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yesimon t1_j0f5n1m wrote

YTA, the police officer was doing you a solid by letting you know instead of straight ticketing and towing at extortion-level pricing ($300+).

You don’t deserve special treatment for being an engineer or paying your taxes. It is somewhat alarming that that this is your first line of thought in terms of context.

The Cambridge parking pass at $25 per year is a massive subsidy to residents and it’s absolutely understandable that they would be strict to verify eligibility.

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coldsnap123 t1_j0fd61y wrote

Stop with the street parking subsidy nonsense. You’ve drank too much from the DSA kool aid.

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[deleted] OP t1_j0f699c wrote

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yesimon t1_j0f8n0a wrote

Here's the real context. Parking officers don't work at midnight normally, which means someone called the cops on you after hours. The cop would be forced to tow you (at after-hours pricing) and went beyond their minimal obligations to contact you first.

As for whether this is considered harassment - it wouldn't even be considered harassment by a private citizen. Like it or not, this is the United States and the bar for harassment by a police officer is incredibly high. Most people try to be polite and deferential to police officers because they can legally make your life a living hell.

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These-Assignment-936 t1_j0f9yyv wrote

It’s this. OP needs to calm down. Perfectly possible for OP to have felt violated AND for cop to have been doing them a favor. US-style policing is rarely cuddly, by most international standards. Just the way it is.

Park better next time - and move on.

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