People deserving public shaming, part 37
. . . non-disabled Boalt students that park in the handicapped spot in front of Simon Hall.
If you are able to walk from one corner of Boalt Hall to another without showing any sign of disability or fatigue, then you can walk from Underhill parking lot like everyone else.
I don't care how you got access to a parking pass. Leave the spot for someone who needs it more than you do.
If you are able to walk from one corner of Boalt Hall to another without showing any sign of disability or fatigue, then you can walk from Underhill parking lot like everyone else.
I don't care how you got access to a parking pass. Leave the spot for someone who needs it more than you do.
posted by Carbolic at 11:24 AM
24 Comments:
They could be mentally disabled. Or have a personality flaw that amounts to a disability.
Agreed. It's disgusting. And it's "placard abuse," a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail and a fine of $1,000.
Maybe we could use this blog to post pictures of the offenders. And then we can throw things at them in class...
I'm waiting for someone to get hit with a huge fine. Even stopping in a disabled parking space without a permit constitutes a fine. Not classy, Boalt, not classy.
thanks for making me laugh in copyright, Hersh.
Not all physical disabilities are visible. Someone may be physically disabled without showing fatigue, though that doesn't mean it doesn't pain them to walk.
It is possible, though, that it could be disability fraud, but it's important to remember that we cannot always judge the extent of someone's ability/disability by just looking at them.
Thanks for making me laugh out loud in the library, 12:22!
This guy fucking walks. I've never been more certain of anything in my life.
Gosh, way to go on the compassion-for-one's-fellow-person-in-tough-times, fellow boalties; public shaming without grounds to prove a shameful act? accusations of disability fraud for what is highly likely to be a legally issued placard? gold stars all around.
Well legally ISSUED has no bearing on whether it's "fraudulently used." This isn't rocket science. Yeah, I can probably get a placard for my grandpa who surely deserves one. Legally issued. But if roll up and park in front of the newspaper stand on Bancroft, that makes me the scum of the earth. At UCLA, whenever it was a slow news day, the local stations would send a crew to hang around campus and film people abusing handicap placards. Not THAT hard to believe.
"issued" redacted; plz change to "used". HTH.
Also, nice evidence to indicate a greater likelihood of fraud. Yeah, well, my mom's cousin's best friend's little sister once went to Utah 10 years ago and she never once saw a news crew videoing fraud use, so now we're back to square one.
sorry, i'm anxious today. no harm intended. even though sounding off like an idiot made more mockery of me than you, i apologize. and hopefully thereby become less douchey.
-1:12
ps. can you guys put a "are you SURE that you don't sound like a douchebag in this post" pop-up warning message everytime someone hits "publish your comment"? like gmail's g-goggles?
You're getting into "it's nothing but a flesh wound" territory here so, who knows, you might be one of those people that Hersh referred to. But I guess you're right, despite the inordinate pressure to fraudulently use handicap placards at a large university with a dearth of parking spaces, if someone hops, skips, and jumps to class after parking in a handicap spot it just means they're suffering soul crushing pain on the inside. Good point.
Its possible that someone with an injury might have intermittent pain, such that they can walk normally one day, and on other days they are crippled with pain. But such an unfortunate set of symptoms is probably rarer than we think -- not impossible, but probably rare.
I know its not impossible because I hurt so bad inside when I listen to Dashboard Confessional.
So, I think it behooves us all to give this gentleman the benefit of the doubt. Who knows what soul-crushing hurdles he has overcome just to complete his morning commute. Who are we to make him vault the additional hurdle that is the 50-yard walk from the parking garage. I for one would lose the will to live if I were made to walk 50-yards more, before I begin my morning social jaunt around Boalt.
If you knew all the pain I have known, then you would know the pain I have known.
(Speaking of pain, how come there are no brownies for sale today?)
If this person is who I think it is, he plays for the law school softball team in a very non-disabled way.
Before the mob gets too restless, I should probably point out that the individual prompting this post was of the female species.
And she would have to be Rambo in mascara to "painfully" scurry to class that quickly (including stairs!) without showing it.
(Not that our softball player is necessarily innocent. Then again, wouldn't an able-bodied man play baseball?)
i know who this woman is too. she's been parking there since last year, and is most definitely not disabled. though she does seem to suffer from a permanent scowl.
you can have a dp (even perm) if you have a non-visible condition like lung disease.
adding to that---of course people abuse. just like cops that use their lights to park in red zones at burger king (i am a witness)
Like asthma? Can I get one if I have asthma?
It is stupidly easy to get a DP. I bet that HALF of the DP's issued are either (1) just given to someone else or (2) for conditions that do not really need the closer space.
Of course using blue spaces is a hugely prick move. But I bet that at least one of the high -and- mighty anon posters here has a fraudulently obtained residential parking sticker.
I will admit that there are many who abuse the system re handicap placards. Nevertheless, there are those with proximity issues that truly need the DP, and so we should not resort to a mob mentality.
When I was in High School I was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident. My spine was seriously bruised and several ribs were broken. I was given a temporary DP placard for three months. The combination of spinal injury and broken ribs would on some days cause such great pain (spine) and fatigue (ribs from breathing and straining) that it made it very difficult to walk without pain. I am thankful I had the placard for that period, but often faced hateful looks because I appeared to be walking just fine and wasn't in a wheel chair. They couldn't see that the chemistry and math books I was carrying were already over the 10 pound maximum weight limit my doctor gave me, and that I needed a proximity to school. The looks felt just like looks of racism I had experienced when I traveled to places not so accustomed to diversity as where we are now (and where I went to HS).
So I developed a pronounced, fake limp. That wasn't my problem, and my leg actually got sore limping all the time, but at least that way I never got any misplaced dirty, hate-filled looks.
My point is just to let the police officers and traffic officers enforce the placard regulations. You don't need to make the kid who has PROXIMITY rather than leg mobility issues feel any worse that his ribs are so cracked up that its dizzyingly painful to walk for more than 30 seconds at a time.
Your point is well taken, but the person to whom must people here refer is not impaired (or diverse as a matter of fact).
9:00
People have been wrong on this thread already about whom is being discussed. So your point is completely stupid to make.
The excellent post above yours shows exactly why this mob mentality should not continue. You do NOT know that ANYONE doesn't need the placard they use. The looks of hate that people who legitimately use it are abhorrent.
So please, stop.
I find this entire thread in poor taste. Yes, pointing out that people abuse and asking them to stop is a worthy idea, but nameblaming, 'outting' and hinting at identities (true or false) is completely unfair.
Post a Comment
<< Home