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Why did someone actually report this? This has all the signs of Big Brother trying to bring people down. This makes me feel so sick. So what if someone is breaking a vehicle registration law. It is so obvious you folks have been brainwashed into telling on each other. This reported issue is indicative of the horror stories we hear about people living in countries under totalitarian control.

Please leave the U.S. for more than 20 years, like I did, and then return to the U.S. and you will find your compassion to help other American citizens to be much stronger than it is now.

What's next? Reporting people for jaywalking?

Shame on all of you.

This has nothing to do with a totalitarian state. This has to do with hard working, law abiding folk and payment of taxes/fees. My wife and I each own a car. We work different hours. We COULD take the plate and move it between two cars but we don’t. It’s ILLEGAL. Do we want to pay for two registrations, two insurances, two separate tax bills? No. But we do in order to comply with LAW. Without law there is anarchy. The complaint is from a law abiding citizen reporting a law breaking citizen. And it’s wholly justified.

Tommy
I would like to know how you will feel if you were involved in an accident with someone driving an uninsured vehicle. I pay property tax on my vehicle and a registration fee. Why shouldn't others?

Yes, I also could break the law and get away with it, but I don't because I don't need to; however, I understand there are some people who are going through difficult financial times who might need to avoid some government expenses.

Haven't you ever met anyone who might need help avoiding government policies that would cause financial problems and who might be having problems supporting a family?

Personally, when I see someone breaking an administrative law, I give the alleged offender the benefit of the doubt and yes, I would even comfortably endure the rebuke of any government organization who opposes my assistance.

I believe I am only guilty of trying to help my fellow citizens the way most Americans used to do back in the 20th century. I guess I can't expect anyone to do that anymore.... this is just sad.

I agree with you Tommy. You see I WAS in a near fatal car accident in which I almost LOST MY LIFE.. Luckily I ended up in Intensive care for a month and rehabilitation for 2 months with my mouth wired shut..i had to learn how to walk again and my skull was fractured and half my face burned off... I was 18 years old in college..working 50 hours+ a week..registered and insured...The driver who hit me??? No license..no insurance..not registered..and he left me to die in the middle of the street as he fled. You know how much time he did???? 1 year in prison. And that was ONLY because he took off. The laws are @#$%.

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Why would I get flagged for speaking the truth???

I agree with you Tommy. I WAS in a near fatal car accident in which i was LEFT TO DIE. I WAS 18 YEAR OLD..IN COLLEGE..WORKING 50+ HOURS A WEEK ..registered and insured. I was hit by another driver who left me to die in the middle of the street. I was in intensive care for a month and rehabilitation for 2 months...jaw wired shut..had to learn how to walk again..and half my face completely burned. The driver who hit me??? 1 year in prison... And ONLY because he fled the scene... NOTHING for having no license & no insurance..smh.. The laws dont help everybody... He did a year in prison yet I was the law abiding citizen and got punished... Thank God i am alive but everyday I have to face people staring at my facial scars that will NEVER HEAL... Some even laughing... This world is sad.

And in my own opinion... Why even be in others business? Your a law abiding tax paying citizen? Okay great. When that person ends up getting caught they will have to deal with the consequences... Not you. If your doing the right thing then why focus on what the next person is doing?

How is asking a question on who to call about someone breaking the law have anything to do with what you all are arguing about? It looks to me to be a simple question and not turning someone in.

My avatar has been changed to a picture to show the results of someone not turning in another person for breaking the law at Motor Vehicle right here in Connecticut. When you stop the lawbreakers at the bottom the big things don't happen. For the person who asked the question - go for it. Turn them in you might stop the next incident from happening to a law abiding tax paying Connecticut Citizen.

Tommy
Please answer my question, how would you feel if you are involved in an accident with an uninsured person?. You stated that you are only trying to help your fellow citizen, so why don't you just pay for this person's registration fee and insurance?

Desiree
It is totally up to you but I would not use my real name on this site because you do not know who is reading these posts. If you wish you can call See Click Fix 800 369-9060 to change your screen name.

This issue was recategorized from Traffic/Road Safety to Policing Issue.

XYZ i no longer drive due to the issues I have from my accident so I don't really care because I have always had insurance and registration when I had a vehicle..but Thank You.

XYZ,
I apologize for taking so long to reply. I'm sure if I were in a accident with someone who has no insurance, I would be very upset, but that wouldn't sway my feeling that we shouldn't report people who are breaking laws that do not present immediate dangers to others. If I live in this country long enough, I might also change my mind and start reporting people who violate nonviolent crimes.

When you drive illegally with no insurance and no registration you are breaking the law - you are putting others in danger. If people start turning in the people for doing minor things that break the law - maybe there will not be shootings and other violent crimes... Start at the bottom and move your way up. If you cant afford to pay for registration and insurance then take PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

Concerned Citizen,
Your new avater appears to be the most respectful one I've ever seen on this platform. I assume you served in our military as long as I did. I also assume you lived overseas as long I I did; however, if you have not lived outside of the U.S., then you only know life inside of the U.S. which pretty much limits your outlook on life to a very small spectrum of what the rest of the world has to offer. It breaks my heart to read comments from people who only know the American way of life.

We (all Americans) need to stop citing Fox News and other BS American media to judge what is good and what is bad.

The rest of the world is laughing at us and folks like you make it worse.

Tommy
So if one has not lived overseas they do not have a right to have an opinion and to express it.
Tommy, it appears that you are not happy with Americans and prefer people who live outside of the United States. My question to you is why don't you just go and live overseas? Life is too short to live in a country that breaks your heart.

XYZ,
Thank you for the comment. I have heard similar words from many other Americans so many times. It's true, life for me would be so much easier if I chose to leave the U.S. again, but I will not leave with my tail between my legs.

Rather, I will remain in the U.S. and do whatever I can to help all of the monocultural Americans understand that there is a brighter side of life which is obvious to people in other cultures. I feel it is my duty to try to help monocultural Americans understand what I have learned and I'll do my best to help them understand that we don't need to fit the empirical stereotype that other countries have about us. Yup, I'm not done here yet.

The best advice I have for other Americans is to leave the U.S. for as long as possible; however, I know this is not possible for financial reasons. Despite that, I will not give up.

You stated that, " I feel it is my duty to try to help monocultural Americans understand what I have learned and I'll do my best to help them understand that we don't need to fit the empirical stereotype that other countries have about us. Yup, I'm not done here yet". If this is the case why don't you just pay for the person on Quinnipiac Ave registration fee and insurance?

XYZ,
I was hoping for a better response than that. Come on man, your smarter than that.

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Tommy
I too was looking for a better response then the ones you gave. Especially the last one which was,"you're". Please answer my question,why don't you just pay for the person's on Quinnipiac Ave registration fee and insurance? This should help them feel we don't fit the empirical stereotype that other countries have about us

Tommy,
You are entitled to your misguided opinion. You condone breaking the law. You are in agreement that breaking the law is perfectly fine. Sorry to say it is people like you who make all the bad things happen. IMO anyone who allows criminals to get away with breaking the law is one of them. That is the problem with this generation they are too soft and ignore what can be fixed.

Tommy
Maybe you can give us a list of laws that you feel we should report when we witness them being broken.

Tommy
In an earlier post you stated the following "Please leave the U.S. for more than 20 years, like I did, and then return to the U.S. and you will find your compassion to help other American citizens to be much stronger than it is now".
You have no right to judge if someone is compassion because they want to report someone who is breaking the law. Trust me I myself do a lot to help my fellow my citizens. An accountant who did my taxes once remarked that my charitable contributions were more than the people who have more than me.

XYZ and Concerned Citizen,

This is just one huge misunderstanding:
I don't want to condone breaking the law.

Let's strap on our helmets and do what we can to make things right. There are more than 130,000 residents of our city, but fewer than 1,000 who actively contribute to online posts via this platform. We should be the ones who are meeting face to face to talk about what we can do to resolve these issues.

Let's stop squabbling about our differences and actually meet in person to discuss what we can do to make our city a better place. I'm available 24 hours a day. We should be talking about these matters face to face with each other.

Let's get together... the two of us and Tech75 and all the other folks who seem to care about making our city a better place.

Let's make this possible.

Would it be possible to meet at the flag pole in the center of the New Haven Green and then go to a coffee shop?

Uh-oh,
Suddenly, it seems like actually meeting folks face to face is the new Olympic challenge of the century! Really? I'm not Bill Burr, but I'm starting to feel like him.

Lol ill meet with you Tommy!

Thank you Desiree. Let's meet... and let's give the other folks time to find their courage. I propose meeting on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 2:00PM at the flagpole in the center of the New Haven Green.

I've tried this before, but nobody ever shows up except for Yale University professors. If anybody has a better place, time and/or date, please let me know.

Its called having to be up at 5 am to go to work to be able to pay for my taxes, registration, and insurance. I work 7 days a week to make sure my family has what they need. What will make this city right again is turning in the people who break the law, minor or major.

Concerned Citizen,

Thank you for working 7 days a week.

I believe what hurts me the most is knowing that most Americans refuse to know how much their lives are controlled by American ideals which are not in the best interests of our country or of the world.

After living overseas for more than 20 years working for our country’s military, I've seen what our country has been trying to promote and it has not been in the best interest of anything.

While employed with our country's military, I had acquired the highest level of security clearance of “Top-Secret”.

I was so proud to have accomplished that feat; however, I now understand there is nothing more important than doing what is in the best interest of the true freedom of all Americans and what I was asked to do was definitely not a part of it.

My “Top-Secret” security clearance did not ensure the freedom of any Americans. Rather, it restricted what our freedom should really be and I feel ashamed to have partaken in such a farce of what our country is supposed to represent.

I understand this posted comment may result in extremely negative consequences to my professional career and perhaps even result in incarceration, but I love our country and I hope there are others who will support me in this revelation to help other American citizens understand that our policies hurt our world rather than make it a better place... including telling on people.

That's why I think it's best not to tell on people. People who tell on other people remind me of Nazis.

Well, my last comment didn't go through very well.

I believe what hurts me the most is knowing that most Americans refuse to know how much their lives are controlled by American ideals which are not in the best interests of our country or of the world.

After living overseas for more than 20 years working for our country’s military, I've seen what our country has been trying to promote and it has not been in the best interest of anything.

While employed with our country's military, I had acquired the highest level of security clearance of “Top-Secret”.

I was so proud to have accomplished that feat; however, I now understand there is nothing more important than doing what is in the best interest of the true freedom of all Americans and what I was asked to do was definitely not a part of it.

My “Top-Secret” security clearance did not ensure the freedom of any Americans. Rather, it restricted what our freedom should really be and I feel ashamed to have partaken in such a farce of what our country is supposed to represent.

I understand this posted comment may result in extremely negative consequences to my professional career and perhaps even result in incarceration, but I love my country and I hope there are others who will support me in this revelation to help other American citizens understand that our international policies hurt our world rather than make it a better place.

I believe this is the most accurate explanation I can give on this subject

Tommy,

Thank you for your service. Family members of mine and many of my friends are in the military.
I think you are missing the whole point of someone asking who they would call to voice their opinion about people breaking the law. I have lived in the City of New Haven for almost 50 years. I have watched this city go from a wonderful place to live to a place where you are afraid to walk after dark because of the crime and rotten people. The only way this city is going to be what it was is to take the crime off the streets by starting at the bottom with the people who break the law with their minor mishaps and working the way up to the murderers. If the police officers and the city officials actually took pride and cared for the actual tax paying citizens there would be more of a budget to correct the major problems this city has.

I had actually called the cops when someone was breaking into my car in my driveway. To this day the cops still have not come to take a report - the guy who was breaking into my car goes by here all the time and has actually been seen stealing things out of yards. If the cops showed up when I called almost 2 years ago this guy would not be stealing from people. Minor issues turn into major issues. When does it stop? When do the people we pay to protect us actually start protecting us?

Well, let's see. Nobody has broken the front door to my home yet, so I guess I safe for now.

Tommy,

One thing you have done through this whole conversation is put this as nationwide issue. I think the conversations should stay where it should be, a City of New Haven Issue and try and correct what is wrong here, start right here where we live. Fix the City of New Haven - stop the law breaking here and make our city a safe place to be for Citizens.

Concerned Citizen
Great post.

Concerned Citizen & XYZ,

You both have good points of view from the perspective of people who have never lived outside of the U.S.

There is nothing I can do to change that, so... oh well.

I wish you folks the best of luck trying to sell your ideals to the rest of New Haven. It shouldn't be that hard. Most residents of New Haven have never lived anywhere else, so they have no other way of life against which they can compare it.

I've tried to explain this to so many people, but it usually results in me being ostracized.

Tommy,

You shouldn't assume people have never lived out of the country. Because I have and I don't share the same views as you. In other countries when you break the law you are punished for it. It is not an ideal it is the way of the land.

Now because people don't register all of their vehicles and they cheat the system, the money to pay for what the city needs has to come from somewhere. My property taxes have gone up, my vehicle taxes have gone up. How is that fair to the people who work so hard to stay ahead of the bills?