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You have mentioned in a previous post that you are a rov. Please provide the justification under Halacha for the proposition that a) you can freely violate this law; and b) that you can interfere with the property rights of another person, particularly another Jew.
Sure, no problem.
a. According to many opinions dina d’malchusa dina only applies where the government has an interest.
b. They don’t give you a property right in the parking space. If they had, you would be able to sue someone who parked there for trespass–which you cannot. They just set up traffic rules to allow for orderly traffic, which includes not blocking driveways. Since the owner of the driveway will not mind if he himself blocks it–and in fact, we may as well have him park there if nobody else can anyway–they allow him to park there. But, that just means I am breaking a traffic law. You have no more right to be upset at me than if I randomly don’t pay a meter on Avenue J.
By the way, half of my neighbors in Borough Park have closed circuit TV. I am sure the police would just love to see the tape of someone breaking windows especially when they already have the license plate of the one blocking the driveway.
Don’t be ridiculous. I’m going to hire some immigrant kids to do it for me. And they’ll wear ski masks. I’ll buy them the ski masks.
All I’m saying is: Before you call that tow truck, you better come on the CR and verify that I’m not in Boro Park that day. Just for your own welfare.
And I hope the shovels shoveled in your driveway with snow.