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The police chief in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, says he doesn’t want to enforce a new state law that prohibits drivers from parking in bike lanes (kutv.com)
submitted 2 days ago by DwZ@lemmy.world to c/usa@midwest.social
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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 59 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Usually if you publicly declare you won't do your job, you lose that job within the day.

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago

I am going to publicly declare that I'm no longer paying my parking tickets. Also bankruptcy.

Also I'm the mayor of St. Louis now. Since we can just decide what the laws are personally without any sort democratic process weighing in.

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I’ve heard of jury nullification, but I haven’t heard of police nullification.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

Definitely not a new thing, at least. The practice is called selective enforcement.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 6 points 2 days ago

Would you nullify police? I'd nullify police.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago

He should quit then

[–] womjunru@lemmy.cafe 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Meh, laws. Why? Like… murder yeah I guess but parking. I’m tired.

Edit: this should have been “…” -police chief

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm confused. Are you suggesting that this is a bad or unnecessary law?

[–] womjunru@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I should have made it sound like a quote from the police guy. My intention was to mock him. Reading it again I can see how you were confused. I do appreciate you not screaming at me first!

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

😂

Ok that was clever, actually.

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Utah seems like such a cool place! /s

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Utah is a beautiful state, except for where the people are.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

This is a perfect explanation of the state.

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Very true!

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago

Why is a law needed for this? Do they have a law to not park cars on park or school playgrounds?

[–] joyjoy@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

Soon: Utah copies New York, allowing pedestrians to report parking violations via photo for cash.