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Re:The NYPD Was Ticketing Legally Parked Cars; Open Data Put... by ssalazar on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @08:32PM (#11680503)
> In a city where disagreeing with law enforcement's wrong or illegal activity risks violent reaction or death

People challenge infractions in court all the time. Theyre not in much danger. There is a process for this that involves courts and sometimes a lawyer.

You're conflating the judicial system with street interactions with the police, where contesting the NYPD is indeed a risky proposition.

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Re:The NYPD Was Ticketing Legally Parked Cars; Open Data Put... by esbranson on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @10:15PM (#11680909)
> People challenge infractions in court all the time.

In New York City, most infractions are not challengeable in court. Unless you consider the city Finance Department a court or consider its commissioner a judge.

New York has only one, unified judiciary. The mayor and his commissioners are not part of it. The mayor and his commissioners are not judges.

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