JONATHAN LAST ON TOWING COMPANY ABUSES. They do often tow legally parked cars and demand ransom. I think they should be treated as thieves. Back when I was in college, there was a problem with legally parked cars being towed on Old Fraternity Row, that ended when a mob of frat guys chased off a driver and wrecked his truck. When you tow someone’s legally parked car, you’re breaking the law while relying on the victims to be peaceable and law-abiding in how they respond. That sort of reliance shouldn’t be encouraged.