Blackmail. - LotusTalk

Cinesnow · 07-06-2009, 09:00 AM

Hello all,

Its been quite some time since i have made a post and would like to discuss an issue that Los Angeles residents have to cope with.

I was recently cited for an expired meter when there was still twenty three minutes left, this is blackmail and not the first time I have caught a metermaid in the act. This time, i got a picture of the deusch. I asked him to di-regard the ticket, he told me to fight it. i printed out this picture and after discussing my dillema with his superior, I asked for a letter of apology and wanted the ticket dismissed. they called me the next day & told me they had "let go" of the officer. There is sweet justice, even here in LA.

Next time - im just gonna steal his bike . . .

So, my question to all is has anyone else had this happen? I have bad luck but can't be alone here.

Cinesnow · 07-06-2009, 09:01 AM

He even smiles as he prints his ticket...

RoadDad · 07-06-2009, 10:15 AM

So can you see the meter showing the time still remaining as well? It looks like a meter in the lower left corner but it is really dark on my screen.

If so, that's a great picture. Meter, car and maid all posing nicely for the camera.

Randy Chase · 07-06-2009, 10:16 AM

Yep. It shows 23 minutes.

You need a brighter monitor!

Cinesnow · 07-06-2009, 10:20 AM

Yup, that's the meter in question, i'm not sure if there's a busted thread anywhere but never too soon to start, haha.

knucklehead · 07-06-2009, 10:21 AM

23 min

Lotus Fury · 07-06-2009, 10:25 AM

That is awesome. Good job.

RoadDad · 07-06-2009, 10:25 AM

I can just see you now, "Can you move a little more to the right? A little more... Perfect right there. SMILE!"

teamturbo · 07-06-2009, 10:30 AM

This happened to me in the city of Denver.

I parked my car down town, paid for the meter. Ate lunch, came back, still had about 15 minutes on my meter. Had a ticket on the window. I think I was targeted because of my out of state plates.

I tore the ticket in half and threw it on the ground. To this day I get letters stating my car will be impounded if they see me in Denver.

Cinesnow · 07-06-2009, 10:38 AM

I havea speeding ticket like that in British Cloumbia, haha.
I think they gave up about 2 years ago...

I can say with confidence that The Sl55 is a ticket magnet, people in la love to ticket it, iv'e paid over $700 for bs since iv'e owned it.

The lotus? not one - weired.

DrJ · 07-06-2009, 10:43 AM

That is sweet. I wonder if they actually let the officer go, or if they just said they did to avoid any more complaints about the incident from you...

Cinesnow · 07-06-2009, 10:45 AM

If they diddn't, the next time i'm in westwood - I'm stealing his bike

ML1media · 07-06-2009, 10:52 AM

"For Broken Meter, Call 1-877-215-3958"

"For Brain Dead Civil Servant, call 1-877-MOR-ONS.....that's right we have a 6 digit ph # ...were too stupid to remember 7 digits.................Have a nice day"

delise · 07-06-2009, 11:49 AM

Brilliant job , these ball bags are probably going to get busted more and more often with cell/smart phone cameras getting better and now with high quality video ! You should upload that pict as meter maid fail to FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments - circle the time left in yellow or something

25psi_Elise_Killer · 07-06-2009, 11:50 AM

I got called by a CBS2 reporter regarding this topic, here's the story they did:

Video Library - cbs2.com

biffster10 · 07-06-2009, 12:04 PM

My neighbour is a cop in Toronto and says that parking meter a-holes are assaulted every day.
- A friend got a ticket for parking more than 12 inches from the curb, but there was a 3 foot high snow drift there so you couldn't even see the curb
- Another was ticketed for parking across the end of HIS OWN driveway when it was being resurfaced
- I've had a ticket for parking where its permits only after midnight... except I was back at the car at 11:55.

On top of that, the city makes it so difficult to fight the tickets that its not worth the wasted time. Yep, any opportunity I get, I will damage their cars while they are patrolling. Only flattened one tire so far... and yes, I should have outgrown that behaviour, but what other recourse is there if you don't get a fantastic picture like this OP?

RacyTracy · 07-06-2009, 12:22 PM

Maybe you could find a way to publicize it and every ticket he's written could be appealed.

David Craig · 07-06-2009, 01:15 PM

I got a parking ticket once and went to court to fight it.

I told the judge that I shouldn't have received the ticket. He asked why not. Because I parked directly beside a sign that clearly stated it was "fine for parking".

(just kidding)

dasmoofler · 07-06-2009, 01:23 PM

Lake Geneva, WI
Return to our vehicles - me, two vettes and a viper. We all payed at the same time, same amount, all the meters are expired and I was the only one with the ticket.
There is no option for fighting it - just an envelope to put your money in.

mikester · 07-06-2009, 01:28 PM

Blackmail would be if the guy were to threaten that he would give you a ticket unless you gave him some money, or something like that.

07-06-2009, 09:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cinesnow Cinesnow Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lake Arrowhead, Ca / Sandpoint, Id Posts: 86	Blackmail. Hello all, Its been quite some time since i have made a post and would like to discuss an issue that Los Angeles residents have to cope with. I was recently cited for an expired meter when there was still twenty three minutes left, this is blackmail and not the first time I have caught a metermaid in the act. This time, i got a picture of the deusch. I asked him to di-regard the ticket, he told me to fight it. i printed out this picture and after discussing my dillema with his superior, I asked for a letter of apology and wanted the ticket dismissed. they called me the next day & told me they had "let go" of the officer. There is sweet justice, even here in LA. Next time - im just gonna steal his bike . . . So, my question to all is has anyone else had this happen? I have bad luck but can't be alone here.

07-06-2009, 10:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
RoadDad Pres perfututum futūtor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,032	So can you see the meter showing the time still remaining as well? It looks like a meter in the lower left corner but it is really dark on my screen. If so, that's a great picture. Meter, car and maid all posing nicely for the camera. __________________ "Really, you want to maintain a semblance of professionalism since you represent Lotus. Me... I don't need to. Bite me." -Randy "...now that some of our wannabe competitors are beginnning (sic) to get to where we were three years ago..." -Charlie

07-06-2009, 10:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Randy Chase Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 28,276 Images: 761	Yep. It shows 23 minutes. You need a brighter monitor! __________________ www.theadrenalinegallery.com www.chasecam.com

07-06-2009, 10:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
knucklehead TWRD & Blip advertising Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Marina del Rey, CA Posts: 3,946	23 min Attached Images

07-06-2009, 10:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
RoadDad Pres perfututum futūtor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,032	I can just see you now, "Can you move a little more to the right? A little more... Perfect right there. SMILE!" __________________ "Really, you want to maintain a semblance of professionalism since you represent Lotus. Me... I don't need to. Bite me." -Randy "...now that some of our wannabe competitors are beginnning (sic) to get to where we were three years ago..." -Charlie

07-06-2009, 09:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cinesnow Cinesnow Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lake Arrowhead, Ca / Sandpoint, Id Posts: 86	He even smiles as he prints his ticket...

07-06-2009, 10:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cinesnow Cinesnow Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lake Arrowhead, Ca / Sandpoint, Id Posts: 86	Yup, that's the meter in question, i'm not sure if there's a busted thread anywhere but never too soon to start, haha.

07-06-2009, 10:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lotus Fury Blame Canada, eh? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pgh, Pa Posts: 2,262	That is awesome. Good job.

07-06-2009, 10:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
teamturbo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 144	This happened to me in the city of Denver. I parked my car down town, paid for the meter. Ate lunch, came back, still had about 15 minutes on my meter. Had a ticket on the window. I think I was targeted because of my out of state plates. I tore the ticket in half and threw it on the ground. To this day I get letters stating my car will be impounded if they see me in Denver.

07-06-2009, 10:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cinesnow Cinesnow Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lake Arrowhead, Ca / Sandpoint, Id Posts: 86	I havea speeding ticket like that in British Cloumbia, haha. I think they gave up about 2 years ago... I can say with confidence that The Sl55 is a ticket magnet, people in la love to ticket it, iv'e paid over $700 for bs since iv'e owned it. The lotus? not one - weired.

07-06-2009, 10:43 AM	#11 (permalink)
DrJ Future Track Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,614	That is sweet. I wonder if they actually let the officer go, or if they just said they did to avoid any more complaints about the incident from you... __________________ Probablistically!

07-06-2009, 10:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
Cinesnow Cinesnow Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lake Arrowhead, Ca / Sandpoint, Id Posts: 86	If they diddn't, the next time i'm in westwood - I'm stealing his bike

07-06-2009, 10:52 AM	#13 (permalink)
ML1media Trvlr thru time+space Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Elmhurst, IL Posts: 152	"For Broken Meter, Call 1-877-215-3958" "For Brain Dead Civil Servant, call 1-877-MOR-ONS.....that's right we have a 6 digit ph # ...were too stupid to remember 7 digits.................Have a nice day" __________________ The garage is semi-FULL. 2007 CO Elise Boxster S --SOLD, Toyota Tundra, Honda Ascot and a 39 year old topless german

07-06-2009, 11:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
delise 2005 Ardent Red, Touring Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Beverly Hills Posts: 2,561	Brilliant job , these ball bags are probably going to get busted more and more often with cell/smart phone cameras getting better and now with high quality video ! You should upload that pict as meter maid fail to FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments - circle the time left in yellow or something __________________ "You can run over an insect and know just from the messages coming through the wheel how many legs it had. Was it a beetle? Was it a spider? Hang on......... spider." Jeremy Clarkson - Top Gear Last edited by delise; 07-06-2009 at 12:10 PM.

07-06-2009, 11:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
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07-06-2009, 12:04 PM	#16 (permalink)
biffster10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 255	Most assaulted job My neighbour is a cop in Toronto and says that parking meter a-holes are assaulted every day. - A friend got a ticket for parking more than 12 inches from the curb, but there was a 3 foot high snow drift there so you couldn't even see the curb - Another was ticketed for parking across the end of HIS OWN driveway when it was being resurfaced - I've had a ticket for parking where its permits only after midnight... except I was back at the car at 11:55. On top of that, the city makes it so difficult to fight the tickets that its not worth the wasted time. Yep, any opportunity I get, I will damage their cars while they are patrolling. Only flattened one tire so far... and yes, I should have outgrown that behaviour, but what other recourse is there if you don't get a fantastic picture like this OP? __________________ 2006 Aspen White Elise 2007 39' Beneteau Cyclades

07-06-2009, 12:22 PM	#17 (permalink)
RacyTracy Adminatrix Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 10,458 Images: 2	Maybe you could find a way to publicize it and every ticket he's written could be appealed. __________________ . . Tracy 2009 Lotus Exige S260 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser LOG 29 photos

07-06-2009, 01:15 PM	#18 (permalink)
David Craig Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 226	Fight it in court I got a parking ticket once and went to court to fight it. I told the judge that I shouldn't have received the ticket. He asked why not. Because I parked directly beside a sign that clearly stated it was "fine for parking". (just kidding)

07-06-2009, 01:23 PM	#19 (permalink)
dasmoofler Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SE WI Posts: 3,114	Lake Geneva, WI Return to our vehicles - me, two vettes and a viper. We all payed at the same time, same amount, all the meters are expired and I was the only one with the ticket. There is no option for fighting it - just an envelope to put your money in.

07-06-2009, 01:28 PM	#20 (permalink)
mikester Registered Shmoozer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 4,616	It's wrong / crooked / illegal, but blackmail ? Blackmail would be if the guy were to threaten that he would give you a ticket unless you gave him some money, or something like that. __________________ Covered in Brandy and Lard

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