Indiana

P.O.W. Parking

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Every so often legislation winds its way through the Indiana General Assembly that leaves me scratching my head.

A House committee Thursday passed a bill that would give unlimited free parking at meters to former prisoners of war.  HB 1258 would give anyone with a former P.O.W. license plate carte blanche to park at a parking meter and not have to pay nor adhere to any time limits.

As a military brat I am the last person to have anything against a former P.O.W.’s, but I really don’t see what one has to do with the other.  Why not give unlimited parking to the soldiers or special forces who rescued a P.O.W.  or the families of former P.O.W.’s?   Or what about the families of those who were missing in action?

It’s legislation like this that contributes to the belief that instead of working on the budget or government reform, lawmakers spend their time pandering because they know no one would vote against a bill like this even though it makes absolutely no sense what-so-ever.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on January 31, 2009 (boomark / email).