Law Reform Suggestion: Prevent Duplicate Parking Tickets For Same Offense (12.4)
After serving a 10 year prison sentence i returned to find my car had received a parking ticket. Fair enough i paid it assuming the car was in the process of being towed. Five minutes later i received another ticket for the same violation despite having already paid the first one.
This feels less like law enforcement and more like caveman logic
Lets be real you shouldnt be penalized twice for the same offense. The idea that "you should have moved the car first" doesnt hold up when:
Add something in the police database where the officer can see if the person has recently received a ticket and the location, to avoid multiple tickets for the same offense within a short timeframe unless the car has been moved and re-parked in violation of 12.4
Right now the system punishes acknowledgment of guilt with more punishment. One parking offense, one ticket
After serving a 10 year prison sentence i returned to find my car had received a parking ticket. Fair enough i paid it assuming the car was in the process of being towed. Five minutes later i received another ticket for the same violation despite having already paid the first one.
This feels less like law enforcement and more like caveman logic
Lets be real you shouldnt be penalized twice for the same offense. The idea that "you should have moved the car first" doesnt hold up when:
- You've paid the fine
- You physically cant move the car (Its either already hooked to a tow truck or you're in jail, or far away taking time to reach)
- Theres no legal warning that paying the ticket doesnt "clear" you of further punishment
Add something in the police database where the officer can see if the person has recently received a ticket and the location, to avoid multiple tickets for the same offense within a short timeframe unless the car has been moved and re-parked in violation of 12.4
Right now the system punishes acknowledgment of guilt with more punishment. One parking offense, one ticket