XPost: nyc.general, nyc.transit, nyc.motorcycles 
 XPost: alt.autos 
 From: secret.fromyou@freespeech.com 
  
 In article <9mc9nvc05jdiv2ea2meikjcv2oa24l45s8@4ax.com> 
 Phil  wrote: 
 > 
 > On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:35:29 +0000 (GMT), Whomever 
 >  wrote: 
 > 
 > 
 > >> Do I?  It's more cost efficient for the tow truck company to have you 
 > >> pick up the car than it does to deliver it to you.  Then there's also 
 > >> a liability issue.  What if something happened to the car on the way 
 > >> back?  Tow truck companies make no money returning vehicles back to 
 > >> their owners. 
 > >> 
 > >> That's the hole in your story. 
 > >> 
 > >> Phil 
 > > 
 > >Phil, there's a hole in your interpretation of what you read. Or 
 > >perhaps I left out some relevant details, for various reasons. I 
 > >am not letting the matter rest, but am pursuing compensation 
 > >from CVS. Should I not get it, I assure you that the consequent 
 > >cost to them will far exceed what was extorted from me! 
 > 
 > For the sake or argument, I'll say that your car was towed... 
 > 
 > It's your own fucking fault!  You parked illegally and you got towed 
 > for it.  Suck it up.  If you parked illegally on the street and the 
 > city towed you, would you react any differently?  Would you boycott 
 > the DMW? 
  
 I'll not lower myself to respond in the same manner in which 
 you've expressed yourself here. 
  
 > Instead of accepting responsibility (and punishment) for your own 
 > actions, you and others here are hinting about vandalism.  If everyone 
 > reacted this irresponsibly for their own mistakes, this entire country 
 > would be in flames. 
 > 
 > Grow up! 
 > 
 > Phil 
  
 As you are reading this thread in detail, you must have seen the 
 post expressing the opinion that these "legal" carnappings are a 
 scam perpetrated through the collusion of property owners and 
 organized criminals. It is because of such narrow "the victim is 
 to blame" thinking as yours that they get away with it. Could 
 YOU be involved in such an enterprise, I wonder? 
  
 It would be sufficient to paste a note to the window of a car 
 that it is parked illegally, keep a record of violators' license 
 plate numbers, and only take such drastic action in cases of 
 several repeated offenses. It would be preferable to charge for 
 parking in a lot rather than using it as a trap run by 
 extortionist goons. Being intelligent (look up the word, I doubt 
 you know its meaning), I'm not the type to resort to vandalism, 
 but I sympathize with those so frustrated by circumstances that 
 they feel there is no alternative for obtaining justice. 
  
 --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 
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