Superhero Frees Cars from the Clamp

Reuters via Yahoo ^ | 9/17/2003 | Peter Graff

[MineralMan]

"There is hope still left for Western society! God bless him!"

Really?! Are we now celebrating breaking the law. Similar devices are used here, but usually for people who have massive numbers of unpaid parking tickets. Do you recommend that someone cut off these things here in the USA?

Personally, illegal parking ticks me off. Too many times, I've needed to access a loading zone for the purpose for which it is intended, but cannot due to some yahoo parking there illegally. Similarly, having my car blocked by a double-parked vehicle is annoying as the dickens. My sense of humor doesn't extend to laughing when I can't get out of a parking place for this reason.

Obey the law and you'll never have one of these devices attached to your car. I guarantee it. It's pretty simple, seems to me.

[Centurion2000]

Really?! Are we now celebrating breaking the law. Similar devices are used here, but usually for people who have massive numbers of unpaid parking tickets. Do you recommend that someone cut off these things here in the USA?

Yes we are ... those clamps are the stupidest thing to ever be used to try and get someone tp pay their parking tickets. If the cops REALLY want to stop illegal parking just give the owners a hockey puck filled with thermite. Tape it to the hood of the offending vehicle and light.

Be sure to post the notice in the parking spaces. Have that happen several dozen times around the city and people will stop doing it.

[Prodigal Son]

The funniest scene in "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" was when they beat the sh!te out of the parking enforcement guy...

[BCrago66]

The worship of the law, any law, no matter how unjust, is not an American attitude. Some laws need breakin'.

[Dementon]

Oh, you and your "Always obey the law".

What are you? Some kind of anarchist?

[Ruth A.]

And Angle Grinder Man offers his "free clamp-removal service" to "all good, decent law-unabiding people" who would rather fight back than pay to have their cars released.

How, pray tell, does he determine the good from the repeat scum-sucking offenders? Also, they can't catch a guy in this get up? Sheesh...

[HurkinMcGurkin]

I havea problem with metered parking and the ticketing of vehicles on most public college campuses, but other than that, I pretty much agree with you about the illegal parking problem.

[Sabertooth]

How do you find the time to be a superhero, and post 24/7?

[jjbrouwer]

Funny. I thought you were more of an underpants over the trousers kind of guy.

[martin_fierro]

"Chiiiiiiiill Winnn-ston!"

(LOVE that movie) <|:)~

[martin_fierro]

Man, just where would one get panties like that?

(just askin' out of professional curiosity, is all)

[EggsAckley]

Professional curiosity, eh?

Are you moonlighting as a superhero??

[Orangedog]

Do you recommend that someone cut off these things here in the USA?

If he doesn't recommend it, I will!

Obey the law and you'll never have one of these devices attached to your car. I guarantee it. It's pretty simple, seems to me.

"Baaaaaahhhhhh! Be good sheep and do as you're told!

[martin_fierro]

Shhh!

Don't tell anyone, but my Secret Identity is PeacockMan.

(Here's my mask)

[EggsAckley]

LOL!

[Paul C. Jesup]

Oh god, you cannot make this stuff up.

[Prodigal Son]

"Chiiiiiiiill Winnn-ston!"

Lot of good scenes in that flick. Like the drugged out chic getting up with the machine gun and hosing down the place...

[Old Professer]

Is there anything that doesn't offend you???!!!

[MineralMan]

"Is there anything that doesn't offend you???!!!"

Sure, lots of things. Good folks who are good neighbors never offend me. Law-abiding citizens never offend me.

[martin_fierro]

Or the Flaming Guy from the bar whose condition isn't explained until later. Classic!

I should look into buying the DVD.