I JUST SPENT ALL OF MY MONEY
TRYING TO GET MY VEHICLE OUT. YOU DID NOT GIVE US FULL
DISCLOSURE UP-FRONT ! IF YOU DON'T BE QUIET, I WILL
BE CONTACTING 9-1-1 ON YOU. ANOTHER BROKEN METER. ( boing ) ( man )
SHE'S SENT HERE
FROM SATAN HIMSELF TO WRITE TICKETS. THAT LITTLE BOY
JUST CUSSED ME OUT ! ( man )
WHAT'S GOING ON, GUY ? YO, YO ! HE'S TRYING
TO DRIVE OFF. Captioning presented by<font color="#0000FF">
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THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS, MAN. ( woman )
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GONNA GET AT THIS WINDOW. THE CUSTOMERS CAN BE NICE-- YOU GUYS ARE GREAT,
AND WE'RE OUT OF HERE. THEY COULD BE NASTY-- WE'VE BEEN DOWN HERE
TOO LONG, TOO MANY-- AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT,
BUT IT'S NOT MY FAULT ! SOME PEOPLE COME IN,
THEY KNOW THEY'RE WRONG. "I MESSED UP, I JUST WANNA
GET MY CAR OUT." IT'S MY FAULT, PARKED ON THE
STREET, WHERE I KNOW BETTER, SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
THERE THIS MORNING. IT'S ALL ME,
I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. IT IS NICE FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN
AND ADMIT THAT THEY WAS WRONG. THERE'S NO WAY THAT
I PARKED ILLEGALLY. IT'S THE CITY'S FAULT. IT'S STRESSFUL,
YOU KNOW ? ( horn honking ) ( Yolanda )
WHAT CUSTOMERS
DON'T UNDERSTAND, WE DON'T WANNA KEEP
THEIR VEHICLES. THERE'S TOO MUCH PAPERWORK. THE MORE CUSTOMERS THAT COME
AND PICK UP THEIR VEHICLE, THE LESS WORK IT IS FOR US. CAN I HELP
THE NEXT PERSON ? WHY ARE YOU HERE
WITH US TODAY ? I GOT STOPPED
AT A LIVE STOP. UH-OH. IF I WAS ON TOP OF THIS,
THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. REGISTRATION WAS EXPIRED. I WISH I COULD BLAME
SOMEBODY, BUT I CAN'T. THAT'S THE KIND
OF CUSTOMERS I LIKE. JUST BEAR WITH ME
ONE SECOND. ALL HIS PAPERWORK
IS IN ORDER WITH US, SO NOW HE WILL BE RELEASED. THAT'S WHY I THINK HE HAS
A NICE SMILE ON HIS FACE. THEY'LL SHOW YOU WHERE
YOUR VEHICLE IS, AND THERE'S YOUR KEYS. GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
HAVE A GOOD DAY. YOU TOO, BYE-BYE. ANOTHER SATISFIED
CUSTOMER. THE ONE THING
I LIKE ABOUT HIM IS HE DIDN'T BLAME US
FOR HIS PROBLEMS. EVERYTHING
IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. WE WANNA GIVE IT BACK, WE'RE
NOT TRYING TO KEEP IT. MY CAR WAS TOWED, DRIVING
WITH SUSPENDED REGISTRATION, AND MY STICKERS WERE
ALSO OUT. I FEEL BAD,
BECAUSE I NEED MY CAR. ( Yolanda )
I JUST PRAY EVERY DAY THAT EVERY DAY GOES
SMOOTHLY, THAT'S IT. I WANT EVERYBODY
TO BE HAPPY. I'LL TAKE IT HOME. ( Larry )
YOU CAN'T. YOUR REGISTRATION'S
BEEN SUSPENDED, MA'AM. HE NOT GONNA LET YOU
TAKE IT OFF THE LOT ? NO, THEY'RE TELLING ME
I GOTTA LEAVE IT HERE. YOU HAVE TO GO OVER-- I CAN'T PAY NO MORE
STORAGE FEES. I'M NOT TELLING YOU TO. I'M TELLING YOU TO
TURN YOUR TAG IN AND HIRE A PRIVATE TOW
TRUCK HERE TO TOW IT HOME. PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK ? THIS IS CRAZY,
DO YOU HAVE A SUPERVISOR ? YOG ! ♪ WHY DO I DO THE STUPID THINGS
THAT I DO ♪ ♪ SOMETHING GOTTA GIVE
SOMETHING GOTTA GIVE ♪ YOG-- THE CAR HAS
AN "F" STOP ON IT. LOOK LIKE HE BETTER GET
A TOW TRUCK. I TOLD THEM THAT. ( Yolanda )
WE CANNOT
GIVE YOU THE CAR BACK. BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN "F" STOP, YOUR REGISTRATION
RIGHT NOW IS INVALID. THIS IS RIDICULOUS ! THE PROCEDURE IS,
WHEN PEOPLE HAVE AN "F" STOP, YOU SURRENDER YOUR TAGS, COME BACK WITH
A PRIVATE TOW COMPANY, AND GET YOUR VEHICLE
TOWED OUT. HOW AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO THAT ? I DON'T HAVE ANY
MORE MONEY. I'VE BEEN IN COURT ALL DAY, AND THEN I'M JUST GETTING
THIS NEW INFORMATION ? I'M SURPRISED TRAFFIC COURT DIDN'T SAY NOTHING
TO YOU ABOUT THAT. I PROBABLY WON'T
BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR ANOTHER WEEK, AND I'M
GONNA ACCUMULATE FEES ? IT'S LIKE A RACKET, THEY
GOT A RACKET, IT'S A RACKET. IT'S CRAZY. ( Yolanda )
ON A SUSPENDED
REGISTRATION, YOU MUST GET YOUR
VEHICLE TOWED OUT OR TRANSFER YOUR CAR
TO SOMEONE ELSE. WE CAN'T ALLOW YOU TO DRIVE
OUT WITH THE REGISTRATION. AFTER ALL, THAT'S
WHAT YOU WERE STOPPED FOR. MISS, IF YOU WOULD'VE TOLD ME
THIS INFORMATION UP-FRONT, I WOULDN'T BE HERE NOW. I'D BE TAKING CARE
OF THINGS ANOTHER WAY. ONLY THING I WAS TOLD THAT
I NEED CASH, MONEY. I DON'T HAVE MONEY
FOR YOU TO SIT HERE WITH MY CAR ANOTHER
TWO WEEKS, $20.75 A DAY, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE
TO PAY THE FEES NOW, AND I'LL TAKE CARE
OF IT MYSELF. BUT YOU GOTTA TAKE CARE OF IT
NOW TO GET YOUR VEHICLE OUT. I'M NOT GIVING YOU
NO DIFFERENT ANSWERS-- ... RELEASE FORM TO
RELEASE MY VEHICLE, WHY CAN'T YOU ? BECAUSE YOUR REGISTRATION
IS SUSPENDED ! THAT'S
A STATE LAW VIOLATION ! I JUST SPENT ALL MY MONEY
TRYING TO GET MY VEHICLE OUT. YOU'VE GOTTA GIVE HER FULL
DISCLOSURE UP-FRONT ! I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU, I'M TALKING TO THE OWNER
OF THE VEHICLE. THE COURT GAVE ME
A VEHICLE-RELEASE FORM. WHY MY VEHICLE ISN'T
BEING RELEASED, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I TRIED TO ANSWER
THAT FOR YOU, BUT-- WHAT CAN YOU DO
FOR ME TODAY ? I TOLD YOU THAT,
AND I CAN'T DO NO MORE-- WHAT CAN YOU DO
FOR ME TODAY ? I CAN'T PAY
YOUR FEES FOR YOU. YOU GOTTA PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK
TO COME UP HERE AND GET YOUR CAR OUT. I CAN GIVE YOU
YOUR CAR, BUT-- YOU GOT A SUPERVISOR ? I COULD GIVE YOU
YOUR CAR, BUT-- YOU SEE IT ON MY SHIRT ? YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I CAN'T PAY YOUR FEES
FOR YOU, MA'AM. I HAVE HAD
THE RUNAROUND TODAY. SHE DON'T HAVE NO MONEY
TO PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK, EVEN IF SHE
TAKES THE TAGS OFF. YOU NEED TO TELL HER YOU'RE GOING TO EXPLAIN IT
TO HER AGAIN. THEY NEED TO STEP
AWAY FROM THE WINDOW AFTER YOU GIVE THEM
THAT INFORMATION, BECAUSE THERE'S
NO MORE WE CAN DO FOR THEM. IF THEY PROCEED TO INSIST
ON STAYING THERE, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO
CONTACT THE POLICE. I'M GONNA GO OVER THIS
WITH YOU ONE MORE TIME. MISS, I'M NOT RETARDED. YOU DID NOT GIVE
US FULL DISCLOSURE ! IF YOU DON'T BE QUIET, I WILL
BE CONTACTING 9-1-1 ON YOU. DON'T WORRY ABOUT 9-1-1, I HAVE
NO CRIMINAL RECORD, CALL THEM. I'M NOT HERE TO TAKE ABUSE,
I'M HERE TO HELP YOU. HE'S UPSET RIGHT NOW. BEING UPSET DON'T MAKE
THE SITUATION ANY BETTER. THIS IS COMPLETELY WRONG. I'VE NEVER HAD SO MUCH
RUNAROUNDS IN MY LIFE. YOU CAN GET
YOUR CAR OUT TODAY. YOU JUST NEED TO HIRE A
PRIVATE TOW COMPANY, OR YOU SWITCH IT OVER
TO SOMEONE ELSE'S NAME. THIS IS NOT PARKING AUTHORITY
RULES, IT'S THE STATE LAW. IT'S THE
CITY RACKET THEY GOT. I'LL COME BACK. IT'S THE STATE LAW. THEY'RE TAKING PEOPLE'S CARS,
IT'S A RACKET. IT'S NOTHING BUT A RACKET. RIDICULOUS. WHY ARE YOU GONNA GIVE ME
A RELEASE FORM AND GET ME DOWN HERE
AND DON'T RELEASE MY CAR ? SHE THOUGHT BY ARGUING
AND GETTING LOUD THAT SHE WAS
GONNA GET HER VEHICLE, WE WAS GONNA BREAK DOWN,
AND NO WE'RE NOT. WE'RE NOT GONNA BREAK DOWN
AND GIVE YOU YOUR VEHICLE, BECAUSE YOU'RE
YELLING AND SCREAMING. IT'S THE STATE LAW. WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO
DO A LOOPHOLE, HOW TO DO IT. ( Yolanda )
THE LADY WITH THE "F" STOP IS NOT GONNA MAKE
A DECISION RIGHT AWAY. SHE SAID SHE'LL LET US KNOW
WHAT SHE'S GONNA DO. FOR SOME REASON,
I BELIEVE SHE'S GONNA COME UP WITH THE EXTRA MONEY TO GET
HER VEHICLE TOWED OUT. YOU KNOW, THEY ALWAYS DO. WAIT AND SEE
WHAT SHE WANNA DO. OKAY, I'M GONNA GET MY OWN
PRIVATE TOW TRUCK. RIGHT, RIGHT,
THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU YOUR
TAGS OFF YOUR CAR THEN, AND YOU'RE GONNA
SURRENDER YOUR TAGS. I'M GONNA SURRENDER MY TAGS
TER I GET IT OFF THE LOT. ( record scratching ) NO, YOU HAVE TO SURRENDER
BEFORE YOU GET OFF THE LOT. ALL RIGHT, WAIT A MINUTE. YOU WANT YOUR TAGS NOW,
SO YOU CAN SURRENDER-- I DON'T WANNA MAKE
ANY DECISIONS RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I'M UPSET. EMPTY-HANDED. THIS IS HORRIBLE,
THIS IS HORRIBLE. I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED NOTHING
LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE. IT'S A RACKET,
NOTHING BUT A RACKET. THE CUSTOMERS WITH THE "F" STOP
DECIDE TO LEAVE. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. I GUESS SHE
COULDN'T COME UP WITH THE EXTRA MONEY
FOR THE TOW. THE BAD PART ABOUT
THIS IS, IN TWO WEEKS, SHE'LL PROBABLY OWE ABOUT
$200 IN STORAGE. I CAN
SYMPATHIZE WITH ANYONE, BUT WITH HER ATTITUDE, NO,
I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR YOU. ( man )
I WAS ABOUT TO LEAP OUT. HOW YOU PUTTING
A BOOT ON MY CAR ? YO, YO, YO. WE HAVE A PRIORITY. THIS GUY'S TRYING
TO DRIVE OFF. YO, YO ! ( man )
YOU READY ? ( man )
I WAS BORN READY, PAL. WE'RE READY TO ROLL. MY NAME IS JIM CORBETT. THEY CALL ME "CHEEKS,"
I DON'T KNOW WHY. HE KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS. CHEEKS IS
ONE OF THE BEST. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
WE HAD A BOOTING CREW. WE'RE JUST ROOKIES, SO WE GET THE PLEASURES
OF BOOTING AT NIGHT. NIGHT BOOTING'S PRETTY SLOW. YES, I'VE BEEN BOOTED. I GOT THE BOOT. YOU KNOW, I HAD TO GO DOWN
AND EMPTY MY WALLET OUT, AND I HAD TO WAIT FOR THEM TO COME FINALLY
TAKE THE BOOT OFF. OH, YOU THINK THAT'S FUNNY. THAT'S PRETTY FUNNY. YOU SAY YOU SORRY ?
YOU HURT MY FEELINGS, MAN. CAN I GET MY APOLOGY ? CAN I GET AN APOLOGY,
MAN, PLEASE ? HUH ? MY DIGNITY AND MY
PRIDE HAS BEEN WOUNDED. CAN I GET MY APOLOGY ? 5-1-7-2 DELAWARE. CAN I GET
MY APOLOGY, PLEASE ? I'M SORRY, FRANK. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY BEST BUDDY,
RIGHT THERE. IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME, THE CLUBS
ALL START GETTING MORE CROWDED. AS THE NIGHT GETS LATER,
MORE PEOPLE WILL COME OUT, SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET
A BOOT AS QUICK AS WE CAN. FRANK, X-RAY, CHARLES,
8-9-5. NEW YORK. ONE FROM
YOUR HOME STATE, BUDDY. KING, WILLIAM, 9-V-5. NO RESPONSE,
NO RESPONSE. VICTOR, LINCOLN, ADAM. 3-5. FRANK, HENRY. MARY, HENRY, 7-5-3. FRANK, GEORGE, EDWARD. NOPE, NO BOOTS. BOOTING DOWN HERE
AT NIGHTTIME SUCKS. YEAH, WE BE ALL BORED. THERE'S NEVER BEEN A NIGHT
WHERE WE HAD NONE. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME
BEFORE YOU HIT THE RIGHT AREA. THIS IS THE FRONT STREET LOT,
PRETTY MUCH A HOT SPOT. ADAM, PAUL, JERSEY. WE NOW HAVE A BOOT,
AFTER TYPING IN SEVERAL TESTS, 500 TO BE EXACT--
WE NOW HAVE A BOOT. YEAH, FINALLY GOT ONE. I HOPE IT
DOESN'T COME OFF. LOOKING GOOD. KEEPS THE NIGHT GOING,
IF IT'S BUSIER, KEEPS THE BOSSES
OFF OUR BACKS, TOO. THEY LIKE TO SEE
THE NUMBERS. ( screaming ) THERE'S A LOT OF CLUBS
DOWN HERE, THE NIGHTLIFE. 4-2-7. DAVID, LINCOLN, PAUL. ( man )
GET THE ( bleep )
OUT OF THE WAY ! ( bleep ) ( bleep ) ( bleep ) ! MAN. THEY ALWAYS
GOTTA HATE SOMEBODY, SO WE'RE THE EASIEST. TAKE SOME VERBAL ABUSE
HERE AND THERE. NORA, EDWARD ? YEAH, THAT ONE, TOO. ( man )
DUDE, DUDE, DUDE,
DUDE, WHAT'S UP ? YOU GOT TICKETS, BUDDY. WHAT YOU MEAN ? ♪ 'CAUSE YOU BRING IT ON ♪ ♪ WHAT WHAT GIVE SOME
I TELL 'EM ♪ ♪ BRING IT ON
BRING IT ON ♪ IT MEANS
YOU GOT TICKETS. I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING
IN A MINUTE. ARE YOU BLOCKING ME ? WHY ARE YOU PUTTING A BOOT
ON MY CAR, WHAT'S UP ? BECAUSE YOU
GOT TICKETS, BUDDY. WHAT'S GOING ON, GUY ? YO, YO, YO, YO ! BACK OFF. YO, YO, YO,
HE GOT TICKETS. HOW MANY ? WON'T KNOW UNTIL
YOU CALL AND FIND OUT. EXCUSE ME. ( engine starting ) YO, YO ! RIGHT NOW, THIS GUY'S
TRYING TO DRIVE OFF. WHOSE CAR IS HE GONNA TEAR UP ?
THAT ONE IN FRONT ? 'CAUSE THIS ONE
AIN'T GOING NOWHERE. HE GONNA MAKE IT HARDER
ON HIMSELF. HE'S GONNA HAVE TO PAY
FOR THAT BOOT, THAT'S $400. IT IS ? YES. GET OUT RIGHT HERE,
IT'S GONNA BE A TIGHT WEDGE. YO, CALL THE COPS. MA'AM,
WE HAVE A PRIORITY. THE CITIZEN'S TRYING TO DRIVE
OFF WITH THE BOOT ON HIS CAR. THAT'S CALLED
"A KNEE-JERK REACTION," AND THEN THE COPS GONNA COME,
THEY GONNA LOCK HIM UP. ♪ BRING IT ON ♪ ♪ WHAT WHAT GIVE SOME
I TELL 'EM ♪ ♪ BRING IT ON ♪ ♪ AND I DON'T CARE
WHERE YOU FROM HOMEY ♪ ♪ BRING IT ON ♪ HE'S BEING
REAL FOOLISH. SO THE COPS ARE EN ROUTE. ( Frank )
RIGHT NOW, YOU GUYS ARE
FINED FOR THE BOOT. HOW MUCH IS THAT ? 400. ( tires squealing ) ( man shouting ) CRAZY. THAT'S ANOTHER
INCIDENT REPORT. YUP ! ( horns honking ) YEAH, THIS IS A VERY
DANGEROUS JOB. THIS JOB'S
NOT FOR EVERYONE. ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS
COME IN HERE AND SAID, "SOMETHING HAPPENING OUTSIDE." IT'S BETTER THIS THAN
A HOMICIDE OR SOMETHING, SOMEBODY GETS KILLED
OR SOMETHING ELSE, THAT HAPPENS
ALL THE TIME, THIS CITY. ( Frank )
CHEEKS SAVED HIS CHEEKS. I MEAN, HE COULD'VE
BEEN RAN OVER OR, GOD FORBID, YOU KNOW, THE GUY COULD'VE
PULLED OUT A WEAPON. WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, IF THERE WAS
A CAR PARKED LIKE THIS, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PARK NEXT
TO IT AND BLOCK IT IN. THE CLAMP DUG INTO THE
GROUND WHEN HE BACKED UP, SNAPPED IT OFF. THE BOOT PROBABLY IS NOT
REALLY EVEN DAMAGED, BUT SEE, HE HIT THE VEHICLE,
SO NOW A HIT-AND-RUN CHARGE, AND IT WASN'T EVEN
WORTH IT. HE ALSO SCRATCHED
THAT CAR RIGHT THERE. SO NOW WE JUST GOTTA WAIT
FOR THE SUPERVISOR AND THE POLICE TO SHOW UP. YOU CALL DONNA ? YEAH, I CALLED HER
ON THE RADIO. ( Jim )
WE WERE BOOTING A CAR, GUY JUMPED IN THE CAR,
HE BACKED INTO THIS CAR, HIT THAT CAR, HIT OUR VAN,
DROVE OFF. ( tires squealing ) THERE WAS TWO OF THEM AND
ONE DUDE JUST STOOD THERE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE OTHER GUY WENT. FIRST, THE OTHER
GUY CAME UP, WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS THE OWNER,
I TOLD HIM TO STEP BACK. WHAT DID HE LOOK LIKE,
WHITE MALE, BLACK MALE ? HE'S PROBABLY PARKED SOMEWHERE
RIGHT NOW, SCARED, SAYING,
"I SHOULD'VE NEVER DID THAT." HE MIGHT END UP GOING
TO JAIL. ALL HE OWED WAS
A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS. YOU GONNA DO ALL THAT FOR
A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS ? ( Jim )
HEY, DONNA. OH, SURE, PEOPLE
ARE CRAZY. JUST FLOORED IT AND
CAME THROUGH HERE, SMASHING THE
( bleep ) UP AND WHATNOT. ( Donna )
SOMETIMES IT'S VERY
DANGEROUS OUT HERE. THIS IS
A TOUGH JOB. THEY HANDLED IT WELL. THEY AT LEAST GOT OUT OF
THE WAY AND DIDN'T GET HURT. YOU'RE OKAY, YOU'RE OKAY ? MY BACK HURTS. IT MIGHT BE
A LITTLE CROOKED. AND IF IT'S DAMAGED,
WE JUST CHARGE 'EM. I'LL TAKE THIS WITH ME. ( Donna )
LEAVING THE SCENE OF
AN ACCIDENT IS PRETTY BAD. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS HURT. YOU CAN'T HIT
THREE CARS AND TAKE OFF. THE TRUCK'S NOT REALLY DAMAGED,
THEY CAN STILL WORK. THEY'RE NOT DAMAGED,
THEY CAN STILL WORK. ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
YOUR TRUCK IS FINE. MY STOMACH HURTS ! OH, FRANK,
SHUT UP ! I CAN'T STAND MUCH
MORE OF THIS EXCITEMENT. I'M GOING BACK TO MY JOB
AT THE PRISON. HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT, HE'S
A BIG BOY, HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT. HE GOT AWAY... ( engine starting ) ... FOR NOW. WE ALWAYS GET
OUR MAN. MIGHT NOT BE TODAY,
MIGHT NOT BE TOMORROW, BUT IT'S GONNA BE
THAT ONE DAY WHERE HE'S GONNA PARK THAT
VEHICLE, WE GONNA GET HIM. IF WE GET HIM,
WE GET HIM. THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT
LIVE HERE ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS. SHE'S LIKE, "I'M SENT
HERE FROM SATAN HIMSELF TO WRITE TICKETS." COLLEGE STUDENTS, THEY KNOW
HOW TO BREAK ME DOWN. THIS IS MYBOOK OF TRUTH. BOO ! THAT MADE YOU FEEL LIKE
A MAN, DIDN'T IT ? THAT MADE HIM
FEEL GOOD ABOUT HIMSELF. I GUESS JUST WAKING UP
IN THE MORNING AND BEING THANKFUL YOU'RE
BLESSED WITH ANOTHER DAY, WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH. ( horn honking ) WE ARE
SO LOVED HERE. THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE
THAT LIVE HERE ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS. THEY EITHER GO TO UNIVERSITY
OF PENNSYLVANIA OR DREXEL. THE KIDS ARE STUDENTS,
THEY'RE NICE. BUT SOMETIMES,
THEY THINK THEY'RE EXEMPT. EXCUSE ME, TWO HOURS, OKAY ? I THINK THEIR BIGGEST ISSUE
IS ONCE THEY'RE IN CLASS, IT'S HARD TO COME
BACK OUT TO FEED THE METER. ( woman )
I'M A STUDENT
AT PENN. I HAVEN'T YET
FIGURED OUT THE ROPES, BUT THERE ARE WAYS,
THERE ARE WAYS. PEOPLE CAN FAKE
PARKING PERMITS AND STUFF, PARK IN LOTS WHERE THEY'RE MAYBE
NOT SUPPOSED TO PARK. ( Lisa )
YEAH, THEY SLICKER THAN US. THEY KNOW HOW TO FIGHT A TICKET,
THEY KNOW THE INS AND OUTS, BUT WE DON'T PAY IT ANY
MIND, BECAUSE THEY'RE KIDS. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN
EXPIRED METER. ( man )
I GOT TICKETED BY P.P.A. I DROPPED ABOUT
300-PLUS DOLLARS. I'M A POOR MED STUDENT. IT'S A WEEK'S WORTH
OF THE TRAIN. PARKING AUTHORITY SUCKS ! MORE OF
A WEEK'S WORTH. MY POOR BABY. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS TO TEACH
THE PUBLIC TO READ THE SIGNS. I'M THERE TO SAY, "OKAY, BABES,
HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, AND WE TRIED IT YOUR WAY,
NOW YOU GOTTA DO IT MY WAY." ♪ KEEP IT IN TIGHT ♪ ♪ KEEP IT IN TIGHT ♪ ♪ GOTTA DO IT RIGHT ♪ ♪ GOTTA KEEP IT
TIGHT NOW ♪ AND THIS IS USUALLY WHERE
I GET CUSSED OUT AT. I REALLY DON'T GET
PROBLEMS FROM THE KIDS. IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO
JUST COME HERE AND RUN TO
THE STORE REAL QUICK, AND I ISSUE A TICKET,
THEY GET REAL UPSET. ( man )
YO ! YO, ME ? YEAH, YO YOU. I'M NOT ( bleep ) PAYING. I DIDN'T PUT
THE DAMN CAR HERE. ( man )
WHAT ? THERE, YOU STINKIN'
( bleep ). YEAH, THAT IRKS ME, BUT
I WON'T ANSWER TO IT, OKAY ? ( bleep ) IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO STAY
POSITIVE, BECAUSE I'M A MOTHER. MY SON IS 20, AND MY DAUGHTER WILL BE EIGHT
SEPTEMBER THE 30th. SINCE I HAD MY KIDS, I COULDN'T BE THAT OLD
CONFRONTATIONAL LISA, SO YOU THINK SOMEBODY ON THE
STREET IS GONNA UPSET MY DAY ? PLEASE. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT
MUCH POWER. WAIT A MINUTE,
I GOT A VIOLATION. WE'RE ISSUING A TICKET
FOR "NO STOPPING ANYTIME," PROBABLY IN<i> WAWA.</i> IF HE COULD
LEGALLY PARK HERE, WHAT WOULD THE FLASHERS
BE ON FOR ? MAMA IS SLEEPING. I NEED
SOME COFFEE SO BAD. THIS IS MY DEFENSE AGAINST
THE PUBLIC. THIS IS GONNA
BE SO GOOD, OKAY ? ( bleep ) RIGHT HERE. "STOPPING PROHIBITED,
$41." ( ch-ching ) CHEERS. IF THIS SIGN SAYS
"NO PARKING," WHERE THE ( bleep )
ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO PARK ? DO YOU WANT ME TO PARK IN THE ( bleep )
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO
PARK ON THE CURB ? I HAD MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. ( Lisa )
ARE THE FLASHERS
BLINKING AND SAYING, "MA'AM, I RAN INTO<i> WAWA,</i>
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK ?" NO ! IT'S ACTUALLY
SAYING, "PARKING AUTHORITY, "MY CAR IS FLASHING, AND I KNOW
I'M ILLEGALLY PARKING, GET YOUR BUTT OVER
HERE AND WRITE THE TICKET," AND THAT'S JUST WHAT
I'M GONNA DO. IT'S LIKE ( bleep )
( bleep ) RIGHT HERE. THAT LITTLE BOY JUST
CUSSED ME OUT. I WONDER WHAT
HIS MOTHER WOULD SAY. I'M OLDER, SO GETTING CUSSED
OUT BY AN 18-YEAR-OLD, YOU CAN'T DO
ANYTHING BUT LAUGH. LIKE, YOU JUST GOT OFF
THE BREAST, AND YOU JUST
LEARNED HOW TO CUSS, BABY. IS THAT THE BEST
YOU'VE GOT ? OOH, BUS ZONE. A BUS ZONE
IS A SAFETY, AND ONCE I PUT THE DATE
ON THE TICKET, THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO. I'M COMING OUT
RIGHT NOW. BABY, I ALREADY STARTED IT. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN STOP
WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW ? NO, IT'S A SAFETY,
YOU CAN'T STOP IT, LOVE. SHE ROLLED THE DICE,
CAME UP CRAPS. IT HAPPENS. ( man )
WELL, THE WOMAN, LIKE,
FRANTICALLY RAN OUTSIDE AS THE PARKING-METER LADY WAS
WRITING THE TICKET DOWN. I FIGURE, I THOUGHT THEY'D
BE NICE ABOUT IT AND LET HER GO, SO THEY COULD TOTALLY BE NICE,
IF THEY WANTED TO. SHE'S SENT HERE FROM
SATAN HIMSELF TO WRITE TICKETS AND THEN SHE BLEW UP INTO
FLAME AND DISAPPEARED, AND I'M LIKE,
THIS IS CRAZY. ALSO, I GOT A BRAND-NEW PUPPY,
AND SHE STABBED IT. AWW, ISN'T THAT CUTE ? PERSONALLY, I THINK
THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT UPHOLD OUR LAWS,
THEY'RE PEOPLE, TOO. WE LOVE THE LITTLE NOTES. I HAVE A LOT OF
BROKEN METERS. THE KIDS ARE STUDENTS,
THEY KNOW LITTLE TRICKS, AND THEY KNOW HOW
TO BREAK A METER. IT CLEARLY SAYS, "OUT OF ORDER,
SEE TIME LIMIT." "SEE TIME LIMIT" IS
WHAT YOUR PARKING SIGNS ARE. CITIZEN HAS THREE HOURS,
AND AFTER THREE HOURS, THEY'RE ISSUED A TICKET,
IF THEY'RE STILL PARKED HERE. AM I GETTING A TICKET
FOR THIS ? NO, I'M JUST TIMING YOU. DID YOU
READ THE METER ? YEAH, IT SAYS TO CHECK
THE TIME LIMIT. RIGHT, THE TIME
LIMIT IS THREE HOURS. I WAS TIMING YOUR CAR
FOR THREE HOURS. SO NOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO IS YOU'LL GIVE ME
THIS TICKET-- ( record scratch ) SEE, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING
TO WHAT I SAID TO YOU. WHAT I'M SAYING TO YOU IS
I'M TIMING YOUR CAR, BABY, SEE ? INSTEAD OF ALWAYS BEING
ON THE DEFENSE-- IT'S SO
FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES. THE CAR DOESN'T TALK,
SO IF YOU COME OUT TO ME, MY JOB AIN'T TO WRITE
YOUR CAR, YOU KNOW ? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I CAN'T
EVEN GET A TICKET. ANOTHER BROKEN METER. THIS IS NUMBER TWO,
OUT OF ORDER. NUMBER FOUR. THIS IS NUMBER FIVE. NUMBER EIGHT. NUMBER NINE ! OH, MY GOODNESS, IS THIS
THE DEVIL WORKING ON ME ? "MY METER IS BROKEN,
PUT IN MONEY, NO TIME, WORKING INSIDE." OKAY, NOW, THIS IS SUCH
A JUDGMENT CALL, OKAY ? IT'S FLASHING ZEROS. TECHNICALLY,
IT'S A GOOD TICKET. SWEETIE, THIS IS YOU ? CAN YOU PROVE TO ME
THE METER'S BROKE, LOVE ? YEAH, I PUT MONEY IN. CAN YOU
PROVE TO ME, LOVE ? YOU WANNA SEE MORE MONEY ? I ALREADY
PUT A DOLLAR IN. YOU SHOW ME IT'S BROKE, I CAN PUT THE SLIP
IN RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT. WORKS NOW--
TOUGH TO BELIEVE. THE GUY LOOKS BAD
ON CAMERA. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT
PUTTING MORE MONEY IN, SO I PUT A SIGN OVER IT. JUST PUT MONEY IN THE METER,
AND IT NEVER CAME UP, ZERO-ZERO. PUT IN ANOTHER QUARTER,
ZERO-ZERO. PUT IN A THIRD
QUARTER, ZERO-ZERO. I PUT MORE MONEY IN
TO TEST IT OUT. 15 MINUTES. WHATEV ! OF COURSE,
WHEN HE PUT THE COIN IN, MIRACULOUSLY, 15 MINUTES
APPEARED ON THE METER. I DON'T KNOW,
SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I GOTTA HURRY UP AND FINISH
BEFORE MY 15 MINUTES RUNS OUT. ( Lisa )
IT'S OVER, I'M ON MY WAY HOME
TO MY FAMILY, WHERE EVERYBODY LOVES MOMMY. ANOTHER DAY
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