But Toronto Police Constable Sean Shapiro tells blogTO that"emergency services personnel, while in the performance of their duties, are exempt from parking by-laws."
He explains that he"can appreciate how a member of the public could see a double standard here; however, when responding to calls for service, officers must respond as quickly as possible in the interests of public safety." Shapiro cites Chapter 950 of the Toronto Municipal Code regarding Commercial, Passenger, Bus and Delivery Vehicles Loading and Parking Zones, and explains that"Even when calls appear to be of a lower priority, officers' vehicles must remain reasonably accessible as they may be dispatched to an emergency call at any moment."
But Micallef argues that"there's no emergency" here. If anything, the car's presence on this block is counterproductive as he claims that the OPP cruiser"actually blocked a fire truck one day." And after at least a year of the cruiser remaining more or less undisturbed in this position, the only logical explanation here is that two invisible cops are on the most hardcore stakeout in the history of law enforcement.
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You expect them to go to a Green P parking meter and pay? Lol
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