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What if that truck with his plates had been used in a drive-by shooting? What if his plates were used on a car by a serial rapist to throw off witnesses? What if his plates were last seen on a truck that hit a little girl and thus delayed time in finding the culprit? Anyone who leaves their plates on a vehicle they no longer own is an idiot (would you give your driver’s license to a stranger?) and has no right to complain about anything. He should consider the fines a stupidity tax and pay them gratefully.
This is CHICAGO. You don’t live in Schaumburg anymore. Despite our city planners’ best efforts at strip-malling the city, you still don’t HAVE to have a car to buy groceries or anything else. Owning a car is a privilege and a responsibility. Personal-safety issues inspired one person to park in front of fire hydrants instead of walking three blocks in the dark. Parking illegally in front of fire hydrants is an irresponsibly selfish act, it shows a total disregard for the safety of every adult and child living on that block. This act should be punished, at the very least with a parking ticket and more preferably with a tow. People who feel unsafe should move to a new neighborhood, not endanger the lives of innocent people.
