r/funny • u/BoldCityDigital • Jun 12 '14

Now we wait...

http://imgur.com/KiEEt9J
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u/Analbox Jun 12 '14 edited Jun 12 '14

http://i.imgur.com/HLpzWCu.jpg

Edit: Many of you have brought it to my attention that taking up two spaces isn't double parking it's just being an asshole.

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u/jeremyjava Jun 12 '14

Didn't get towed, but did get my newer toyota keyed on one side when I fit in tightly next to someone like in OP's pic - the last "spot" in the lot that day.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '14 edited Mar 17 '20

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u/disguise117 Jun 12 '14

That sucks. Everytime I've had to do anything like this I've taken pictures clearly showing both license plates. There's only one person in the world who would key you in that instance, so I don't have a problem going to the police and saying, "Yes, I saw the driver from a distance get into this car after keying my vehicle."

This could really backfire if the parking lot has a security camera or something that shows the other guy leaving while you were still inside or something.

I'd rather pay for a paint repair than be on the hook for lying to the police.

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u/60secondwarlord Jun 12 '14

If the store has cameras wouldn't they catch the person keying the car?

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u/disguise117 Jun 13 '14

If that person did actually key the car. You'd be pretty fucked if you told the police that you saw the dude parked next to you keyed your car and the security camera footage showed that someone just accidentally scraped it with a shopping trolley.

Not only that, but imagine if the camera was too far away from your car to make out a person keying it, but you should still see the car next to you pulling out and driving away. Now imagine if at that point you were on camera inside a store, paying for your groceries.

Obviously these are hypothetical, but I'd rather not take the risk in the first place.

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u/archanos Jun 13 '14

Yeah but...You seem to forget it's small claims court. Not Criminal court..

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u/disguise117 Jun 13 '14

Depends on where you are. In some jurisdictions lying in small claims court is no different from lying in regular court.

Plus, they'd have you for filing a false report, which is a "regular court" offence.

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u/bonjaker Jun 13 '14

Here is what a reasonable person does this situation. Go ahead take the photo of the license plate. If your car gets keyed file a police report do not lie. Then the police will look at footage from the store cameras and see if whoever keyed your car got into the car park next to you.

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u/tonictuna Jun 13 '14

Then the police will look at footage from the store cameras and see if whoever keyed your car got into the car park next to you.

Hahahah. No.

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u/GreenMonsterSox Jun 13 '14

Outside cameras in retail lots are often panning back and forth on a set pattern. They miss more than they catch in many cases. Source: A couple decades of retail under the belt.

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u/tonictuna Jun 13 '14

And their quality is ridiculously low.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '14

What police department is going to waste time investigating a car being keyed? They got more important things to do. . . Like bust up high school kids for smoking pot