Show Letter to I the Editor To the Editor This morning I had a very interesting encounter with one of the parking enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment officers I had been driving around looking looking looking look look- ing for a parking space for about 15 minutes and didn't find one Well I had about two minutes to get to my class so I parked on one of the red curbs WITHOUT the white painted lines on it I have parked along this curb a few times before since the south parking lot was closed and had never been ticketed There were three vehicles already along the curb when I pulled up and I noticed that there was an officer up there ticketing them I decided I better go ask him why he was ticketing them because I didn't want to receive one too I. I approached the officer and asked him why he was ticketing these vehicles He explained to me that there were still parking spaces open and that parking on a red curb for convenience was not going to be allowed I told him that I had just spent 15 minutes looking looking looking look look- ing for one and hadn't found one He started getting upset at me saying that there were still spots available I told him again that there weren't because I had just tried to find one He then grabbed me by the arm and pointed down towards the LAC saying there were some down there He then shoved me towards my car I became upset and told him he better not touch me again We exchanged some words and I got in my car and left Drove around for another five minutes looking for a aspot aspot aspot spot then ended up parking on another red curb without the painted white lines Now Im I'm a very nice guy and calm most of the time but what that officer did was totally uncalled for It was my understanding from last weeks week's Horizon that parking by red curbs without painted white lines was going to be permitted Well apparently the parking enforcement officers need to be told that They also need to be taught how to act towards the thi public and the students here at I could probably press some sort of charges but Im I'm not sue happy and understand he may have been having a bad day That's no excuse however I feel that this needs to be brought out and that students need to watch out If you get a ticket appeal it and appeal it Dont Don't let the college get cheap revenue by closing down the whole south parking lot Joe from Mail E-Mail |