[lbo-talk] The criminalization of the poor

[Wojtek S]

Joann: "The week I came out of surgery my car got towed away. Legally
parked, no tickets, registration ok.

I went to retrieve it one day after the towing; it cost me $430 to get it back."

[WS:] That is one of the reasons why I refuse to drive, especially
into cities.  I just do not want be a victim of the criminal racket
linked to car ownership that entails ticketing, towing or simple break
ins.

But the question that I  ask in such circumstances is this.  Towing is
"regulated" i.e. permitted by local ordinances, which are relatively
easy to change if enough people are annoyed by them.  Afaik, many
people have been victimized by the towing racket, so I wonder why
there are no efforts to ban or curb this practice?

Wojtek