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Josef just seems to be stating, quite rightly, that goyim should ask those who know the most about the dinnim which are shayich to them, such as the 7/11 mitzvos and how to deal with yiddin (which is talui on full dinei Torah, and thus very unlikely for them to know on their own. Stop trying to put controversial statements in Josef’s mouth, he does it well enough by himself (and sometimes gets people to actually think about things instead of going with their knee-jerk reaction…).
In regards to parking tickets, which are by definition for illegal parking, why don’t we first talk about if there is a din of gezel to park illegally in the first place? After all, the street is land that belongs to the municipality (or state ect.), and they don’t let you park illegally. The police officer is not doing anything, he is just the chosen enforcer, and even if he was doing it of his own will, without any reason to do so whatsoever, would it be bittul Torah? After all, you can just pay the ticket and keep on learning. (I don’t nessecerally lean this way, I’m just trying to get this thread back on track (please, don’t have more reactionary, knee-jerk responses…)