Brickbat: Candid Camera

Vanessa and Donald Pearce parked their Tesla near a bakery in San Diego, California, and paid for 30 minutes of parking. When Vanessa returned about 20 minutes later to add more time, she found an $85 ticket on the car. The parking enforcement officer insisted the vehicle had been there since early morning, but the Tesla’s Sentry Mode camera footage told a different story. It showed the officer chalking the tire at 12:55 p.m. and issuing the ticket immediately afterwards, faking an overtime violation. The couple posted the video on social media, where it quickly went viral. The San Diego Police Department opened an internal investigation, canceled the ticket, and said it may review other citations issued by the officer.