looks like Connecticut, where the vehicle may have been registered, allows 35% VLT tint, and NY law allows out-of-state vehicles to have tint that conforms to their home state's laws. Also, of course, tint laws are not always strictly enforced.
- jaxn 8y ago
  Tint laws are very-selectively enforced. Grossly disproportionate based on skin color.
  - Spooky23 8y ago
    Now they are enforced during annual safety inspection. People now buy packages where you pay annually and the tinting people will remove your tint, inspect your car, and then re-tint the car on the same day!
evincarofautumn 8y ago
Minor point: New York isn’t part of New England. But as for the weather, it’s close enough.

hudibras 8y ago

There's a picture of the car (nothing graphic) in this article; the tint doesn't seem to be too dark. [0]http://thevillager.com/2018/09/06/end-of-the-road-on-e-12th-body-found-in-car/ http://thevillager.com/2018/09/06/end-of-the-road-on-e-12th-...