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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkvDCdmPvdI
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http://says.com/my/news/woman-filmed-trying-to-block-parking-spot-in-mid-valley-by-standing-over-it
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A WOMAN who was recently filmed hogging a parking bay at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur has lodged a police report over the incident, according to Oriental Daily.
Posting the report on her Facebook, she also apologised and admitted it was her fault.
A video showing her “reserving” the spot by standing in the empty bay was widely shared on Facebook last week.
The man who filmed the video wanted the parking bay but she refused to budge, leading to an argument between them.
She was overheard describing the man as “stupid” because he did not speak Mandarin.
Fearing for her safety following the backlash, she decided to lodge the police report.
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A mobile footage uploaded on Facebook on Friday night shows a woman trying to block a parking spot for her friends in Mid Valley by standing over it and preventing a driver of another car from parking
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According to the Facebook post accompanying the video, the uploader claims that while he was there first and was waiting to park his car, the woman in the video walked up and stood over the parking spot to “reserve” it for her friends.
In the video, which is slightly less than two-minute long, the woman can be heard telling the driver that he has “no manners”, to which he replies, saying, “No manners? Then what about you? You stand over here. You’re not a car. You’re a person.”
http://says.com/my/news/woman-filmed-trying-to-block-parking-spot-in-mid-valley-by-standing-over-it
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weehingthong 
Common, Mad,House, Area,So,Many,E,
Chop,typo,is,it
Common, Mad,House, Area,So,Many,E,
—( part 1 )—
{offered to theSun for publication}
Summary: be gracious, generous and overlook the
betises.
I am not fluent in lawyerspeak. My uneducated
translation of 50(3) leads me to conclude that it was
drafted to address the jaga kereta menace. For all the
wannabe vigilantes who who have only recently started
driving and who keep citing 50(3) against anyone
chupping a parking spot, this cilisos article may
enlighten you:
https://cilisos.my/what-to-do-if-illegal-jaga-kereta-want-to-charge-you-for-parking-in-a-free-public-space/
And this is an example of “chupping” which is at the
centre of the current controversy:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/shocking-picture-shows-toddler-being-8890711
Note:
He is not offering to direct you to safely park your
car for money.
He is not offering to jaga your car for money.
He is not offering to wash your parked car for money.
And depending on how you interpret importuning, he is
not selling his body for money.
If you arrest him and charge him under 50(3), I expect
the judge to throw out the case. Judge Judy almost
certainly would.
At the very worst, anyone who chups a parking spot can
only be accused of potong queue as that person arrived
in a motor vehicle whose intention is to park.
If the authorities wish to criminalise chupping, they
should introduce 50(4) instead of abusing 50(3).
In the cilisos article, they say that 50(3) is
inapplicable “BUUUT Penang had initial hiccups where
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was told by police that
they couldn’t arrest the jaga kereta as there were NO
LAWS under which to charge them.”
while is this article,
https://says.com/my/news/people-who-park-themselves-on-parking-spots-to-face-rm2-000-fine-or-6-months-jail
“No more as the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has now
stated that people cannot “block” a parking spot by
standing over it as it’s an offence under Section 50(3)
of the Road Transport Act 1987″
they take the opposite view. Apa macam? If you are not
confused, syabas.
To those who question whether Act 333 is applicable to
car parks in malls, any place where the general public
can access by means of a motor vehicle falls under that
jurisdiction.
To be absolutely sure about chupping vs 50(3), let us
wait for the outcome of the first case brought to
trial.
I contend that chupping is just a case of potong queue.
Eventually, the car that gets parked there has a
minimum of dual occupancy versus the aggrieved single
occupancy vehicle. In this case, remember that the
needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. This
came from some Star Trek movie. I forget which.
In case the aggrieved vehicle has 2 or more occupants,
I suggest 3 rounds of rock, paper, scisors to decide.
Refusal to play counts as a forfeit. And as you
surrended your lost spot, and their car eases in, tell
them you are rushing to see your long lost North Korean
relatives who are checking out to fly back home and
would they mind letting you park there instead.
Public shaming on social media is unChristian for the
Bible teaches that if you have a grievance against your
neighbour, you first have a quiet chat then bring along
some elders to educate that person before resorting to
full blown thermonuclear exchanges.
In addition, the Vatican:
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/migrants/pom2007_104-suppl/rc_pc_migrants_pom104-suppl_orientamenti-en.html
recommend,
Drivers’ “Ten Commandments”
—( part 2 )—
61. In any case, with the request for motorists to
exercise virtue, we have drawn up a special
“decalogue” for them, in analogy with the Lord’s
Ten Commandments. These are stated here below, as
indications, considering that they may also be
formulated differently.
I You shall not kill.
II The road shall be for you a means of communion
between people and not of mortal harm.
III Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help
you deal with unforeseen events.
IV Be charitable and help your neighbour in need,
especially victims of accidents.
V Cars shall not be for you an expression of
power and domination, and an occasion of sin.
VI Charitably convince the young and not so young
not to drive when they are not in a fitting
condition to do so.
VII Support the families of accident victims.
VIII Bring guilty motorists and their victims
together, at the appropriate time, so that they
can undergo the freedom of forgiveness.
IX On the road, protect those who are more
vulnerable.
X Behave responsibly in relation to others.
If the first trial rules the accused innocent of 50(3),
alamak, how are you going to withraw all your posts and
videos? As some Disney anime suggests: Let it Go. Just
leave it to karma. The universe can balance itself very
well unaided. If you have been brought to court, tell
the magistrate/judge that you have repented. You don’t
have to say it, your lawyer will so try very hard to
stop grinning.
I think some incident in some dark shopping mall car
park in Subang Jaya triggered a Rennaisance in car
parks. Trust me, you have never had it so good.
Reserved ladies parling. SOS butons. Bright lights.
Security and escorts sometimes. Brightly coloured
interiors. Electronic signboards and even auto
updated webpages indicating the number of available
lots. Red/green lights for each parking spot. Arrows
that direct you to areas with unocupied spots. All
these provided and you get worked up over a mostly
temporary inconvenience. To those who still remember
the American woman Canny Ong, bless her for what we
enjoy today.
Remember that sometimes you are the pidgeon and
sometimes you are the statue.
References: Act 333 ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1987 As at 1 February 2013
“this Act” includes any subsidiary legislation made
under this Act;
“road” means
(a) any public road and any other road to which the
public has access and includes bridges, tunnels,
lay-bys, ferry facilities, interchanges,
roundabouts, traffic islands, road dividers, all
traffic lanes, acceleration lanes, deceleration
lanes, side-tables, median strips, overpasses,
underpasses, approaches, entrance and exit ramps,
toll plazas, service areas, and other structures
and fixtures to fully effect its use;
(b) for the purposes of sections 70 and 85, also
includes a road under construction; and
(c) for the purpose of sections 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and
45A, also includes a parking place;
Unlawful interference and importuning
50. (1) If any person, otherwise than with lawful
authority or reasonable cause, takes or retains
hold of, or gets into a motor vehicle while it
is in motion on any road, for the purpose of
being drawn or carried, he shall be guilty of
an offence.
(2) If, while a motor vehicle is on a road or in a
parking place, any person otherwise than with
lawful authority or reasonable cause gets onto
or moves the motor vehicle, or releases or
tampers with any brake or other part of its
mechanism, he shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) If any person, otherwise than with lawful
authority, remains on any road or at any
parking place for the purpose of importuning
any other person in respect of the watching or
cleaning of a motor vehicle, or for the purpose
of directing any driver of a motor vehicle in
respect of parking on such road or at such
place, he shall be guilty of an offence.
—( part 3 )—
Penalty for obstruction and interference
110. Any person who without lawful authority, by the
placing of any vehicle, material or matter of any
description on or near a road or by interfering
with any drainage constructed alongside any road,
obstructs or endangers traffic on the road shall
be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be
liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.
General offences and penalties
119. (2) Any person who is guilty of an offence under this
Act shall, where no special penalty is
provided, be liable in the case of a first
conviction, to a fine not exceeding *two
thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding six months and, in the case of a
second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not
exceeding four thousand ringgit or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve
months or to both.
(3) Any person summoned to answer a charge in
respect of any offence which under the next
following section might be compounded, may
appear in answer to such charge either
personally or by advocate and solicitor, and
may in any such case, by letter sent to the
court by registered post, plead guilty to the
charge and submit to the order of the court
provided that the provision of this subsection
shall not apply to any person who has been
served with a notice under section 53.
(4) Any summons issued in respect of a charge
included in subsection (3) shall contain a
notice informing the person charged of his
rights under that subsection and the amount of
the fine to be imposed on him which sum shall
accompany the letter pleading guilty to the
offence.
(5) If any person having appeared by an advocate
and solicitor, or having pleaded guilty by
letter as provided in subsection (3) is
sentenced to imprisonment, the court shall
issue a warrant for his apprehension, and the
sentence of imprisonment imposed shall
commence to run only after the apprehension of
such person under the warrant.
Officers not in uniform to produce identification cards
123. (1) Every police officer or traffic warden when
acting against any person under this Act
shall, if not in uniform, and every road
transport officer when so acting shall, on
demand, declare his office and produce to the
person against whom he is acting such document
establishing his identity as the Commissioner
of Police may direct in the case of a police
officer, such identification document as the
Dato Bandar or the Perbadanan Putrajaya may
direct in the case of a traffic warden, and
such identification document as the Director
General may direct in the case of a road
transport officer, to be carried by a police
officer, traffic warden and road transport
officer respectively.
(2) It shall not be an offence for any person to
refuse to comply with any request, demand or
order made by any police officer not in
uniform, any traffic warden not in uniform or
any road transport officer if such police
officer, traffic warden or road transport
officer refuses to declare his office and
produce his identification document on demand
being made by such person.