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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]For the sake of playing Devil's Advocate, I'm not sure there's any basis to conclude that he was trying to interfere with the ability of the nanny to do her job. On street parking for household employees is a convenience that did not exist prior to the much-abused VPP system being implemented after the Nationals moved to their new stadium. Capitol South Metro is two blocks away. How do I know? Our nanny takes Metro every day. To be clear, I'm not defending or excusing Whitman's actions but find the visceral responses equally unnerving.[/quote]

So the question becomes how did the nanny's use of the VPP system become an inconvenience for him?  Metro isn't an option for everyone, and the employers were working within legal parameters to provide care for their child.

I get that parking is an annoyance for a lot of people in this city, but why does that excuse illegal behavior?[/quote]

Straw man.  Is there anyone who is defending the unlawful act of stealing someone's tags or said that breaking the law shouldn't have consequences?  The only thing I've heard is something in the WP to the effect of Whitman is claiming he didn't know the car belonged to a neighbor's nanny and thought it was someone who worked on the Hill -- as if this somehow justified his actions.  It also doesn't make a great deal of sense given the interplay between the Pentagon and Hill and the fact there apparently was some sort of Spanish prayer document on the dashboard:  I am left to wonder how many times he had reported this to 311 before taking the matter into his own hands and the risk/reward calculation which led him to do so and then store the evidence in his own trunk.  Seems to me he was more or less asking to be caught if you do something three times and have to mess around with someone else's ride for 47 minutes.  What what he hoping to accomplish?  It's fascinating from a psychological standpoint.  [/quote]

How would he have been able to spot the Lexus to Minivan swap if he hadn't identified the driver with some particularity?  [/quote]

Because he stalked her. [/quote]

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