It's Against The Traffic Laws To Make The Police Look Like Jerks
Via Kate Coe, the Pasadena police crapped out on a traffic snarl, then ticketed the private citizen who stepped in to do their job, clearing up the mess in 10 minutes. From CBS Los Angeles:
When a major traffic light in the area went out Thursday morning, Alan Ehrlich took matters into his own hands, directing traffic at Fair Oaks and Huntington avenues."I grabbed a bright orange shirt that I have and a couple of orange safety flags. I took it upon myself to help get motorists through that intersection faster," said Ehrlich.
Before Ehrlich stepped in, traffic was backed up for more than a mile and it took more than 30 minutes to get through the busy intersection.
...After 15 minutes, South Pasadena police say they finally received a call about their newest traffic officer.
Police responded to the scene and told Ehrlich to stop and issued him a ticket, but never stepped into direct traffic themselves.
Work is so much work!
Traffic
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at September 10, 2011 11:17 PM
"Work is so much work!"
Well, not when you're generating revenue for the state! Then, there's all kinds of time to issue tickets.
Tyler at September 11, 2011 12:26 AM
Faces, arms, fashion of the heroin addicted zombie army of Smug
:(
jerry at September 11, 2011 12:55 AM
But nobody walks in L.A.!
Cousin Dave at September 11, 2011 8:49 AM
Fo what exactly did they issue the ticket? Impersonating a police officer? Couldn't be that, he was actually working the problem.
Gary G at September 11, 2011 2:48 PM
"...After 15 minutes, South Pasadena police say they finally received a call about their newest traffic officer."
Someone called and complained about him.
Why??? Do some people get some personal satisfaction from tattling on others? Do they feel superior when they suck up to authoritarians?
Some people don't deserve to live in a free country.
It probably would have taken the police less time to clear the traffic jam than it took them to give the good man a ticket.
Ken R. at September 11, 2011 4:39 PM
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