harassment in the name of legal enforcement 

harassment in the name of legal enforcement

It was thought a law against parking inoperable or damaged vehicles would "clean up Peoria". Enforcement however takes that a step further, in threatening to take operable cars on private property. Someone steals your sticker or plates and if you don't have the money to replace it immediately - guess what it doesn't matter if it comes back legal when police run it. It's not. It's illegal. Quite a weapon for thieves.

Someone runs a red light and it's the victim who pays for the damage. Even with evidence the police department shifted until it was too late to do anything. Now that same car is worthy of "inoperable or damaged" notices. After months of being parked on the street it never once was a problem. Move it in the driveway out of the way and - BINGO! - the city wants to take it. What difference does it make to attempt to be law abiding? Anonymous "complaints" can be done on anyone I'm informed by the city. Valid or not. They can come into your property looking any time they want too. Wouldn't it be great to have that kind of power? Is it coincidence that they target those who can least afford to lose the vehicle? Is it coincidence that they're never wrong and never to blame for lack of enforcement of laws they want to look the other way about? Ones like running a red light and causing an accident while uninsured? For a month was told the officer handling it was on vacation and no one else could handle it...I left message after message and never have gotten a call back. Of course now, three and a half months later, nothing will be done anyway. So low income - driving WITH insurance - pays the price again.
This is Peoria justice. This is the ideals of treating others as you want to be treated...which seems increasingly hard to find here.