I'm not saying there shouldn't be a fine for parking in no parking areas but these amounts are ridiculous and the author hit it right on the the head. The amoun

I'm not saying there shouldn't be a fine for parking in no parking areas but these amounts are ridiculous and the author hit it right on the the head. The amounts charged are not in proportion to many people's ability to pay. This imbalance doesn't make society, which we all inhabit btw, any more stable or functional. Of course, if fines were lowered self entitled assholes would do whatever they please and laugh off the fines. I think the solution is this... first offenses should be a very very small fine and the amounts should double on each subsequent offense. That should stop the self entitlement fairly quickly. Of course, this is assuming the intent is promote proper parking, not to strong-arm money out of people's pockets in order to finance an army of bureaucrats and general wasteful spending. That is the intent...proper parking behavior, right?