Forget The Dead Vote!
Chicago, long reputed to be the world capitol of dead voting rights, has an even bigger and better program in place now! Forget the dead vote, that's passé. The new hot thing for dead people in Chicago is parking! That's right, forget dead man walking. Chicago has dead people parking!
Disabled drivers in Chicago can get a unique benefit from the city: For $70 and proof of disability, the city will mark off a parking space just steps from the person's door.
In 2006, 11,423 people participated, getting spaces on residential streets from Hegewisch to Rogers Park.
The only problem was, at least 260 of them were dead.
A Sun-Times investigation found that the spots sometimes remain for years after the disabled person has moved away or died, calling into question how well the city is monitoring the program.
Of course, this is small potatoes compared to Australia. Down under, the dead speeding problem is much worse. On the other hand, even zombies have to have a place to park, right? Chicago: pioneering the rights of the dead yet again!
By Bleepless, Sunday, 7 January , 2007 @ 6:19 pm
Does the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal know about this?