MILWAUKEE - A big I-Team investigation showed you how a glitch in the law let the City of Milwaukee make money off crime victims. Now, the common council is taking steps to soften the blow. The law doesn't just make you register your car, the little decal you get has to be on the plate. If it's not, you can get hit with a big fine, even if someone stole it. Looks like we weren't the only one who thought it just didn't seem fair. Registered or not, Public Works parking checkers ticket all cars without current tags. "This may sound harsh, but we have to go by what we see,” parking checker Margaret Casey said. Owners get stuck with a $50, even if someone stole the sticker. "We're clearly sympathetic. We understand that. I understand that very well, because I deal with a lot of the complaints,” DPW’s Dorinda Floyd said. Complaints from Milwaukee residents like Dan Knauss. "This is just the city working against me and taking a piece out of me,” Knauss said. All thanks to a 2006 state law designed to get abandoned cars off the streets. It gave cities like Milwaukee the power to ticket and tow any car that doesn't display current registration. "No question there were unintended consequences from that ordinance,” Floyd said. Trying to right that wrong, on Wednesday the common council unanimously passed another ordinance lowering the fine for non-display from $50 to just $15 if the car's registration is up-to-date. "It's never been our intent to victimize anybody who's a victim of a crime,” Alderman Bob Donovan said. Those who got burned say the new ordinance still doesn't solve the problem. "The reality is that they can come and ticket you for something they know is no wrongdoing or fault on your part,” Knauss said. They just won't fine you as much. DPW officials say parking checkers can't assume every car they see without a current sticker had it stolen, but they figure it does happen about 1,500 times a year. Meanwhile, the lower fine will take effect as soon as DPW works out all the details.