I was pulled over today by one of the HCPTC cabbie cops today. His name is Joe Halbistron. He gave me a ticket for not wearing a collared shirt. Can you believe that? The fine is $30 and my license will be suspended in 30 days if I don't pay it. You would think they appreciate all the things I do above the call of duty, like helping the elderly cross the street, loading luggage, giving directions to tourist, being an information booth to the public, but they don't. I tried to tell this guy that I have been having a really hard time lately. I am working round the clock (because of the environment that HCPTC has created), I live alone, and have not been able to get to the laundry mat. I have no energy when I get home to load up and go do this. I was showered, and wearing clean clothes and providing great service. They do not care. They want my money. Is he just another cop fucking with a law abiding citizen because he can, or is it more than that? It is much more than that.
The HCPTC has a slush fund. They are the only agency of its kind in the State of Florida. They make up laws as they go along and have grown a fund which was once over $800,000. Why would they need this much money? Is this the Nixon White House? What is worse, is that the County Commission is the only overseer of this org, and they have Gestapo like power.
The fines they charge to cab drivers go to things like the $150,000 software system they recently purchased for their agency that employs only nine people. Wow. They are also spending another $300,000 to expand their office space, so they will be better equipped to charge even more fines to cab and limo drivers. They won't even let a driver from another county pick up here without arresting them. They can pick up, but it will cost them $5,000 which goes into the slush fund.
The County Commission overseas their activities...That is the problem. We know as of Friday that Keven White (the head of the Commission) is corrupt. He was found guilty in court of sexual harassment of a 22 year old women. If she was any younger, he would be a child molester.
Yet he wants my $30 for not wearing a collard shirt. Maybe I should just wear my boxer shorts, like he had on when he was laying in the bed next to that girl while wanting to get some of that ass. How much of my money did you spend to do that Keven White?
I shower twice a day, wear clean clothes, I speak English, I have lived in Tampa longer than you have been alive, I am a total asset to this community, but you want muscle-bound Joe Halbistran give me ticket that I cannot afford to pay because YOU have allowed to many taxi licenses and now allowed Yellow cab to give FREE rides because it looks good for public relations while giving the Minarti boys a kick back from the slush fund that my $30 went to.
Damn. You talk about a cluster fuck!

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