Does a lack of planning on your part (in getting where you need to be in order to daven on time) permit you to violate dina d’malchusa dina?
Are you so certain that it’s a violaton of dina d’malchusa dina??
I guess if you have $250 to burn if you get a ticket, that’s your choice, but that’s a lot of money that would be better put toward tsedakah.
People waste $250 on much worse things than catching a minyan.
Finally, how would you feel if you had a valid health issue, NEEDED to use a handicapped spot, but they were all taken by people who “just needed to run in for five minutes” and then got distracted and ended up shmoozing, keeping you from getting the medication you NEED for Shabbos?
We can play the “how would you feel if…” game with just about anything. We could also play out worst case scenarios to exaggerate our point. I’ll give it a try:
How would you feel if you were in aveilus for your father, l”a, and hadn’t missed a kaddish all year. You gave yourself an extra ten minutes to arrive early, despite the fact that you were busy taking three elderly people to their doctor, and then to the pharmacy for their medication which they NEED for Shabbos, but got caught in traffic, and arrived with only two minutes to spare. There are seventeen handicapped spots available, but no regular spots.
So, how would you feel?
To be clear, I’m not in favor of taking handicapped spots, but I am in favor of reason.