In a rush to park his car and take a shower before heading back to work for an overtime shift as a plane maintenance technician, Ye Jun-you left his car in the middle of a small lane outside of his apartment building.

“He usually stops his car next to the nearby public park, but that day he was especially busy with work and since it was daytime and there were few cars moving, he thought it would be alright,” said his mother yesterday.

While Ye was in his house, next-door neighbor Bin Wen-yi found that he couldn’t exit the lane with his car.

After calling Ye and waiting for approximately 20 minutes for him to move his car, Bin reported to authorities that only after making a call to the police to have the car towed, Ye moved his car to allow enough room for Bin’s vehicle to leave.

Upon returning to the lane, Bin found Ye’s car blocking the narrow alley again, even though he only left half an hour before. When Bin looked up to Ye’s window overlooking the alley to see if the car’s driver was in his house, he saw Ye looking down at him.

This was too much for Ye’s annoyed neighbor who resorted to uncouth hand gestures which further deteriorated into a verbal dispute between the two neighbors.

Police officers who reported to the scene of the argument admitted that this type of case is common place in the city, as they regularly have to arbitrate similar grievances during their daily shifts. However, prosecutors argued that by leaving his car blocking the lane on two occasions, Ye deserved to be punished.

Demands for harsher penalties for parking offenses are often made by prosecutors who argue that in the case of an emergency, Ye’s actions could delay or even prevent rescue or other emergency vehicles from entering or exiting residences. This could prove potentially fatal in the instance of a fire, injury or any other severe accident.

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