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Not just that, but people who make a habit of reporting illegally parked cars frequently find themselves being harassed and threatened by anonymous people who h
by InitialLastName 4y ago
Not just that, but people who make a habit of reporting illegally parked cars frequently find themselves being harassed and threatened by anonymous people who have their phone number [0].
[0] https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/02/09/death-threats-follow-brooklyn-mans-illegal-parking-complaints-to-311-and-the-nypd/ https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/02/09/death-threats-follow-...
- woah 4y agoSounds like they are gearing up to go even further than phone calls: > In a statement, an NYPD spokesperson expressed concerns that the proposed law could lead to violent conflicts between drivers and civilians reporting illegally parked cars
- massysett 4y agoThere's precedent for this, or rather for people figuring out a way around it. A NYC law that paid rewards to those to report idling vehicles. A few people make non-trivial sums doing this. They act like tourists or like they're lost in a phone conversation so they can hang out around the vehicle and record the violation. They have to record the truck idling for a few minutes to collect the money, so without a disguise they risk being beat up. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/19/nyregion/clean-air-idle-car.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/19/nyregion/clean-air-idle-c...