[Avodah] All transgressions are sins?

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Richard Wolpoe asked:
> Is the Medinah's legislation SAYING it is ASSUR
> or
> Is the Medinah really saying that when you DO you park there
> you are subject to a fine, but is it is not assur per se.

Below is an excerpt from page 231 of the Nassau County Administrative Code, found at http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/website/GenericServices/docs/NassauCountyAdminCode_June2007.pdf

> c. The Department of Public Works shall erect and maintain
> appropriate signs at reasonable intervals along designated
> snow routes to provide notice that it is unlawful to park
> or abandon any vehicle along a snow route during a snow
> emergency.
>
> d. Any vehicle parked or abandoned in violation of the
> provisions of this section shall be deemed a nuisance and
> a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic.
> Employees of the Department of Public Works or any peace
> officer may remove or cause to be removed any such
> vehicle to any other location within the County, without
> incurring any liability for damages to the vehicle. The
> owner of such vehicle shall be required to reimburse the
> County for the actual and necessary cost of removal and
> storage thereof before he is entitled to regain possession
> of the vehicle.
>
> e. Parking or abandoning a vehicle in violation of the
> provisions of this section shall be a traffic infraction
> and every person convicted of a violation thereof shall be
> liable to a fine of not more than fifteen ($15.00) dollars.

I would imagine that the laws of other jurisdictions are phrased in similar terms.

Everything in this section speaks about parking in the wrong place being a violation of the law ("assur per se"). I have no idea why you would suspect that there is no violation done.

I do acknowledge that there are some people who choose to flout the law on the basic that the fines are cheaper than the parking expenses and loss of time incurred by looking for a legal space. But I doubt that even such people actually think that their actions are not violations of the law. They are expedient, but illegal.

Why would you think otherwise? Could it be that I am misunderstanding the question?

Akiva Miller
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