I was reading an article on the Yahoo News website about a poor woman who was assaulted by her boyfriend, ran away and got into her car and drove across the apartment complex to her grandmother’s apartment, parked the car and fled inside to dial 911 to report the assault to the police.  When she left the apartment she found that her car was being towed away because she had left it with her hazard lights flashing in a “no parking” area.

The tow truck driver is paid a commission to patrol the lot at night and tow away illegally parked cars.  He refused to release the car without being paid his “drop fee” even after the police asked him to release the car for free.  “They” say he is within his rights to demand the drop fee, but I think that under the circumstances he could have seen his way clear to show a little bit of humanity and let the lady have her car back for free.  I am continuously seeing (and reading about) how selfish people are, and I have to say that it really is distressing to see how low the human race is slipping.