Let's suppose a guy caught you in an alley alone and robbed you at gunpoint of $500. You did nothing wrong but you were still victimized. No doubt you'd see in a press release the mayor's office say something like "This is a tragic happening and we hope soon for the victim to be made whole" if they took time to comment on all the robberies in Jersey City. BUT, should the robbery be institutional in nature, ie the Jersey City Parking Authority putting boots on cars that didn't deserve to get them in a city run money grab that's too bad and we shouldn't worry about the victims here, after all, it'll cost us THEIR money.
Yep, over the last several YEARS, the JCPA has been booting cars they should only have been issuing $42 tickets for as a revenue stream. 'Cars can only be booted if the owner has three outstanding tickets and hasn't responded to notices to appear in court.' This however hasn't stopped JCPA from raking in some hefty cash. Maybe you had money STOLEN this way. Remember the above comment the city government may have put out, oh things are different when the city is the one stealing:
Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy is worried about the precedent of the city owning up to bad behavior.
"We should be cautious with reimbursements for past errors because of the potential financial ramifications for the city and ultimately the taxpayers." Steal from taxpayers, when caught say you can't just give money back after all, you're protecting taxpayers.
Got that? If a private individual stole from you, we wish you the best. If however it's the city taking your money, hey too bad, the city has designs on YOUR money, we should be careful about making you whole for the city's thievery.
If your head doesn't hurt after this one you're not paying attention.
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