Carlo Rienzi, the combative president of Codacons, the best-known consumer defense association, was caught parking on a pedestrian crossing. It happened in via Bettolo, between viale delle Milizie and viale Angelico. A citizen sent the photos to the newspaper the Republic, and so the case exploded. He who spares no one, not even Fedez and Chiara Ferragni (but peace was signed with the former a few days ago), must now defend himself from the accusation of having violated the rules. The most banal of infractions: parking on the white lines. There violation of the Highway Code can be remedied with a fine ranging from 80 to 328 euros for mopeds and two-wheeled motor vehicles, and from 165 to 660 for other vehicles.
«It’s possible that other times, not this one, it happened»
Rienzi replies with a first objection: «From the photos I reconstruct that I was not parked on the zebras, but at a stop to pick up a passenger in the car, however, no problem in admitting that other times, due to the serious shortage of parking, it is possible that I stopped on the pedestrian crossing. I thank the author of the photo, and if he comes to Codacons we will give him the prize “Friend of the consumer” for the civic sense demonstrated. We also hope that he continues to take photos of cars parked on the sidewalks or in double rows, but for a social purpose and not out of spite. I immediately asked for forgiveness for my possible transgression, and invoked exemption from the state of necessity. And if I am told where and when I was parked on the pedestrian crossing, I will also pay the fine, as I always do in these cases”. Unstoppable, he hypothesizes: “I bless him (or her), because society really needs people like that. Unless it is one of the many thieves or criminals that every day I have to denounce for my neurotic defense of legality. In that case I can only tell him…fuck… Amen!».
