TYT: DC Pillages Citizens: $1 MILLION In Post-Blizzard Parking Tickets

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Washington, D.C. has ticketed and towed many cars since the Jonas blizzard. The conditions made it difficult for people to follow normal parking rules. The city used the opportunity to pillage its residents. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"D.C.'s snow emergency will remain in effect through Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., and the city wants drivers to know it's serious about enforcing the parking bans.

Since the blizzard began last Friday, the District has issued $1,078,000 worth of parking tickets and $65,600 in fines so far. It has towed 656 cars.

And until the snow emergency expires, the District will continue to ticket and tow vehicles parked or abandoned on any snow emergency route (PDF), or considered to be road hazards. Crews are trying to plow streets from curb to curb, officials said, and vehicles parked in the way of plows will have to be removed.

Cars parked in a traffic lane on any road that are deemed a hazard or a barrier to snow removal may also be towed.”*

Read more here: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Issues-1-Million-Worth-of-Parking-Tickets-After-Blizzard-366711341.html

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1. I kinda understand...

Towing vehicles that are in the way, or are blocking lanes or have been abandoned for safety reasons, but they shouldn't ticket vehicles in place and leave them.

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2. I don't know if you've ever been to DC...

The primary source of revenue is parking tickets.