Thread: LA Divided Over Car Impound Debate

LA Divided Over Car Impound Debate

nbclosangeles.com
By Antonio Castelan
Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011
Updated 6:39 PM PST

Video @ link

Current law allows police to impound a car for 30 days if the driver doesn't have a license

Luis Herrera is one of thousands of illegal immigrants in Los Angeles whose car was impounded because he did not have a driver's license.

"The laws need to change. Not all immigrants are bad people. There are immigrants here with the intention of hard work," Herrera said.

But Pete Weber with the LA Police Protective League doesn't see it that way. He believes an unlicensed driver's car should remain impounded automatically for 30 days, as the current law states.

However, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants to stop the impound law, which he sees as unfair.

"Not putting an undo burden on people who can't afford the $500 a day impound charge," the mayor said.

Members of the police union believe the mayor is putting politics over public safety and that the innocent will be hurt by unlicensed drivers.

"What he basically wants to do is to tell the LAPD to ignore the law," Weber said.

Oakland and San Francisco already have changed similar laws involving 30-day automatic impounds. The changes to LA's impound policy are expected to happen at the beginning of 2012

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local ... 67888.html

Related:

L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Vows to End 30-Day Impounds For Unlicensed Drivers (a.k.a. Illegal Immigrants)

laweekly.com
By Dennis Romero
Mon., Nov. 21 2011 at 4:38 PM

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-255871.html

500.00 a day? Impound fees? What ya been sniffing VILAR

They need to rename LA to TJ

Just another example of why some call it Lost Angeles.

Originally Posted by TakingBackSoCal

500.00 a day? Impound fees? What ya been sniffing VILAR

They need to rename LA to TJ

I'm pretty sure that's a typo. $50 a day is probably correct.

Hey Villar, hope they ram their gross polluter car into yours and they have no insurance . Then what would your stance be?