Local parking problems continue to tarnish the reputation of this small time burg . . . Recently, a guy was sent some parking tickets in the mail from Kansas City despite the fact he was nowhere near this town:
Kansas TV Newsies called Kansas City officials on Smith's behalf and urged them to take a closer look at his case. After a day of phone calls and email exchanges, FactFinder 12 was informed that the case against Smith was being dropped on the grounds of mistaken identity and apparent informational errors on the tickets.There's a happy ending here (ew) but it's still just a tiny bit troubling that our Municipal Court system is the subject of one of those cheesy TV Newsie Consumer Advocacy stories . . . And we didn't even get a chance to threaten a TV crew or put our hands over the lens of the camera.
Even though the car had been sold to Carmax, Smith and his son, Scott, were still the registered owners on file with the state. Kansas City police tell us that's because dealerships aren't required to register vehicles.
If the car was used to get a red light camera ticket, the two guys would technically be guilty until proven innocent thanks to Cathy Jolly's terrible legislation.
ReplyDeleteI've encountered inaccurate vehicle identification plenty of times, but under different circumstances..
ReplyDeleteNortheast drivers are notorious for living beneath the scope of the law.. If you get in an accident here, you'll be lucky if the driver carries insurance, and luckier if the vehicle is even registered to the person driving it.
And Tony, every experience I've encountered has involved Latinos who flea the scene... probably "undocumented" aliens, which is why I'm sympathetic to the Minute Men, even though many would like to classify them as "racist".
[I think I'm ranting about an entirely different issue now... sorry.]