Roger. and a big ten-four, base.
Oh yah, in the affirmative!
That's all I need, a noisy, nosy, snooty blind-as-an-old-bat commissioner riding shotgun with me.
"Why I don't see any need to shoot the guy who is aiming that OOOZIE at us."
I am 10-20 to the max.
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"We have fare information, shared-ride information, surcharge information and information about who's driving the cab. You don't want to put too many
messages back there. There doesn't seem to be an urgent need for this information about the new penalties", said Consumer Services Commissioner
Norma Reyes.
If cabdrivers are truly concerned about their safety, Reyes said they should work with her to make certain that "every single driver" in Chicago complies with the city's mandate to accept credit cards.
"The reason drivers are targets for crime is that they work alone and they work in a cash business," the commissioner said.
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Cabbies remind: It's a felony to attack drivers
June 23, 2008
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How about all the money being jacked out of drivers and owners by the Department of Administrative Hearings, hundreds per day, thousands of dollars lost to city corruption, mismanagement, robbing, stealing and thieving us to death.
The Commissioner of Discontent doesn't "see any need " to take measures that can help protect cab drivers and improve safety.
One might say that the commissioner's heart is in the right place, but she doesn't have heart, the mayor ate it.
Subject: Re: Chicago dispatcher & UTCC should talk to commisoner Reyes.
Name: Robot Cab #0009
Date Posted: Jun 24, 08 - 11:27 PM
Message: According to Sun Times reporter Fran Speilman, the commissioner did not "see any need" to have these signs.
Of course, he commissioner does not see any need for a meter increase ether.
She didn't see a need for a surcharge until a year later when it was too late to any good.
She did see the need to cut Skokie and Burbank rates by 33.33%.
And she did see the need to triple raise minimum fines and boost the maximum to $1,000.
She saw the need to assume the powers of a judge, too.
The question is whether anyone sees a need for the commissioner.
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* Crime date: 1/1/2008 to 6/25/2008 Change
* Primary type: Robbery Change
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* Place: Taxicab Change
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12 crimes by crime date
* 3400 block N. Ashland Ave Robbery: Strongarm: no weapon
Reported at 2:53 a.m. on June 15, 2008.
* 5900 block S. Prairie Ave Robbery: Armed: handgun
Reported at 3 a.m. on May 8, 2008.
* 00 block W. 68th St Robbery: Armed: knife/cutting instrument
Reported at 2:40 p.m. on May 1, 2008.
* 1300 block N. Mohawk St Robbery: Strongarm: no weapon
Reported at 4 a.m. on April 30, 2008.
* 600 block W. Diversey Pkwy Robbery: Armed: knife/cutting instrument
Reported at 4 a.m. on April 16, 2008.
* 800 block W. 54th Pl Robbery: Armed: handgun
Reported at 4:55 p.m. on April 13, 2008.
* 5400 block S. Laflin St Robbery: Armed: handgun
Reported at 12:20 a.m. on April 10, 2008.
* 00 block N. Campbell Ave Robbery: Armed: handgun
Reported at 12:35 p.m. on April 4, 2008.
* 2700 block S. Indiana Ave Robbery: Armed: handgun
Reported at 11:30 p.m. on April 3, 2008.
* 4300 block W. Cullerton St Robbery: Armed: handgun
Reported at 10 p.m. on March 7, 2008.
* 00 block W. Ontario St Robbery: Strongarm: no weapon
Reported at 1:22 a.m. on February 15, 2008.
* 12200 block S. Emerald Ave Robbery: Armed: handgun
Reported at 9:45 p.m. on January 24, 2008.
Sure, why not just take all credit cards. Then the city can control where our hard earned money goes. Why, they might even pay us say 70% of our take a month or two later if they wish. This way the fines can come out of our earnings automatically. Isn't this better for us? Its time to fight big brother now, not later. We must circle the wagons, or sedans in this case!
