Police initially approached him and asked him politely to move. “They told me we do not have the right to sit on the grass in Montreal parks,” he said. “I accepted to move but 10 minutes later the police left so I returned because I wasn’t comfortable in the sunshine."
Officers saw him and slapped Gendron with a a ticket for $100 plus $47 in fees under a borough by-law. Police told Gendron that they give tickets to young homeless people, so to be fair they have to ticket everyone. “I think that’s very poor judgment,” said Gendron, who promised to challenge the fine.
The local police commander explained that the grass was recently replanted and that sitting on it has proven damaging. “We're just advising the people not to stay on the grass and just to sit down on the cement border,” said Vincent Richer Commander of Station 22. Police always warn people to stay off the grass and most simply comply, he noted.
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3 comments:
This is as asinine, as asinine can get.
Make note to self...
NEVER!! visit or move to Montreal.
"The local police commander explained that the grass was recently replanted and that sitting on it has proven damaging."
Now why do I get the feeling that the cops involved didn't bother to explain this, but rather immediately came off with arrogance and attitude? Oh, that's right: because that's how cops work.
The rule is stupid, but he was warned by the police it was illegal, let him off, but he did it again anyway!
No sympathy.
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