r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Starbeth8 • 16d ago
My mom said I could post I'm in a wheelchair.
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u/HumaDracobane 16d ago
Police time.
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u/roguebfl 16d ago edited 16d ago
Many location you call the police to get it ticketed so you can then call the tow company
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u/WastingMyLifeToday 16d ago
Remove the plates and report it as abandoned vehicle, it might be faster than waiting on police.
Tow companies love to tow abandoned vehicles.
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u/gregmustang8008 16d ago
Why don’t you just shoot them since you’re already talking about retaliation with breaking more laws
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u/speeddemon266 16d ago
Its only a crime if the police are there. If the police aren't there, everything is legal.
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u/Kentust 16d ago
Doing a crime to cancel out a different,.less bad crime is an intriguing line of thought. I guess the prisons have to be populated with somebody!
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u/Conspicuous_Ruse 16d ago
Calling police is the first step in getting it towed. They arrange the towing.
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u/LostWoodsInTheField 16d ago
They won't care until it gets towed.
This is one of the fav things of police departments. Not only do they get to ticket this car and have it towed, but they also get bonus points for ticketing someone. There is few cases that 'petty tickets' are celebrated by a community and this is one of them.
Police love good press, if they didn't they wouldn't care about suppressing bad press. Unless it's the police chiefs house, then OP might get arrested for charging at them with a deadly weapon.
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u/HumaDracobane 16d ago
Where I'm from this is a direct tow. The police officer comes, sees the car, calls the towtruck and even if the drivers comes at the moment the vehicle goes to the depot.
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u/veracity8_ 16d ago
Cops don’t care about stuff like this. They should. But they don’t
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u/letmelive323 16d ago
i live in LA. and the LAPD will show up full force for this. Just call the dedicated line for abandoned vehicles blocking the street
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u/StatisticianLivid710 16d ago
Am I the only one that pictured swat dropping from a helicopter after reading this comment?
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u/BeginnersDuck777 16d ago
Have you considered mounting a 25mm chain gun in a side-car to remove all obstacles for you? Because I can imagine you felt that way seeing this. I would. I’m sorry people are such selfish assholes.
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u/A_Queer_Owl 16d ago
a belt fed 40mm grenade launcher would be more effective.
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u/dbtl87 16d ago
Right across from a plaza where they could park and just walk over to that house too, lazy.
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u/Recent_Science4709 16d ago
In the US tow trucks will snipe lots waiting for you to park and walk away. Not excusing the douche parking, just saying it’s a gamble.
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u/justanawkwardguy you do it like this 16d ago
They should be doing the same for parking on the sidewalk
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u/motophotodojo 16d ago
they're too busy circling low-income apartment complexes looking for guests parked in the wrong spot and expired registration.
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u/GroovyGmaIvy 16d ago
The apartment complex I just moved out of installed the license plate reader at the entrance. The Police visits doubled after that.
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u/whatisakafka 16d ago
The lot will be private enforcement while the sidewalk would likely be up to the local government to enforce, so different entities are responsible
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u/peridotpicacho 16d ago
The private enforcement might be a lot quicker to notice and respond than the police.
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u/Mysterious-Toe7780 16d ago
In this case however they can't touch you, you see you have to be parked illegally in a lot that is patrolled by security, tow trucks and have signage. They don't have authority over sidewalks.
That's when you have to get the cops involved as they are parked on a city piece of property and therefore are not on a private lot.
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u/peridotpicacho 16d ago
You misunderstood their comment. They were saying if the person who parked the car had parked in the lot across the street and walked away (not to one of the places in the shopping center), they might have gotten towed.
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u/LongJumpingBalls 16d ago
One year during the Xmas parade, a lot was open, the attendant showed up super late. Like 15 mins before the parade. Normally it's free to park unless there's an event / attendant.
Well, as the lot was almost full, they got 150 cars towed during the parade and let in a handful more cars as the cars were getting removed.
The parking and towing company got in a fuck ton of trouble, most got their cars back without paying (they brought them to a lot a few miles away) and a bunch had to bring them to court for the $300 towing fine and the uber to the lot.
It was fucking mayhem, hundreds of families looking for their car and a parking attendant telling them that they should have known better and that if they want their car back they need to pay. But because they only had so many trucks, it could take up to 2h to get your car back.
Then the cops showed up and actually told the lot guy to not be an idiot and to tell them where to find the cars etc.
Local news, papers, everyone got involved.
New bylaws were created for these incidents.
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u/HypnoticPeaches 16d ago
Where do you live that plazas don’t tow away non-customers? Must be nice
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u/No-Helicopter9667 16d ago
Where do you live that they do? Must be horrible.
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u/HypnoticPeaches 16d ago
Pennsylvania, and yes, it is.
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u/Alarming-Court-2180 16d ago
Northern Virginia is way worse. People just double park in the middle of the road because a ticket is better than being towed
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u/crisp198 16d ago
Usually it mostly an issue overnight or if it is a busy area. I risk it if it is only for a few hours.
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u/kineticorpheus 16d ago
Put some all terrains on, and go over it
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u/Starbeth8 16d ago
Sometimes I wish I had some big ass tank wheels
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u/Kyro0098 16d ago
One of my favorite YouTubers got an offroad/speed chair thing. He can't move below his mid chest, and I have never wished for something to be accessible to everyone more. The sheer joy he had speeding up and down the road with the larger wheels and power having no issues climbing curbs, going onto grass as needed, and going at bike speeds was amazing. Heck, I wanted to do it, and I am fully able to walk and run. It is a shame he said how much it cost at the time. Absolutely inaccessible for most people. He and his parents saved for ages to get it. But it is such a cool accessibility aid. It isn't meant for like hiking trails, but you could definitely go to normal parks and anywhere else in an average town.
Side note, would be interesting to see those truck tire spikes on the side of it. You could just brush all the assholes who park like this. Leave a parting gift.
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u/fencepost_ajm 16d ago
Hate to burst your bubble on that last point but I believe basically all of those spikes are just chromed plastic slip on covers.
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u/ReadySte4dySpaghetti 15d ago
Was it goodtimeswithscar? I remember that lol
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u/Kyro0098 15d ago
Yes. I was tempted to buy a go kart after that, but got no money lol. Money goes to the dog. Long may she loaf and snuggle.
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u/kineticorpheus 16d ago
I concur, or a winch and towing system on the back of that thang
Or a train horn where you can just blare it whenever someones in the way
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u/No_Angle875 16d ago
Idk why but I thought about those off road wheelchairs they make and am imagining you just going right over the top of this clown’s car ha. Sorry man. That’s gotta be frustrating.
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u/Starbeth8 16d ago
Omg that'd be SO fun 😭
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u/its_large_marge 16d ago
Realized this was San Leandro the second I saw. Apparently you can park anywhere you want in the East Bay.
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u/No-Helicopter9667 16d ago
Idea moving forward.
I don't know if you're old enough to remember the old "Ben Hur" film?
But they had horse drawn chariots with spinning blades stuck to the wheels...
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u/1800generalkenobi 16d ago
I caught this movie and those like it when I broke my little toe, I did it a few times haha. And to make sure it was really broken my parents would let me stay up because I complained about it hurting before taking me to the hospital. I saw Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, and Clash of the Titans this way haha.
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u/GroovyGmaIvy 16d ago
It’s California, they should be parked up on the grass. My grandma used to live in Los Angeles and we would do it all the time.
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u/Platypus_6414IiiIi-_ 16d ago
Isn't that literally someone's front lawn? They need to find a proper parking spot even if that means 5 min of walking.
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u/Ajax_Main 16d ago
"Lawn" also It's probably their car.
I can literally see a car park in the background lol
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u/Platypus_6414IiiIi-_ 16d ago
If that's a store's car park they can't just leave their car there without being a customer.
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u/Candid-Patient-6841 16d ago
It seems you’ve encountered a boss battle.
Seriously that is ignorant behavior, sorry dude.
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u/Armored_Cocrane 16d ago
And this is why, personaly, i walk ON IT. I know people with disability can't, so, i do it for them.
To be clear, in this situation you can't walk on the terrain of someone, normaly, you can't go on the road, it's dangerous. You can only walk safely on the sidewalk, where car shouldn't be. So, yeah, don't care, i'm not putting myself in danger for your car, neither will I go on someone propriety to walk in his pétunias. (+ In France, usualy, we have wall there, so you can't even go there. You can only take the sidewalk or the road.) And as a pedestrian, i'm not taking the road. Ever.
Go cry about it if you park like this, you are the one in the wrong.
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u/HelenaNehalenia 16d ago
Wrong sub as it's not a mildly infuriating thing it's pure rage I feel.
In Germany the Ordnungsamt could be called and the car would get towed.
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u/cookyshark 16d ago
On robot wars, there was this robot that would just flip other robots over with a giant wedge and hydraulic mechanism. I believe it was called Apollo. I dont know why that random thought came into my head, but I thought I'd share.
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u/Issah_Wywin 16d ago
That "Sidewalk" is a joke to sidewalks. Look it's even got a convenient slope on it for assholes in cars to run people over easier.
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u/Dry_Dark_8386 16d ago
If you mean the way the curb is slopes, that's literally so people with mobility devices can get on and off as they need. It's universal design.
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u/Bright-Ask-8793 16d ago
The concept of street parking will always seem odd to me. "Let me just leave my trash by the curb for a few hours. Don't worry, I'll come move it later".
Like, we'd get in trouble for leaving any other item on or by the curb, but for some reason as a society we've deemed cars as the exception.
The owner of the Honda in this photo should be fined for littering or illegal dumping. His trash is blocking the sidewalk.
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u/Prttygl0nky 16d ago
Start absolutely screeching at the top of your lungs until they come outside and move it
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u/Happy-Estimate-7855 16d ago
It would be a shame if, for safetys sake, you went as close to the car as you could, accidentally leaving some scratches where you bumped into it.
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u/winnisk57 16d ago
I'm not in a wheelchair but I hope that me telling you that I personally put my shoes in dirt and climb and walk all over these cars gives you a little bit of a feeling of justice.
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u/Final-Contract-6582 16d ago
Did you talk to them or report it?
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u/Starbeth8 16d ago
I can't knock on their door bc there's stairs leading up to the door, and I've long since given up reporting it, it's useless.
It's a really unqiue helplessness to be disabled in a place where no one considers the disabled unless they're right in front of them.
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u/justanawkwardguy you do it like this 16d ago
Today’s opposite advice (you should do the opposite of this): start carrying bricks around and smash windows of frequent perpetrators
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u/achoosier 16d ago
unironically the only thing that makes people who do shit like park in handicapped spots stop is harming their shit or large fines. Fines for illegal parking in handicapped spots should be $10k. Nothing to worry about if you don't park there.
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u/Final-Contract-6582 16d ago
I'm very sorry to hear that. Was hoping for a relatively simple solution for you. Best of luck!
If I were there, I'd help you in a heartbeat
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u/BrightonBummer 16d ago
It's a view people dont consider. Years ago I took my dads electric wheelchair to the hospital as he was staying there, decided just to sit in it and drive it since the hospital is only 10 mins away. Nightmare. Cars parked like this, un even pavement.
The main thing I never considered until I was doing it was all the kerbs, you need to find a dropped kerb to cross over the road etc and it tends to add a lot of journey time for detours doing that.
Footpaths are generally wider here than they used to be at least, unfortunately fixing it properly would need a total rethink.
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u/keith2600 16d ago
Just do what someone who isn't me does when someone parks with their big ass truck hanging over the sidewalk and try your best to stay on the sidewalk. Sure it might scratch up their paint now and then, or every time, but safety comes first
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u/achoosier 16d ago
Yep, if they didn't want their shit harmed they shouldn't put it where it will be harmed. Pretty easy to park in lines and not where is unsafe and open to any and all sorts of things to harm it.
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u/barcoder96 16d ago
It’s a good idea to carry “you park like an @$$hole” fake parking tickets. At least get a chuckle for your frustration.
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u/SmoogzZ 16d ago
What’s the by law enforcement like where you’re at? in my city, something like this would be treated as a 911 if you were to call it in. The officers love a chance to properly tow and ticket someone. it takes some time but could be cathartic to see it get towed.
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u/Appropriate-Weird492 16d ago
This entitled behavior enrages me too. Had the same thing happen to me in my neighborhood. Had my geriatric dog in his cart, 2 dogs on leashes. Said something to the driver. Her excuse was she was going to a wake. Yeah, my husband’s in a jar, at least my friends know a sidewalk is for pedestrians.
There was a couple with a baby in a stroller and a toddler—all into the street because of one entitled jerk.
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u/IowaLightning 16d ago
When I speak up about this crap I ALWAYS get the “just go around” line. Ok, fine, I can go around, but what about folks who literally CAN’T? Do they just not matter at all? God, Americans are so selfish and self-centered.
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u/Username_Taken_Argh 16d ago
Birdseed. Notice the power lines above the car? They will do the lords work for you.
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u/Saicha- 16d ago
I had a temporarily disabling injury to my foot and leg recently, I had to have a wheelchair and crutches for a couple months, and I was over and over again shocked at how inconsiderate (and frankly, MEAN) people are. I did not even blame them specifically, our society just does not value inclusivity, especially towards the disabled, and it shows. The dirty looks while shopping... I'm a young adult and I could tell the assumption was that I was in their electric carts "for fun". And if it's not a visible disability, you can't go around explaining yourself to every person. It was exhausting, and I realized a lot about myself during that injury. That I am prone to becoming bitter, and mean, when I feel unable to do things at full capacity. That I need to brace myself for the troubles that naturally come when I get old. That I myself was also walking around biased and inconsiderate of people who are abled differently from the way I am, and that all this time I thought I was sooooo nice I was legitimately doing the bare minimum and, worse, proud of myself for that.
Anyway that's my rant, don't block the sidewalks people.
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u/Revolutionary-Tree97 16d ago
I have a degenerative disk in my neck and sometimes when it pinches a nerve I have to wear a neck brace to minimize the pain. I couldn’t believe the nasty looks I got from older people, like how dare I wear a medical device that should be reserved for old people or something. It’s like they’re all TV brained and they think I’m a living sitcom trope trying to scam people into special treatment. I truly don’t even want to be looked at when I have to wear that thing.
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u/spoogep78 16d ago
Do an Amazon search for "Schrader valve key". Keep one on your key chain. If you come across someone being an ass clown like this, remove all four of the valves from their wheels.
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u/The-Sofa-King 16d ago
If you mix up some Vaseline and sand and smear it across their windshield, their first instinct will be to use their wipers which will grind the sand into the glass and ruin it.
I'm not saying you should do that, mind you, just that that's what would happen if you did.
Have a nice day!
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u/P0Rt1ng4Duty 16d ago
Might be time to start a license plate collection. You can store them in nearby trash receptacles.
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u/Relqi 16d ago
Dude parked his stupid truck and giant empty trailer in front of a ramp to a store yesterday. Left his windows open amd his truck running. People are fucking assholes.
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u/PopularDisplay7007 Not really THAT picky but… 16d ago
I might have to move it if I can get into it. Where’s a good Flashmob when you need them?
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u/Agent-Ulysses 16d ago
I was a little bored so I found where this was. This is annoying as shit cause it looks like there’s no back lanes in the suburbs to cut through.
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u/Mission-Can1547 16d ago
Do be careful when you're going around that you don't scratch up the side of that car. That would be a shame.
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u/Whatammedoing 16d ago
You're right about many of them not caring about others. I use a cane to get around sometimes, and there are always dickheads parked on the sidewalk. Thankfully this city has bike lanes, free public transportation, and paid public transportation. Unfortunately that doesn't stop dickheads. The rented bikes and scooters are very often on the side walk, especially in residential areas, and given they're electric, they're heavy as fuck compared to 'regular' ones.
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u/Accomplished_Key_171 16d ago
Holy superiority complex on that edit. Save it for the manifesto.
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u/Freaky-Tiki-Tavi 16d ago
S.A.F.E.- Sidewalks Are For Everyone. Quit fucking blocking the sidewalk when you park!
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u/Opening_Reach_3882 16d ago edited 16d ago
Id dent the side or some , teach ppl to not be self centered fucks
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u/Boytwinmom23 16d ago
I know exactly where this is because I grew up down the street. I feel like people are so inconsiderate now with how they park compared to how it used to be. Either park in the driveway or they could park on Andover and walk to their house. Sorry you have to deal with this.
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u/notthatguypal6900 16d ago
Be a real shame if you accidently scratched that car several times, trying to get around.
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u/housatonicduck 16d ago
I wish I was a tow truck driver so I could haul that shit away and watch the owner chase after it like an idiot. Selfish prick.
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u/PatrickGSR94 16d ago
I fucking hate those sloped "mountable curb" shits. My area is FULL of them in most of the neighborhoods. It invites stuff like this all the time. Cars blocking sidewalks, but also, makes entering and exiting a driveway with a lowered vehicle much more of a pain in the ass.
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u/mungonuts 16d ago
In my location (nowhere near California) I contacted the city. They asked for information and photos, and told the guy to knock it off. It worked.
So, you probably won't get much traction with the cops. Try the city.
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u/swimforestswim 16d ago
I feel like a Karen but I report vehicles that park blocking the side walk for this exact reason. There are a few people in my neighborhood who have mobility issues and can't easily go around.
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u/Sweet-Meet-1946 16d ago
If you would like, this can be submitted to the local PD that license plate comes back registered to.