Based on the context and the answer, generate a question. 

Context: Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting . Well , for example , the other day I went downtown and into a shop . I was only there for about 5 minutes , and when I came out , there was a cop writing out a parking ticket . I said to him , " Come on , man , how about giving a retired person a break ? "

Answer:

I parked in a no parking zone because I thought I could get away with it .



Why might the cop be giving me ticket ?