avhaben: Its sad that there are members of frum organizations that think they can get away with many driving/parking laws just because they have the plates or the permit (i’m referring to when they are not on a call or off duty). There is no answer anyone can give for them. As a wife of a hatzoloh member, I feel even stronger about the abuse of the placards than others may feel. Its wrong 100%. My question is how can you put down one group of people when they are the minority of people who go through red lights, park at hydrants, speed, etc… Go down a couple of blocks in, BP for example. Dont tell me that all those cars double parked are hatzoloh members…Just because a cop decides that he personally wont ticket a VAS plate,doesnt mean that the VAS holder is wrong and the average driver with reg license plates is not.
The Litvishe Kiryat Yoelite: It happened a couple of times that i was in the car when my husband responded to a call and about a minute after he was dispatched, they cancelled the call. Now tell me, if you saw that i know that anyone would think he was “abusing his powers” by using his l and s and going through the lights. I know i would. Thats why i buried my red face in my lap for a few blocks. Please dont judge!
Health: I usually respect and look forwrd to your comments. And i still do, which is why this comment made me do a double take after i read it: “you get is response from some Hatzolah members that e/o who is a member is a perfect little angel.” While you may not be directly bashing Hatzoloh, this wasnt a very nice comment to write, especially after the many times that other posters (whom i am assuming are members of hatzoloh) post time and again that unfortunately not everyone is 100% honest with the temporary priviledges given to them.
Another question to those that are upset that some cops wont ticket hatzoloh members: Does it really bother you that your fellow Jew, your brother, wasnt ticketed? The fact that he was wrong is between him and Hashem. I always hated it when teachers had pets in school but there’s nothing you can do except to do your best and to do the right thing.