Oh, the slings and arrows of outrageous double parking!
Mirth and amusement! Congress has voted to count the unpaid parking tickets of foreign diplomats against their nations' foreign aid.
The unpaid parking tickets of such a small group of privileged individuals might sound like an miniscule problem, but apparently, New York would stand to recoup $195 million! I can't imagine what parking must look like around the UN if these are the kind of fines that "deadbeat diplomats" are racking up.
Also, imagine being the ambassador from, say, Sudan. You just love exercising diplomatic immunity by blocking fire hydrants. And now you discover that for every $100 parking ticket, that's, you know, ten sacks of rice your countrymen won't be receiving.
The unpaid parking tickets of such a small group of privileged individuals might sound like an miniscule problem, but apparently, New York would stand to recoup $195 million! I can't imagine what parking must look like around the UN if these are the kind of fines that "deadbeat diplomats" are racking up.
Also, imagine being the ambassador from, say, Sudan. You just love exercising diplomatic immunity by blocking fire hydrants. And now you discover that for every $100 parking ticket, that's, you know, ten sacks of rice your countrymen won't be receiving.
posted by JenIsFamous at 11/25/2004 01:32:00 PM
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