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from the next-time-send-it-to-the-chief dept.
According to The Guardian:
The unnamed woman, a resident of Petrer in Alicante, south-east Spain, posted the photo on her Facebook page with the comment "Park where you bloody well please and you won't even be fined".
The police tracked her down within 48 hours and fined her.
Apparently, this is allowed in Spain so that police can "avenge their dishonor".
This is exactly the sort of behavior that leads to public distrust of police.
This story is a new take on online liberties in Spain:
A woman in Spain has been fined €800 (£570) [$886] after she took a picture of a police car parked in a disabled bay. She fell victim to a controversial new gagging law in the the country that prohibits 'the unauthorised use of images of police officers that might jeopardise their or their family's safety or that of protected facilities or police operations.'
Spanish story (more elaborate) here
I'd add a snarky comment here, but everything I came up with is just trolling.
Summing up my feelings: Spanish police: SRSLY, WTF?!
(Score: 4, Insightful) by BK on Tuesday August 18 2015, @12:25PM
Have you ever been stopped by the police for speeding? I have. Yep, I was going too fast. I told 'em that there was somewhere I had to be fast and it was really important. Yep, the cop took an extra few minutes and gave me a ticket.
Have you ever gotten a ticket for illegal parking. I have. F**kers towed my car. I was just going to be a few minutes anyway and it was **important**.
When the police are involved in an activity where time is critical, they have those handy blue laser strobe lights to let us all know. Maybe they're red in Spain? They weren't on, so we can and should assume that this is a convenience thing.
I take the position that police time is mostly no more valuable than mine. In the course of their duty, they should set an example of following the laws. In times where that isn't possible or reasonable, they should use the tools we give them to let us know.
As for that police car? It should have been ticketed and towed. It's not about putting someone in their place, it's about setting the right example.
...but you HAVE heard of me.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @03:22PM
I have a similar story from years ago in a small EU country.
We were having a party with friends during national mid-summer festival and since I never drink my friends asked me to drive them to a shop to buy more beer, etc.
Police stops us. "We have to take your driving licence because you are driving under influence of alcohol." "No, I'm not." "Yes, you are." "Seriously, I'm not." "Everyone is, it's mid-summer festival." "I don't even drink alcohol, ever." "Liar." "Could we take the test? It's really simple to find out if I have been drinking or not..."
then they tried to find if I had a missing med-kit, or some lights out of order. Damn, they could not stick it on anything. So, they left.
But since I was really upset at this behavious, I did not start the engine right away. My hands were literally shaking from adrenaline. So what happened?
The police car returned in a minute or maybe less. Found me "parked" where they stopped me, and gave me a ticket for "parking in the wrong place". Neither my explanation that I was there because they made me pull over there, nor that I couldn't start the engine, etc none of that mattered. They took my licence and told that if I want it back, I have to pay them.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @03:53PM
Yep, police are bastards regardless of their country of origin.