[Avodah] All transgressions are sins?

[Elliott Shevin]

In response to R. Joel Rich:

>>    1. Is the parking ticket a FEE for parking and you MAY lechatchila
>>    park illegally so long as you are willing to pay
>>    2. OR is it a fine for bad/moralunethical/anti-social behavior and
>>    it is not OK to do so unless under duress?

R. Richard Wolpoe wrote:

> Is the Medinah really saying that wehn you DO you park there you are 
> subject
> to a fine, but is it is not assur per se.
>
> I guess you could say it is almost like a lav hanitak l'asseh.

One type of parking ticket is for parking by a hydrant, or blocking a 
building entrance,
either of which might lead to public endangerment. So I lean toward the 
"it's assur"
argument (#2) rather than the "it's something for sale by the municipality"
argument (#1).

Elly