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Laws for thee but not for me

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  • MikM Away
    MikM Away
    Mik
    wrote on last edited by
    #1

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-mayor-lightfoot-refusing-to-pay-speeding-red-light-tickets-as-they-pile-up-report/ar-AA1003qp?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=dcc53bdcfd744e61957edbc4cef5f237

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #2

      Piece of work, isn't she?

      Unclear whether she was in the vehicles at the time of the (alleged) infractions, however. But, at least the cops were driving...

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • Catseye3C Offline
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        Catseye3
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        #3

        The headline refers to Lightfoot "refusing" to pay the tickets.

        The opening sentence uses the phrase "racked up" to describe four tickets and two warnings in the past month, and "outstanding" -- not enumerated -- tickets by SUVs that were previously assigned to her detail.

        Racked up?

        There was no mention of any refusal on her part to pay the tickets. In any case, the tickets wouldn't come to her damn self. Non-payment for tickets written "in the past month" is nothing in government. It's more likely that she doesn't even know about it.

        But let's not miss any opportunity to keep the readership roiled.

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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        • JollyJ Offline
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          Jolly
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          #4

          Six citations in one month does not a scoflaw make?

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          • Catseye3C Catseye3

            The headline refers to Lightfoot "refusing" to pay the tickets.

            The opening sentence uses the phrase "racked up" to describe four tickets and two warnings in the past month, and "outstanding" -- not enumerated -- tickets by SUVs that were previously assigned to her detail.

            Racked up?

            There was no mention of any refusal on her part to pay the tickets. In any case, the tickets wouldn't come to her damn self. Non-payment for tickets written "in the past month" is nothing in government. It's more likely that she doesn't even know about it.

            But let's not miss any opportunity to keep the readership roiled.

            MikM Away
            MikM Away
            Mik
            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            @Catseye3 said in Laws for thee but not for me:

            The headline refers to Lightfoot "refusing" to pay the tickets.

            The opening sentence uses the phrase "racked up" to describe four tickets and two warnings in the past month, and "outstanding" -- not enumerated -- tickets by SUVs that were previously assigned to her detail.

            Racked up?

            There was no mention of any refusal on her part to pay the tickets. In any case, the tickets wouldn't come to her damn self. Non-payment for tickets written "in the past month" is nothing in government. It's more likely that she doesn't even know about it.

            But let's not miss any opportunity to keep the readership roiled.

            "In 2020, Chicago Tribune reported that the city of Chicago dismissed the majority of tickets that were issued to Lightfoot's security team, which included tickets given at times the mayor was attending non-city related events.

            The Illinois Policy Institute, a libertarian think tank, found that Chicago has issued 3.8 million speeding tickets, generating almost $80 million in revenue to the city since Lightfoot lowered the threshold last year."

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • MikM Mik

              @Catseye3 said in Laws for thee but not for me:

              The headline refers to Lightfoot "refusing" to pay the tickets.

              The opening sentence uses the phrase "racked up" to describe four tickets and two warnings in the past month, and "outstanding" -- not enumerated -- tickets by SUVs that were previously assigned to her detail.

              Racked up?

              There was no mention of any refusal on her part to pay the tickets. In any case, the tickets wouldn't come to her damn self. Non-payment for tickets written "in the past month" is nothing in government. It's more likely that she doesn't even know about it.

              But let's not miss any opportunity to keep the readership roiled.

              "In 2020, Chicago Tribune reported that the city of Chicago dismissed the majority of tickets that were issued to Lightfoot's security team, which included tickets given at times the mayor was attending non-city related events.

              The Illinois Policy Institute, a libertarian think tank, found that Chicago has issued 3.8 million speeding tickets, generating almost $80 million in revenue to the city since Lightfoot lowered the threshold last year."

              Catseye3C Offline
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              Catseye3
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              #6

              @Mik Okay, but none of that was in this article.

              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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              • MikM Away
                MikM Away
                Mik
                wrote on last edited by Mik
                #7

                Yes, it was. That's where I copied it from.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • MikM Mik

                  Yes, it was. That's where I copied it from.

                  Catseye3C Offline
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                  Catseye3
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  @Mik Ah. I didn't notice the "Continue Reading" clicker. Your point.

                  I still call the journalism in the top article incendiary and unprofessional.

                  Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                  • JollyJ Offline
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                    Jolly
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #9

                    Been honing their skills during the Trump Administration. 😊

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • CopperC Offline
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                      Copper
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                      #10

                      A mayor who knew how to run a city would never let this story see the light of day.

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