So, once again Terrence T. McDonald with the Jersey Journal does some excellent work and begins to ferret out what are called “boot void sheets,” which Parking Authority workers must fill out when taking a parking boot off of a car as a favor. So just who is getting favors? You know, a friend of a Parking Authority worker, maybe a family member, or someone like Jerry Walker (we like Jerry Walker and are just using his name here so you can see the kinds of people, unlike you, who don't have to pay the full boot fee or pay to have their car towed).
Johnny, when you say "the privileged" could you elaborate? We'll let the article take that one on:
More than two dozen boots were removed as JCPA employee courtesies, nine supposedly for family members of agency workers. At least 21 “employee courtesies” were given to people whose names don’t show up on city or JCPA payroll records, including someone associated with a tavern in the Heights that’s popular with local pols. Paretti said that person is a family member of a JCPA worker, though the boot void sheet identifies her as an agency employee.
Despite Parking Authority Director Mary Paretti's insistence anyone can have their case heard and get a boot taken off for free, that's not what her employees say:
But a JCPA employee, who asked not to be identified criticizing high-level agency officials, said that’s not true. Someone like Rivera can call and have a boot removed for a friend, but if you don’t know someone powerful, you’re probably out of luck, the employee said.
"That is select enforcement to the fullest," the employee said. "That's where the injustice lies.
OK, first thing. Mary Paretti needs to go. Fired. Bounced. Gone. Listen no further than this: In the article Paretti said now that the Jersey Journal is doing an investigation she's going to get on these free unbootings. Did you hear her? Now that someone is paying attention she'll do something. Not because it's the right thing to do. Not because it helps cut graft but because someone is now asking questions. WRONG. Fired!
If you think Paretti's deer-in-headlights answer was bad we'd like to introduce you to a complete jackass named Aurelio Vincitore, JCPA attorney. Get the reason as to why he doesn't think the Parking Authority should have to come clean to taxpayers over the free boots:
"Vincitore denied the newspaper's request, saying that releasing the sheets substantially interfere with the state or federal government's ability to protect and defend its citizens against acts of sabotage or terrorism if disclosed.”
Terrorism? You idiot. That's a complete douchey fallback answer to everything right now. No, the United States war on terror would NOT be harmed by giving out the sheets of people who had their cars unbooted for free in Jersey City pro bono. Are you a complete moron Mr. Vincitore? Are you completely mental with reasoning like that? You too should not only be fired but tied to a train and have it sent to the next town down and they can decide if they want you. If you're going to hide behind terrorism over parking boots you are simply not up to the task you've been given.
Mayor Fulop, City Council, it is time for a hard rain to fall at the Parking Authority. Rolling it into another department might not get rid of dead weight like Paretti and Vincitore. Eradicate the whole thing, be like the Romans at Carthage and salt the very ground the Parking Authority stands on so people like those who run that department leave Jersey City and never come back.
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