Man removes boots for Atlanta drivers to make a point

A measure that would ban car booting in Georgia moved one step closer to possibly becoming law this week. As lawmakers deliberate, one man is setting drivers free with his own key.

"I got booted one too many times and I thought 'there has to be something you can do about this,'" Christian Verrette said.

So he took matters into his own hands and purchased his own keys to unlock boots -- and now helps others who seem stuck in a parking spot even after paying their booting fee.

Read more about Verrette's story: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/...

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