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Post by steveternal on Jul 30, 2009 10:26:40 GMT -5
I'll admit it is kinda funny, but this guy is taking out his frustrations with an entire federal system (law enforcement/traffic laws) and a private company (the towers) on a single girl behind a desk. And wasting federal resources (the cops) in the process. And who exactly is responsible for your car being impounded in the first place?
Post by StreetBum87 on Jul 30, 2009 10:52:18 GMT -5
that is what i started to think....its not really the towing companys fault..they were just doing their job. but would he really be waisting the cops..i mean, weather he was taking it out on her or not..she is still leagaly obligated to take the money, she wasn't going to take it, thus the cops were called in to do their job by enforcing the law. correct? not trying to dissagree or start anything, just not 100% sure about the laws and all that. over all, it is douchy, but i found it hillarious.
I think it is funny as hell, the lady did it to herself. I can not believe no body has ever tried that before. If I owned a unpopular business like that I would buy a coin roller that could take care of it in ten minutes. Or I would just sit there and very slowly start to count them. I bet the kids would have gotten bored after an hour or two.
Post by luciddream5 on Jul 30, 2009 17:13:39 GMT -5
I've had my car towed twice before. The second time, there really was no reason for them to tow it. Not saying that his car was towed unlawfully but mine was once before. I should have done this...plus when I got into my car that time they had pulled my car around so hard that there was no steering fluid in my car. It was nearly full before that and so they sort of messed up my steering column. So I'm glad to see someone do this...douche move or not...fuck towing companies. She was required to take them...she was just too lazy to count them. haha.
I think it is funny as hell, the lady did it to herself. I can not believe no body has ever tried that before. If I owned a unpopular business like that I would buy a coin roller that could take care of it in ten minutes. Or I would just sit there and very slowly start to count them. I bet the kids would have gotten bored after an hour or two.
Yeah I would have totally counted those pennies....about an hour into it, "oops, sorry guys, lost count, I'm gonna have to start all over from the beginning." Then when I am almost finished I would accidentally knock the entire pile off the counter and start all over again. It would be a total pain in the a$$ but SO WORTH IT. If some d'ouchy ass-hats (that word is still cracking me up) want to play silly games with me like that then I would LOVE to play right back with them. You push me and I will puch you back harder. Who cares if I have to sit there and count pennies all day....what else is there to do? That WOULD cut into my inforooing though ???
I think it is funny as hell, the lady did it to herself. I can not believe no body has ever tried that before. If I owned a unpopular business like that I would buy a coin roller that could take care of it in ten minutes. Or I would just sit there and very slowly start to count them. I bet the kids would have gotten bored after an hour or two.
Yeah I would have totally counted those pennies....about an hour into it, "oops, sorry guys, lost count, I'm gonna have to start all over from the beginning." Then when I am almost finished I would accidentally knock the entire pile off the counter and start all over again. It would be a total pain in the a$$ but SO WORTH IT. If some d'ouchy ass-hats (that word is still cracking me up) want to play silly games with me like that then I would LOVE to play right back with them. You push me and I will puch you back harder. Who cares if I have to sit there and count pennies all day....what else is there to do? That WOULD cut into my inforooing though ???
God forbid that cutting into inforoo time.
If that lady would have done that I would have just waited by going and doing something else and then come back for my car. No harm done except to her.
that is what i started to think....its not really the towing companys fault..they were just doing their job. but would he really be waisting the cops..i mean, weather he was taking it out on her or not..she is still leagaly obligated to take the money, she wasn't going to take it, thus the cops were called in to do their job by enforcing the law. correct? not trying to dissagree or start anything, just not 100% sure about the laws and all that. over all, it is douchy, but i found it hillarious.
I'm not saying the cops aren't doing their job, because you're right they are technically enforcing the law. However they wouldn't have to be there in the first place if this kid would have manned up, realized that sometimes sh!t happens, paid for his car in reasonable "legal tender" and just put the stupid incident behind him. Then the two squad cars called out to help him fight his immature battle (nay, prank) could have been out actually serving and protecting by, I don't know, responding to a B&E or a shooting or something that actually matters and that isn't a waste of our taxes.
I do think that if you have touse cops to enforce your prank you are a big wuss. I would have gotten a money order for 9 dollars over and demanded change.
Then the two squad cars called out to help him fight his immature battle (nay, prank) could have been out actually serving and protecting by, I don't know, responding to a B&E or a shooting or something that actually matters and that isn't a waste of our taxes.
sure............or they could be out, I don't know, giving a guy a ticket for going 5 mph over the speed limit, or I don't know, towing your buddy's car because his meter ran out
even though the guy is douchy and the whole "it's pure legal tender" thing got on my nerves, it's still awesome.
Why did they need 3 cops there anyway? one would've been enough and the other two could've been out "working", or as I like to call it "hanging out" 'cause that's all i've seen cops around here do.
sorry if I offended anyone, I just have a personal vendetta against the majority of cops, even though there are good ones.
Why did they need 3 cops there anyway? one would've been enough and the other two could've been out "working", or as I like to call it "hanging out" 'cause that's all i've seen cops around here do.
lol I don't understand this part......first you say 3 cops is too much. Then you say that 2 of those cops could be just hanging out.
Do you want them to do their job or not? I'm confused. First your upset that 3 cops are working on a problem, then you're upset that cops don't do anything. just a bit contradictory lol
Why did they need 3 cops there anyway? one would've been enough and the other two could've been out "working", or as I like to call it "hanging out" 'cause that's all i've seen cops around here do.
lol I don't understand this part......first you say 3 cops is too much. Then you say that 2 of those cops could be just hanging out.
Do you want them to do their job or not? I'm confused. First your upset that 3 cops are working on a problem, then you're upset that cops don't do anything. just a bit contradictory lol
You got me. Maybe it wasn't their fault, maybe the dispatcher just decided that three officers were needed to tell the girl at the counter that she had to take the 8800 pennies. Of course I want them to do their job, such job could be done by one person, maybe two if there's a partner, not three.
if I sound a bit contradictory that's because it happens when I rant , but let's not turn the thread into a discussion about the efficiency or deficiency of law enforcement
lol I don't understand this part......first you say 3 cops is too much. Then you say that 2 of those cops could be just hanging out.
Do you want them to do their job or not? I'm confused. First your upset that 3 cops are working on a problem, then you're upset that cops don't do anything. just a bit contradictory lol
You got me. Maybe it wasn't their fault, maybe the dispatcher just decided that three officers were needed to tell the girl at the counter that she had to take the 8800 pennies. Of course I want them to do their job, such job could be done by one person, maybe two if there's a partner, not three.
if I sound a bit contradictory that's because it happens when I rant , but let's not turn the thread into a discussion about the efficiency or deficiency of law enforcement
My best guess for why 3 cops were there:
One cop was called......and utterly confused about what to do....so they asked for someone else's opinion.
Or maybe the dispatcher put out the call and two different officers responded (one with a partner) around the same time.
either way.....3 is a little much for this but they all seemed confused lol
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i do like how the cop was saying how he hated towing companies
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i do like how the cop was saying how he hated towing companies
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I smelled BS when he called the pennies "pure legal tender" when I knew this wasn't the case. There is no law requiring anyone but the Federal Reserve to take U.S. legal tender in any and all cases.
Per the U.S. Treasury Dept's site: "There is, however, no Federal statute mandating that a private business, a person or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services." www.treas.gov/education/faq/currency/legal-tender.shtml
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I smelled BS when he called the pennies "pure legal tender" when I knew this wasn't the case. There is no law requiring anyone but the Federal Reserve to take U.S. legal tender in any and all cases.
Per the U.S. Treasury Dept's site: "There is, however, no Federal statute mandating that a private business, a person or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services." www.treas.gov/education/faq/currency/legal-tender.shtml
This d-bag is full of nuts & they bought it...
dude, some of these people on here should be detectives....or lawyers..although some are already involved in law. props to you for finding this info. props to the guy pulling it off shame on the guy for not doing his homework
I smelled BS when he called the pennies "pure legal tender" when I knew this wasn't the case. There is no law requiring anyone but the Federal Reserve to take U.S. legal tender in any and all cases.
Per the U.S. Treasury Dept's site: "There is, however, no Federal statute mandating that a private business, a person or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services." www.treas.gov/education/faq/currency/legal-tender.shtml
This d-bag is full of nuts & they bought it...
That's awesome, thanks kdogg. Now I really wish I had seen the video turn out that way, with the cops coming and having to break it to the frat douchee that his stupid prank wasn't going to work, and he wasted all that time at the bank getting his good bills converted into pennies, and he also isn't going home with his car. lol.
^ It seemed to me like he was repaying money previously borrowed from a friend, but I could be seeing that wrong.
I still can't believe this d-bag pulled this off against the clerk, her boss and at least three cops.
That guy was definitely being deceptive on his first visit to the booth, when he claimed he would return with "cash" (his word) from the car. Coming back with 8800 pennies changes that entirely. Or am I the only one who thinks "cash" means paper money? Anyway, that's the point that this BS should have been stopped.
What I want to know is: did he have 8800 pennies readily available to him when his car got towed, or did he go out of his way to pull this dick move?
Post by questionablesanity on Aug 17, 2009 15:46:35 GMT -5
I think it's funny because I hate towing companies. I've heard once about a local kid who threatened to call the cops when he got to the towing company to pick up his car. He stated that they stole his car. They gave him his car back without charging him anything. What do you guys think about that? Is there any merit to it? Technically, they are stealing it.
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(that word is still cracking me up) want to play silly games with me like that then I would LOVE to play right back with them. You push me and I will puch you back harder. Who cares if I have to sit there and count pennies all day....what else is there to do? That WOULD cut into my inforooing though ???
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