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AMWJ t1_j6i6y1n wrote

Reply to comment by a11y__cat in Predatory Parking Enforcement by blkread

I don't drive, but that doesn't seem unreasonable to me at all. I would venture to predict that upwards of 95% of cars that are unmoved 1 minute before their meter is up will still be there after the meter's time has run up. And, if that happens, it is their job to ticket the car.

So, if there was a 95% likelihood that your job needed you in one minute, wouldn't you wait there?

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a11y__cat t1_j6jmn2f wrote

If your job is to ticket people who are already breaking a parking law, then you waiting to catch someone one second after the meter flips is NOT your job. They’re failing to ticket cars that are not moving for hours in favor of randomly targeting specific cars. But if you do your job by just waiting until you can do a specific task rather than looking for something that can be handled at that moment, then I don’t know what to say. But if I stared at something that would eventually become work rather than looking for something that is currently work, I’d be fired. 🤷‍♀️

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