This article appeared in the 17 July issue of The Canarsie Digest.
Simon Belsky says he gets no respect. And he may just have a $200 ticket and the pictures to prove it.
Though he sports an uncanny resemblance to late comedian Rodney Dangerfield (with the voice and shtick to boot), Belsky isn’t laughing about the summons he received over a year and a half ago, which he has been fighting ever since.
I applaud Mr. Belsky, as I have been a victim of both cops and corporations abusing their “powers.” For instance, I fought a ticket once and both the cop and hearing officer agreed it was a little suspicious but when they asked me why I received it I replied because I was driving while black. The cop quickly replied “now, I wished I did not refer your case for dismissal.” Also, after I filed a discrimination case against a big corporation, I am being asked by my lawyer to settle for less than what I paid him in his legal fees along after he “happen to go on vacation to the same location as the opposing counsel.” I wish I had the money to fight these cases. So, I am glad he is able to fight his case. I wish I could.
By: CJ on December 8, 2008
at 4:19 pm
I also have been a victim of the Department of Finance (DOF) in New York. My car had been transferred in 2006 and I received a letter in 2008 from them claiming that I ignored the ticket I got. I never got any tickets yet the DOF found me guilty in their hearings. After sending several letters with proof that I no longer owned the car I had to write to the Attorney General in New York asking for his help in ending the nightmare.
By: Fay T. on April 14, 2009
at 12:44 am