I have wanted to do something similar for so long.....

Wow, remarkably well spoken for a wacko.

A wacko that's likely to be financially ruined when they catch him (which should be pretty easy if he's running around in tights and a cape).

I like that he wears safety goggles, but leaves them on his forehead because he doesn't want to ruin his eye make-up.

What makes him a wacko? Is it the fact that he wears goggles, but not over his eyes?
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Wow, remarkably well spoken for a wacko.

Is this what happens when you lose your empire? If so, I propose we invade Andorra. IMMEDIATELY.

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So let's get this straight... You park illegally and you don't want to pay the fine, so you get some guy to take them off? Why that's fantastic... I think I will rob a store and when the owner comes out to stop me from running away, I call a hit man to kill the owner.

Let's face it, people who get these things on their cars, got it because they did something illegal. It's not up to this guy to circumvent the law, just because he doesn't like it. If you don't like the law, try to get the law overturned.

With that mask on, no one will ever know who he is.

thank god he was wearing those safety goggles, his forehead could've got seriously hurt.

"I can't believe something so unpopular can survive in a so-called democracy"

Awesome choice of words.

While you're slogging thru the rigged courts for decades trying in vain to get this revenue enhancement tool overturned, take direct action as this gent has done.

A similar populist activity involves going down the block stuffing meters with quarters so the meter nazis can't write tickets on expired meters.

Just reading the title I was really hoping the dude just went around sawing off the illegally parked bits of people's cars. Like when some jackass in a sports car intentionally parks at a slant to take up two spaces so no one parks near him. Just lob off the protruding bit of car, and the rest of us are free to use the space.

Not an angle grinder, it's called a cut off saw (lame name for a cool saw).

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If you don't like the law, try to get the law overturned.

I'll be sure to tell the slaves that when I build my time machine. Good logic.

In my college days I knew of a guy who disassembled a large, bulky wheel clamp (much bigger than the one seen here) used by the campus police when it was placed on his car as a freshman. For the rest of his time at school he parked anywhere he wanted and simply slid the clamp into place, then slid it off when he wanted to leave.

He got away with it for more than 3 years.

^^My ex and myself tarred and feathered an entire block of meters in San Fran-a gallon of roof pitch and 2 down pillows...upon returning in the day to chronicle the event's result with pictures, they were already lobbing the meters off and replacing them....all the new meters were stubbies! Took em less than 6 hrs to begin collecting revenue again...they can afford it, we payed for em, more folks should follow the lead, change would have to come if enough folks approach it with the "I;m mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore attitude. The penalties are there, it's all about deciding that you will accept the consequences, however they come.

What the hell is the point of the clamp? There is a sign warning of immediate clampage so I can't imagine it to be a very reliable source of income. If a car is blocking an area or impeding the flow of traffic or whatever, then the clamp merely insures that it continues to block or impede much longer than if the driver could just drive off.
If a car is in the way, wouldn't it make more sense to tow it out of the way as opposed to making damned sure it stays in the way?
I have never understood these devices.

painfully staged but cool idea

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If a car is in the way, wouldn't it make more sense to tow it out of the way as opposed to making damned sure it stays in the way?
I have never understood these devices.


Tow trucks cost money, impound yards take up space. One enforcer can clamp dozens of vehicles per hour, and the powers-that-be still get the full impound charge for merely turning a key in a lock...

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>> ^Samaelsmith:
If a car is in the way, wouldn't it make more sense to tow it out of the way as opposed to making damned sure it stays in the way?
I have never understood these devices.

Tow trucks cost money, impound yards take up space. One enforcer can clamp dozens of vehicles per hour, and the powers-that-be still get the full impound charge for merely turning a key in a lock...


But if the car is now locked into the spot it shouldn't be in then doesn't that make a mockery of the supposed reason for it not to be there in the first place?
Wouldn't that mean that these "laws" aren't really for any good reason but just a way to arbitrarily extort money from the public?

Yeah, I know, just consider those to be rhetorical questions.

If you park illegally you deserve what you get. I hate when dumbasses parks in my condo's stall on Friday and Saturday nights. Since I moved into the place in October, I've had 6 vehicles tagged and towed by city bylaw.

Good riddance.

Oh, and *fake.

This isn't a case where it is "always" bad or people are "always" getting what they deserve. The clamps are simple, fast, and cheap. Some municipalities are using them to generate revenue, but others are actually trying to discourage parking in places where parked cars and people moving around those cars frequently are in danger. For example, the street in front of my apartment allows parking on my side of the road, but not the other during rush hour. They don't want everybody parking there and trying to run across the busy street to get home. That's understandable. However there is also no parking there overnight. Why would it be ok to park there at noon, but not midnight? There's no telling. But if enough people get pissed about it, we could petition the county to change the policy.

My point is that there are valid reasons for locking a car down and not wasting the money to tow it away, when the problem is not the presence of the car but the activity of people stopping to park and moving about outside the car. But it must be analyzed on a case-by-case basis, looking at it from a safety and traffic-flow point of view. And if the reason is bullshit, go ahead and cause a little civil disobedience. Politicians should fear the people. It's healthy.

Thats not a angle grinder, its a "Cut-off saw" " gas-axe" please change the title.

This guy reminds of Dwight Schrute