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Topic: Fire Lane Violations
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Mike Bianchi
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Posts: 40
From: Independence, KY, USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 12-26-2004 06:14 AM
Unfortunately, if you've talked to his superiors then you've probaby done all you can do. As a cop myself, I agree with his peers that say he is being a jerk. Under Kentucky law, we have enforcement power on such issues even on private property and our law has he "or stand" clause. That's a catch-all that works even for people sitting in the car.
But, common sense and discretion should apply. People park at our National Amusements theatre all the time out front and we never say a word - on patrol or paid detail - unless they leave it for a long time or something odd. If they are waiting for their kids and are snarling up traffic, we might ask them to make a circle around the building to keep the flow going but that's about it.
Fireman always want radical enforcement of fire codes - even in brick and concrete buildings! I wonder if this cop was once a volunteer firefighter?
Working for a loading zone is probably you best bet for now. It stinks that you must do that, but he is technically correct - and a jerk! .
Does your theatre give passes to the local police? I would try the superiors one more time - up to the chief or even the mayor or city manager. In that discussion, I'd tell them you are suspending passes. He could retaliate and cite even more cars, but it would worth it to me to pay an usher to stand outside and shoo people away (blaming the unreasonable police, of course).
I hate when guys like him make us all look bad. It's the same as rotten theatre operators driving people to home video!
As for the cop parking in the fire lane on the other detail, he's probably legal. The generic term is "fire lane" but it really applies to all emergency vehicles. That is where he would park if there were an emergency, so he's just got a head start. Still, it looks poor. When I work a detail at the theatre, I do park in the fire lane but way down at the end of the lane out of the way. There is too much equipment in the car to leave it out on the lot, out of sight (shotgun, rifle, radio, Panasonic Tough Book 28 mobile data computer, etc.). And the end is where I would park in an emergency, to block access after fire units arrive.
Good luck on this difficult situation!
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