Handicap Parking Violators Confronted

www.keyetv.com/
In a matter of minutes, KEYE TV cameras captured driver after driver violating handicap parking rules -- all caught red handed.

[@johndonahue5280]

I'm a Philadelphia police officer and that's my favorite ticket to write

[@sunny4lady]

[@oardude]

Does someone with a mental disability get to park in a handicapped spot?

[@marstondavis]

Nice to hear that.

[@hannible1002]

Typical! You should be out catching paedophiles lazy cops!

[@xxhyjynxx5939]

@@hannible1002 Why don’t you stop talking all that shit and get your lazy ass out there and put in the same work you demand from others, hypocrite. If you want to talk the talk, walk the walk.

[@romonecrosby]

If you park in a handicap spot without a handicap placard in Detroit Michigan it is a $1,000 fine

[@CrystalRuizEnriquez]

romone crosby that's not the problem that's being discussed on this video, it's about the people who do have a placecard in their car but it isn't theirs.

[@maiajones9765]

romone crosby Wow I didnt know that thanks for the information.

[@maiajones9765]

romone crosby I'm a able-bodied person and it makes me so mad when Able Body people Park in the handicap place or use those carts when they're able to walk.

[@tootsiedawn2016]

It's only $250 here in NC

[@uruzzo]

The culprits usually hang one that belongs to a family member and nobody ever checks if it is the persons card.

[@jamestaylor1754]

It’s an issue of integrity and respect.

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

@dave4248 Good point, Dave.

[@davidhowarth8806]

Something America in general is sadly lacking

[@donnairn3419]

no it's a Karen tax and should be increased

[@johanda2000]

Only arrogant selfish scumbags abuse handicapped parking spaces.

[@rickadamson1933]

Johan Kotze WHEN YOU ARE HANDICAP AND SOME ASS WIPES TAKES YOUR SPOT THEY SHOULD BE A SPECIAL NUMBER TOCALL

[@kikenna]

WHY ARE YOU YELLING AND DOUBLE SPACING

[@pacovasda5955]

Rick Adamson as a fully mobile person I'm appalled and shocked and Disturbed to hear that there is not a number for a disabled person currently to call and say some jackwad has taken all of the handicap spaces.

[@pacovasda5955]

Spooky dude you are very thin-skinned this is an important subject the reason guy used caps and doubles space is because he's trying to clarify that this is a very important point to him. but if you're one of those people just thinks nobody should ever do anything resembling yelling or getting upset or if you think somebody is Ruder to point out rudeness thsn just to accept the you need to go lock yourself in a closet and have people bring you your meals because this world is a lot harsher than that and if you're so thin-skinned that you don't want anybody to get upset around you you're not going to have a good life. But a life where no one expresses important points understand what capitalization is for this is an important subject that people are yelling about and ignoring and such you need to learn about what's appropriate dude and not try to live in a world where nobody yells. dude your just not going to have that. If you don't understand why is using a raised voice in print then you don't understand how important this topic is.

[@redcalamity2162]

Johan Kotze I park as far from the entrance as possible that way if there are not handicap spots open they can at least have a chance to park closer to the entrance plus it helps me get a little excercise

[@megd7593]

Excellent! As a handicapped person myself, it’s nice to see this being enforced. Thank you to the volunteers!

[@sandymoonstone855]

I record violators in North Carolina

[@BibtheBoulder]

@@sandymoonstone855 I love NC...

[@Brucev7]

@@BibtheBoulder except for the leftist Gov. Lt Gov is a Patriot

[@VirtualHolocaust]

looking at your picture you could handle having to walk a few more feet.

[@jamedlock83]

It's just another way to make money for the city. I agree that people should not park in them if they aren't disabled themselves OR are with someone who has a disabled plack

[@Sunmoonstars976]

I had a teacher in high school, 30+ years ago and I remember how it infuriated him when people illegally parked in handicapped spots. He had these fliers he kept in his car that said "ignorance may be a handicap,, bit it doesn't qualify you for this spot" and he'd leave it on their windshields. Let's just say it was one of his lessons I never forgot.

[@foolspeedahead]

I once saw a lady screaming at a man who parked in a handicap spot. He ignored her, rolled up his windows, crawled into the back of his van and rolled out in his wheelchair. Her face was priceless.

[@tommyboy6494]

And your point is???

[@emmettbrown6418]

@@tommyboy6494 The point is the handicap sign in the window goes up after they park.

[@JimmyT132]

People need to be aware that not every limitation is obvious. People could have arthritis, chest pain with exertion or neuropathy from chemo treatments or diabetes. Best to let police deal with it.

[@danielmcneil6342]

@ Emmett Brown Nonsense. If there is a plackard, there’s a license plate that goes with it.

[@emmettbrown6418]

@@danielmcneil6342 In my state they don't do disabled plates because those are abused by other users of the car. The disabled pass goes with the user and the User has to carry an ID that shows it's their pass.

[@dustinvinson7241]

I was in a back car accident when I was in high school. Both of my legs were broken. My mother was issued a temporary handicapped pass for parking. I have great respect for people who need them and report violators when I see them. NOBODY should use those spaces unless they have the right!

[@bryanobrien2726]

In high school a truck crashed into me as I stood behind my car crushing both my knees . It required several surgeries and I couldn't walk for one year . A handicap pass was never mentioned to me throughout the whole ordeal and I never asked for one as I never thought of myself as in need . They just assume that a kid is going to have assistance and support and it was true , I didn't need one . The school allowed me to collect my work in the central library every morning , I did the work there , I turned it in there , if I had any leftover time I read books . I didn't have to go do the grocery shopping or eat at restaurants or do jury duty , I was a kid . When I was okayed for crutches I went right back to class just as before . I even drove myself to physical therapy (torture) and back home unassisted . Times have changed apparently .

[@krisaaron5771]

@@bryanobrien2726 "I was a kid". Oh, the joy of youth and energy! Gotta love those functional bodies that eventually heal from even the most painful of traumas. Now, try walking from the far end of the parking lot to the store and back again with: A defective heart Cancer Crippling arthritis A neurological disorder Pick any two -- and if you're old enough, any THREE reasons why someone would need a convenient parking place. If you believe "times have changed" just wait until your BODY changes and you can't do a damn thing to stop it! (well, there's always dying, but that's inevitable -- seems that we're required to suffer first).

[@chadwaldron3568]

It's not a right but a privilege issued by the county. It's given to a particular individual.

[@joelwillis2043]

@@chadwaldron3568 hard yikes, the ADA enshrines the rights by law

[@barbarathesecretary]

Years ago, our dad was a handicap parking volunteer and loved going out and helping. That is, until he started getting threatened, once by a neighboring town's police officer in uniform. Getting bit by a dog wasn't enough or even getting punched, but having a gun pulled on him was the last straw. We are so glad he stopped.

[@PUGGDAD]

Change the law to where if someone parks on a handicap space illegally their vehicle will be towed instead of a ticket. They'll learn then!!

[@railroad9000]

It should be an automatic tow and impound of the vehicle PLUS a substantial fine.

[@sirmatt1961-jx4bb]

yes they should tow the vehicles..

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

@@railroad9000 Bill, I agree with you!

[@UpnorthHere]

$600 tag and tow makes them think about it next time.

[@buzza2077]

Bullshit. Everyone wants to be woke and have equality. Get rid of HC parking all together. They can get to the door just like everyone else.

[@glenmoss02]

The public doesn't need to be educated...they know what they're doing is wrong. If you want to educate them triple the fines and suspend their license for 2 years.

[@Seemsayin]

+Hannible100 You wouldn't be saying that if you were handicapped, and had a tough time getting a parking space because some lazy douche bag kept right on taking up parking spots reserved for the handicapped.

[@hannible1002]

handicapped people should only be allowed to shop during the week, leaving the spaces for working people at weekends after all they are paying there benifits and for there car!

[@Seemsayin]

And ignorance should be painful. Waaaaa! Some day, some working stiff is gonna be flippin the bill for YOUR benefits. What then? Sorry... you'll have to wait till Monday? I'm sure you'll just love that. Pay your dues. Just like the rest of us. What do you want... a fuckin medal? People like you should only be allowed out in public during the night, while the rest of us are asleep.

[@TheOpelkoenjas]

+Hannible100 Say what? Did you just say that handicapped people should have less rights because they are disabled and not able to work? Dafuk is wrong with you????

[@Seemsayin]

Sean Gavin Self-righteous he is. Heh.

[@krisaaron5771]

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS!! I'm partially disabled, and walking to and from the store to my car is a nightmare. I'll happily trade my parking spot for a pair of healthy legs... but no takers.

[@cathyramos4849]

SAME! Thank you!

[@furcaswolfbane7334]

alright got a pair for ya dont ask where i got them XD

[@LornaT460]

People don’t understand how much doing your errands yourself adds to a disabled persons life.

[@darcychurch9749]

I dread shopping. It’s always 5+ stops. I’ll maybe get a spot at two, three if I’m lucky

[@joecool6010]

With the price of the fines they should get paid not working for free

[@customedge1]

oh man, I would love to give out tickets all day

[@davidedwards3361]

And that is why civilians SHOULD NOT be allowed to do it. How long before these people start giving out other parking infringement tickets? And the police are going to be making money from the fines and not having to pay these people a salary, so they will probably not argue about it. Once people get the tiniest bit of authority, they go power-crazy. That's why police work should be left to police.

[@Anna-tc6rz]

@@davidedwards3361 I'd think it would be the other way around. Police make $$$ off of fines. Volunteers have no motivation and usually are required to have picture proof. if they do go crazy they can be "fired" much easier.

@@davidedwards3361 Actually, the police don't get the revenue generated. It goes to the city or county. Second, I think it's a stretch to speculate that civilians will be writing other types of parking violations. And last, having civilians doing any work for free traditionally done by sworn officers doesn't help their job security so I can see why this practice isn't more widespread. If I were the police union official I wouldn't allow it. Instead, I would push to hire more officers so civilians wouldn't be necessary in this role.

[@hannible1002]

Obviously voted for Clinton you post snitch

[@rickpascual4340]

I would to give them out too.

[@dorothypaige7579]

I was at Mall and leaving after shopping. As I was getting ready to go I saw a young man park in a disability spot. He jumped out of the car and ran in to the store. I saw a police car at the edge of the lot. I went over to tell him about the car parked without a pass. I went back and parked my car nearby to see if the police officer did their job. I sat there for maybe 10 minutes and he did come over, just as he approached the car the man ran out with security close behind. He was shoplifting and had already been known to them. The guy was caught and had things in the car from earlier that day. I was glad he was caught and my part in it, 😛

[@nallj.j.3480]

Snitch ass

[@sheilabaker7599]

Dorothy Paige.....SWEET !!....Glad the Jerk Got Caught .....WAY to GO !!

[@hannible1002]

Snichin snake!

[@shearmanken]

Nall J.J. Douchbag

[@roygould408]

@@nallj.j.3480 you must be a crook

[@frankturchiaro1346]

The 481 people who disliked this video are probably the ones who park in the handicap spots.

[@purrrrson]

I think there should be volunteer programs, like this one, in every city.

[@sandymoonstone855]

I record violators in North Carolina

[@kangkim150]

You should get like a 5% commission. Or $25 on a $500 ticket. That would get bunch of people to do this.

[@JaredJames-bm9fp]

Yeah, they should.

[@JimmyT132]

One of the volunteers will end up shot.

[@Ogrematic]

If you ever see this, just take pic and show a cop. They get a ticket in the mail.

[@Dirtymousey]

This is amazing. Kudos to Austin citizens for stepping up for their disabled community!

[@carolewilkins8847]

Yeah but they don't stick up for kids being shot. Except their own. What a wonderful world we live in.

[@johnrussell5592]

@@carolewilkins8847 Not the same place, and also necro-posting. Over a hundred and sixty miles apart. So good of you to air your views so unintelligently.

[@irishterminator.]

We need something like this in Ireland because most Disabled parking spaces are widely abused here and we don't have one dedicated officer in the whole country and volunteers are not allowed either

[@mssevensins]

People are such jerks. I have a placard for myself, and yes I’ll wait to find the closest spot, but I always leave the handicap spots for those who need it more than me (on a good day).

[@wakeuppeople7327]

mssevensins what I said too. At times I’m ok. Then times where it sucks. I’m 52. Big guy had multiple replacements. Knee and hip. Feet swelling bad But if I can park close I do it. If there’s only few spots and not like 10-12 like at a Costco I get weird. I feel bad. When I see others using it and they get out and walk fine I say something. Couple times I got burned but they understood

[@periloustimes4439]

Amen, I recently suffered a mild stroke and now use a cane but I leave the Handicap parking for those more in need.

[@lindahull5793]

msseversins,That's because you're a good person and put others before you.

[@fredman1085]

@@wakeuppeople7327 " When I see others using it and they get out and walk fine I say something. Couple times I got burned but they understood" --- Yeah but you never know what someone's handicap might be. They could have a heart condition that allows them to walk find for short distances but could be threatening walking far. Could be other things too. I guess those were your burns! Other's should think about this too though...

[@mcrvids6860]

@@fredman1085 Honest question to you and others, how do you feel about people using the tags to dropoff/pickup someone who is disabled? I'm disability-free thankfully, but I have a friend in a wheelchair. When I'm picking her up and already happen to have her placard in my vehicle, of course when I park and get out to get her there's nothing wrong with me, but I do return quickly with her in a wheelchair. Then on the flip side, we go in together, and I come back out all on my own. Since she sometimes needs help with doors, I can't always have her meet me, nor can I just drop her off right there. There have also been times where we meetup with friends, and I'll drive her there and we'll use the handicapped spot, but she'll leave with someone else. When it's known we're going to do that, I'll either not park in the spots at all if there's another space with space for her chair to get out (gore area or empty adjacent spot), or park, then immediately return and move my vehicle to a standard spot. But it's not always known, plans change.

[@piddypatt1]

I don't understand why people have to be so selfish and lazy! I am grateful to be able-bodied enough to walk a distance from my car to a store and consider myself to be pretty lucky.

[@durrrrl3435]

+piddy part Exactly!! Only lazy ass scumbags park in those spots who don't need to. The people that need them would give anything to be able to walk from the back of the parking lot in the pouring rain.

[@L.Spencer]

Once I parked in a handicapped spot. I was going to use an ATM and it was the only spot in a busy area. I thought, I'll just be a second, but along came a police officer and I think he told me how much the fine was. It was over $200 about 20 years ago, when I first started driving. I was thankful he let me just move my car. That was embarrassing.

[@colleenwhite6902]

Loraine Spencer I'm not trying to rag on you by saying this as you were young & just started driving at the time so I'm glad the officer chose to let you move your car instead of issuing you a ticket, but that is exactly what so many others that abuse the handicap placards or park in HC SPOTS think & say when they aren't HC think. Oh I'll only be a few minute, that's the problem as in those few minutes a person who IS handicapped comes along,needs that spot & your in it. Maybe that handicap person is on their lunch break,is in a rush & needs to do their errand? People don't realize it takes a handicapped person twice or even three times longer than a person who is not to get out of their car & get to where they are going. They might have to get a wheelchair out or be suffering in pain.they can't just hop out of their car & go on their way.It's like the old saying, " you don't realize what others have to deal with until you walk a mile in their shoes"! I guarantee Most every handicap person who gladly give up their handicap spot to be blessed enough to not have to need or use it! Those spots are there for a good reason, to make a person's life who already has enough difficulties to deal with in life to make their life their errands a little easier! Some handicap people who are mobile challenged but aren't so bad off won't even park in handicap spots because they don't want to take it away from another who might need it more than them. I think the officer figured you were a good person,would remember the encounter with him, you learned your lesson & it would stay with you & he was right. Sorry if a ranted, it wasn't directed towards you! 😊

[@L.Spencer]

@@colleenwhite6902 oh, it's ok. I hear you. I've made some bad decisions and mistakes, and I'm not afraid to share them to help others learn, both to avoid doing what I did and perhaps to see the side of the offender.

[@lmarteen2778]

@TheJR1948 I totally agree, but one day they just might get their day, and find out for real what its like to need a parking tag.

[@Tjd1982]

That is the sweetest job in the whole department.

[@markw3598]

4 heart attacks, 1 stroke, congestive heart failure, back surgery, but you can't tell, I get harassed all the time for not having a placard and parking in a handicapped spot. I just tell them to look at the plate. Permanent handicap plate.

[@trekgirl65]

@Mark W I commend you to have lived with so much, the hidden handicaps. I am one also, but take public transport. I hate seeing a person sprinting from a car parking from the handicap spot, jogging really. So sad when someone in need can't get it.

[@Mdbamala68]

I am a disabled veteran with a plate in my neck, bad back and chronic migraine sufferer. I recently retired from active duty after 25 years. You can't see my disabilities yet I'm 100% disabled. People attempt to harass you because they don't see a disability. I have a placard but most don't ask. They immediately think you're being amoral and approach you as if youre doing something wrong. It's crazy!!

[@jennyslavis375]

My husband has that plate too ,but when I go alone I park far away and walk .

[@jbrown4137]

You can walk, so to some, you're fine. Another commenter said I proved his point because a almost 80 year old friend of mine can walk shor distances with final stage COPD. She won't use a walker yet, but treats.the shopping cart as one once she gets her hands on it. If you can't breath you can't walk...but apparently he forgot that. My father also had COPD, don't think he has a clue what it is, just proves you can't always see it, not to say abuse of.the permit doesn't happen.

[@46619TAB]

Confiscate the placard, impound the vehicle and fine the violator heavily.

[@46619TAB]

Todd Oetken I was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure in 2015. I have a handicapped license plate but with the exception of 'big box' retail stores, I seldom park in the handicapped parking spots because someone needs that parking spot more than I. I have gone as far as taking a photo of the offender's vehicle from the from and back and calling the police. Luckily the police department in the town I live in have a zero tolerance policy for the sleaze that take the spots.

[@46619TAB]

***** It may seem frivolous to some, especially those who nab the handicapped spot for 'just a minute', but to many it is NOT. I get so angry with the low lifes that use them illegally that I wonder if it wouldn't serve to make violating the law a felony offense - you LOSE your license, you LOSE your car and you sit in prison for years and when you get out the bank is suing to retrieve the balance due on your car loan.

[@TheRealOHA]

"Enough is enough!!! I'm mad as hell to those people who keep disobeying the law." Me too, that's why all police need to be fired and all police departments closed.

[@46619TAB]

Mark Malone Martial Law would be the only option and NO ONE wants that.

[@TheRealOHA]

***** "So who are you going to call when you're in trouble and helpless? " I carry a gun. I don't call the police and then stand around for 3 hours waiting. When seconds count, the cops are hours away. Really pathetic that you think the only way to help is to call a bunch of worthless fucking pigs that will most likely shot you and your dog first.

[@davepierce700]

Thank you !!! I'm disabled to the point I can't drive so I'm at the mercy of whomever can take me out. We run into this ALL the time.

[@ronman5528]

If you can’t drive have the driver drop you off by the doors! If your driver is not handicapped then they should park in a regular spot!,

[@ronman5528]

@Rain Baby you miss the point of the handicapped tag altogether! It is not

[@ronman5528]

@Rain Baby the handicapped tag is to provide ample space for mobility impaired individuals to open the vehicle doors wide enough to enable them to exit the vehicle with their mobility aid, not to be fifty or a hundred feet closer to store! The majority of the so called handicap tagged vehicles have no mobility impaired people in them!

[@nicholasselke5214]

@ron man if you are transporting someone who’s physically handicapped and leave him/her unattended, you’re a scumbag

[@wlonsdale1]

@@ronman5528 So you're saying stop at the door illegally for several minutes and unload a wheelchair, set it up and and do it all over again when they are finished? Is your IQ even room temperature? What if they drove themselves? You sound like a real fun person.

[@fenderstratguy]

Just tow them. Immediately. You'll be amazed at how fast they stop doing it

[@TheWitchOvAgnesi]

Took the words right out of my mouth. People HATE getting towed.

[@Hamsterbytes]

***** I like that idea, but won't happen till this solution is tried first. facebook.com/ParkingMobility?fref=ts kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKqmkqtrrruseZo

[@fenderstratguy]

fenderstratguy "You wanna be handicapped? Fine. BANG! [Gunshot to knee] Here's your placard."

[@Hamsterbytes]

fenderstratguy 4 D cell battery flashlight to the knee works to.

[@ronhoffstein8142]

Oh what sweet memories. My Kellite against the knee of a robber who we caught after a chase in his stolen car when he tried to kick me.

[@Absaalookemensch]

Many people are morally handicapped. That doesn't count? Bravo to the volunteers. Great job.

[@darkwolfnova344]

All my life I've lived with and taken care of disabled people. My husband was disabled as is my mother. I myself became disabled 12 yrs ago. I have always hated seeing non handicapped people abusing the system. It makes my blood boil when some a$$hole tries telling me I'm not handicapped enough because I'm able to walk. Some days I can walk for a short time. Other days I'm lucky to get out of bed. 2 days ago my daughters had to pick me up off the floor because my back seized and wouldn't let me stand. It sucks not being able to do the most basic activities.

[@rickygibson3754]

SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING YOU PUT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN DANGER

[@MervynPartin]

@@rickygibson3754 Remember what you wrote here should you ever become disabled.

[@MervynPartin]

I often read the comments to videos that I watch, and there was an offensive one replying to your comment, so I replied to him. I think that it may have now been removed. PS. I have what is usually called in Britain, a Blue Badge, and have also found parking bays illegally occupied.

[@CMV314]

I'm disabled. You can't always tell a disability just by looking at them.

[@laniekouts9803]

I wish our county had this program. I would love to help out as much as I could. I am disabled and it infuriates me when I come across these people.

[@dunruden9720]

county?

[@Ogrematic]

Just take a pic and show a cop, they'll get a ticket in the mail.

[@specialized29er86]

Hows this for an idea, if they want to park in disabled parking then make those violators handicapped.

[@chickenhouse2831]

Yeah parking in a handicap spot without an actual handicap entitles you to one free broken kneecap.

[@thefreshprinceofbel-air3210]

The Five Star Man 😂😂 and no placard lol

[@veralenora7368]

😂😂😂👍❤

[@DonEarl]

I think that would make you a violent menace to society. Two wrongs don't make a right.

[@annaelle9004]

@@DonEarl I thought it was funny. And it would still be funny if he really did turn into a knee breaking vigilante.

[@at1970]

You have to have had a serious disability to appreciate how wonderful it is to be able to walk from the back of the lot.

[@enlightenedjazz91]

When my father was alive he had stage four bone cancer and was going through heavy chemo He lost all movement in his legs and was in a wheel chair and had a placard. We had seen people without placards or handicapped plates parked in the handicapped spots at hospitals and stores and it just disgusted us. We returned the placard after his passing because we are honest and we are capable of finding parking spots elsewhere.. tbh I like parking in the back spots for a small bit of exercise and I get nervous when backing out of buzy parking lot and also no fighting over spots lol

[@cipher88101]

It is a problem that most people don't see until they or a family member has to deal with it. I returned mine after my TBI memory loss healed. I used to not be able to remember where I parked my car and wandered a mall parking lot of an hour looking for it once. Glad you returned it, people that would use a dead relative's handicap placards aren't worth the skin God gave them in my opinion. And even though your post is 2 yrs old, I'm sorry for your loss.

[@railroad9000]

Before my wife passed away a couple of years ago, she had difficulty walking without the aid of a walker and then a wheelchair. She refused to get a placard and struggled to do what she had to do. Non handicapped people parking in handicap spots is a pet peeve for me.

[@calviincalifornia4048]

sorry to hear it. if you look at hospitals tho, there are always 20-30 handicap spots.. ive never been to a hospital that didnt have open spots. most of them are always free.

[@ginabell694]

@@calviincalifornia4048 the childrens hospital I went to growing up almost never had any available spots. I remember my mom circling the garage forever everytime we went.

[@senorkaboom]

I have a different slant on this. I have a handicapped placard that I earned from several operations and a heart attack. Because of these past afflictions, I have some difficulty walking. But, my handicap is not readily visible and I do get looks from other people, nasty looks. I had one time where I parked my car in a handicapped spot, got out of my car, and noticed this couple looking at me with a sneer. I just said to them "You wanna see the scars?" I raised my shirt to show them my CABG scar on my chest and the scar on my back from spinal surgery from a staph aureus infection. So, you folks who park in a handicap spot and are healthy, thanks a pantload, makes it tough on people who have difficulties. And for those who look at us with a handicap and feel we're somehow abusing the system, just enjoy the freedom of movement you have without limitations or pain.

[@91primera]

this is a hard one i imagine for you Sir/Maam.. i agree you deserve the spot, and as long as you display the right card i wouldnt arguem sadly here in NZ its aHUGE problem with people just parking where they want. If i see a card in the car i NEVER say anything because the authorities have said its ok. Its the FUCKWITS who think they are above the law that gets me to the point of damaging their cats

[@conradb7200]

LMAO ... You admit here for all to see that you have illegally damaged cars parked in handicapped spots that YOU believe shouldn't be there, and then YOU refer to some people as "FUFKWITS???" Lol...

[@Webbygears]

conrad b i do it all the time too. these morons deserve to pay for making i it harder on the disabled

[@conradb7200]

webz, And what if the car you damaged belonged to a person who simply forgot to hang up their placard? Some people do forget... which is why people are told "do not take the law into your own hands!" And secondly, aren't you aware that there are cameras EVERYWHERE? I think it would make more sense taking a photo of the car, showing license plate and no placard in place, especially if you can also photo the driver as he enters the car. Take photo to the local police, they will handle it or advise you.

[@browngraeve43]

Rollo Larson She a dumb ass lol.

[@jimclark6256]

I'm 79 this month ,June,2022, I qualify for a handicap plate two different ways. The day I cannot crawl on my belly across a parking lot on a hot day, that is when I will start to think that I may be handicap. Every time I go to shop and see people getting out of their car or truck, the ones who do not use a cane or walker are always 200 pounds over weight. That's a nice way of saying they are fat, sorry and lazy. The US probably has more people CLAIMING to be handicap than the rest of the world combined.

[@shannonmcclain350]

How do we go about setting up a volunteer program like this in other cities?

[@twomustangs]

I wish there'd been a reply on this. It's crazy the times I can't find a handicapped space when I drive my elderly mother where she needs to go. I have to pull up in front of a door, get out, go around, and help her. I don't want to be in the way of other people this way, but what else can you do?

[@paulabartholomew8497]

Contact your local pd.

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

@@twomustangs Good point! I help my 80-year-old father-in-law and sometimes I have to do as you have to. Hang in there and maybe we can find out a way to start a program where we live.

[@cherylcarroll7916]

When my husband was living we had a handicap van for him (MS) I’d drive him everywhere but 9 times out of 10 I had to drop him at the door then park at the back of the lot.

[@rboudville]

The FINE in Perth, Western Australia is AUD $2000.00 (Two Thousand Australian Dollars).

[@ObiWanCannabi]

yeah but thats like $40 USD ;)

[@rboudville]

1 AUD = US75c ; AUD2000 = USD 1,500. Educate yourself before you display your ignorance worldwide! ;) ;)

[@ObiWanCannabi]

lighten up and learn to laugh at your pitiful economy and parking laws

[@rboudville]

Obi Wan Cannabi You insult my country and advise me to lighten up? We have the 2nd highest HDI (Human Development Index) in the world - 2nd only to Norway. It was not said in jest. When you pay my pension and/or feed me, then tell me what to do, you nincompoop! Our pensions are much higher than that in the USA and UK.

[@rboudville]

I'm blocking you. Good bye!

[@coreymartin3218]

Kudos!!! I was medically retired from the Army for stage 3 Melanoma. Im sure I could have qualified for a handicap parking placard during chemo and recovery time, for a couple reasons, but I never did because I knew that there were others who had more limitations than I did. It aggrivates me to see this selfishness.

[@Farmer_El]

My dad had the same attitude. He was wounded in March of 1942 in the South Pacific. He was in the hospital recovering for a year. He could have had the placard - especially once he retired, but he figured if he was still mobile, then someone else may need it more.

[@CMV314]

If other people have a placard for their needs, it's not selfish.

[@warrenlauzon5315]

This is the one thing that I really wish cops in all cities would enforce more, even if they have to hire more officers just for that.

[@randyevans5699]

I wrote my local police department *begging* for something to be done about this but they just responded with a form letter stating that they enforce the laws in accordance with Florida statutes. In Florida we have outright, blatant abuse of the system yet the police still won't take it seriously enough to DO anything about except tell the disabled to give THEM more money. Meanwhile cities all around the country have programs that more than pay for themselves with officers who do nothing but look for and cite disabled parking violators. Really pisses me off to no end...

[@warrenlauzon5315]

***** With just a $100 fine they could pay for several cops just off of that income alone.

[@WelshWidgetMan2O1O]

***** Like everything else, it comes down to whether or not the police department WANTS to do anything about this problem or not. This is one issue where there's a shitload of cash to be had out there if they'd only put the effort into addressing the problem but most agencies just aren't interested in taking on this problem so instead they redirect it back in our corner by sending "form letters" to people.

[@KandiKlover]

WelshWidgetMan2O1O america is a cheap shithole corrupted with greed

[@stankfanger1366]

***** Congratulations on getting that dial-up to your mud hut, but you should really close your village's laptop and go milk the goat before it gets dark and you can't see to finish your chores.

[@Morgan4746]

I had a lady confront me and my mom about parking in a handicap spot. And was rude about and she didn't even know my disability and she didn't even think to look at the tag that we had on the car and it pissed me off that people don't think before they act and the ones who are lazy.

[@georgethomas6529]

My wife’s disability is not apparent nor visible. Approached for handicap parking multiple times over the years. Her response is do I need to ha a tattoo that says “I have MS” on my forehead? I agree totally that there are some very rude Karen and Darren parking nazi types that don’t myob.

[@juliamartin4141]

My daughter is an amputee. She had cancer at age 11. She was yelled at many times being accused of using her grandparent’s permit. She would flip up her skirt to show her prosthesis. It usually shut them up.

[@idahohusker7655]

I love the people who park and get out perfectly fine. Laziness isn’t a handicap people.

[@danielaramburo7648]

I have broken ankle, it’s a shame perfectly healthy lazy people take the spot from those with legitimate injuries.

[@jbrown4137]

And you know all issues? I good friend of mine is almost 80 and has severe COP, she can walk a short distance okay but much more and her breathing becomes labored and she might even have to quickly sit down. Doesn't need a walker and you would never guess from looking at her. She uses a shopping cart still though, but leans heavily on it to support herself. She will fight using assistance devices but knows it's coming.

[@idahohusker7655]

@@jbrown4137 yeah this is exactly why people who can walk shouldn’t park there. Thank you for proving my point….

[@jbrown4137]

@idahohusker7655 ability to walk isn't proving your point. If she can't breathe by the time she gets to the door that's a major issue. Thanks for proving your clueless. Look up what final stage COPD is, its not a picnic. She can become winded walking short distances. Guessing you would rather her pass.out and break bones then use a parking spot. How about this, all parking spaces with 75 feet of the entrance to a building are handicap, if that's all of them then tough shit, walk a mile. As I said she fights using assistance she could easily get a walker and look in need to you, but you being ignorant don't know what issues people have and what it does.

[@jbrown4137]

@danielaramburo7648 hes ignorant though, ability to walk does not mean one doesn't need the spot. Many factors are important, he doesn't care about ability to breathe even from his responses.

[@danielsanford4109]

Educate the public all you want, but the public is selfish and simply doesn't care what you think.

[@kirkbillings2174]

ikr. whats this bullshit bout "educating the public"? its well known everyone knows even il children! I say bump up fines and possibly jail time for repeat offenders and cheats that use them illegally and get more cops to police this issue.Let citizens report when assholes are doing this and send cops out when they report it that way we dont have cops just driving around just for that. maybe even let citizens take pics and send in to police and they can be cited by mail?

[@kermit8897]

kirk billings I agree.

[@sean2015]

The concept of "educating" the public is baloney. The people who do this KNOW (damn well) that what they're doing is wrong, and the only thing they're sorry about is getting CAUGHT.

[@dr3yec]

Then they can pay with a smile.

[@siras2]

Sad, but true

[@maiseelauj]

We need that here. It was hard for me looking for a disabled parking spot when I needed something at the store.

[@hansel2001]

Enforcing the rules goes a long way to public safety. Good job by all in this story.

[@cipher88101]

"So common sense would't dictate that you shouldn't use it if your dads not in the car." I love this cop's mannerisms. That is the most polite way I have seen somebody call somebody else an idiot.

[@kerihon1949]

I so wish that there is a task force that is solely helping actual handicap people.

[@kerihon1949]

Everywhere

[@joepoe8616]

Keri Hon ..sorry..... Hillary Clinton lost...it's your responsibility to care for yourself these days.

[@robinhays8779]

joe Poe I wonder how people ever got the idea that it's NOT their own responsibility to take care of themselves!

[@3daypriest]

Up the fine and make this technique widely known and implemented.

[@nooknook323232]

joe Poe u mean they dont get all the free shit no more under trump

[@clif26]

these volunteers got my thumbs up. 👍 thank you for your time and effort. much, much appreciated .

[@mctigger1]

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has been doing this for a long time. It is a great idea, and helps the community.

[@liztrainer895]

Good for him. It is about time someone came up with help for these people. It is an expensive fine that can be avoided just by not parking in handicapped spots for convenience. . I have see it happen to many times. I hope this works..

[@nwnapper2]

After watching a young dude jump out of his pickup truck, I said to my wife in a loud voice "see: handicapped doesn't necessarily mean physical". Dude spun around and moved his truck to a proper spot.

[@Wifeno2]

I'm here in the UK, and I think this is a FANTASTIC IDEA and it should be done all over!! Thanks for the upload/download .

[@benitobueno3373]

''relax i'll only be 2 minutes'..how many times have i heard that one

[@scarroll625]

Benito Bueno I say that to my wife at night

[@UpnorthHere]

Many laws prohibit unauthorized stopping, standing OR parking in spots reserved for the disabled.

[@benitovaladez7596]

I’m a partially disabled person after suffering a stroke, I can walk short distances only, so I look for parking close to entrance’s, its sad to see people using parking for the disabled and getting out of their car dancing or running and laughing while I have to drive around looking for a space and sometimes leave because I can’t find one, I’m glad someone is doing something about it.👍

[@BDKla]

It is important to remember that not all disabilities present with obvious physical signs. Just because someone doesn’t “look” disabled, doesn’t mean they aren’t.

[@glendamcdaniel7287]

So true. I have good days and bad days. I do my grocery shopping alone because my husband is also disabled so I shop once a month. I go in but by the time I get home and unload my groceries I'm in pain and can't put my groceries away. Sometimes after I load my groceries into the car I have to sit there until my pain goes away before I can drive. I have been lucky and never had a problem finding an open handicapped space.

[@AmpasaurusWrecks]

This is awesome, they should do this everywhere.

[@c0mputer]

This feels good, my father alway said I was mentally handicapped so this hits home for me. Good job everyone.

[@danforyou1]

thank you, please keep doing this.

[@andrewcullen8635]

Here in the U.K we have a similar thing called a Blue Badge scheme. I have one, When I park up I must display it and a clock showing when I arrived. It entitles me to up to 3 hours on Double Yellows and Disabled Parking. The big difference is that here it is not legal unless the disabled person gets out of the car, If you drive a disabled person then they stay in the car whilst you do their shopping that is illegal as the normal person can park in a normal parking space

[@DinosaursGoRawrMr]

ANDREW CULLEN illegal here too. I usually ask my grandmother if she's going in, if not. I'll park in another space. I don't take chances.

[@rebekahsegun8319]

@StormiCrossroad You shouldn't have the freedom to take advantage of handicapped spots🤷🏾‍♀️ and stop trying to find a way to push your anti-UK agenda.

[@slashrjl]

Actually in the UK, you can drop a blue badge holder off, and then go park in the disabled spot. E.g. If the weather is bad and you drop grandma off at the surgery, you can park in the disabled spot... Which then leads you to running from it to go help her. Not really easy to tell who is abusing the system from first impressions. www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-blue-badge-scheme-rights-and-responsibilities-in-england/the-blue-badge-scheme-rights-and-responsibilities-in-england#your-responsibilities-as-a-blue-badge-holder

[@jameswise6058]

I have an above the knee amputation...I had to park one day at the upper end of the lot because the handicapped spaces were full...As I walked to the store, a young guy came jogging from the store to his car in a handicapped spot...I told him those spots are for the physically handicapped, not the mentally handicapped...

[@shellac23]

Hey guys. Please be careful about approaching people that have a placard displayed. Even if the person looks fine, they may still be disabled. I've had some major medical issues over the past year and have had to use a placard to shorten the distance that I have to walk into a store. Yesterday I had a guy confront me and demanded to know why I had a placard for my car. It really caught me off guard and really upset my kid. I told the guy I had been in physical therapy over the past few months and he basically said BS and walked off. Daily tasks can be a struggle for people with disabilities. Sometime its not obvious to an onlooker. Not all people are out there to take advantage of the system.....these types of news stories actually make it worse for people like me. Thanks

[@sexyangel072]

From what I gathered in the video, they’re trained to only ticket misuse of the placard. So if the names don’t match

[@csmith563]

I have Rheum Arthritis 18+ yrs & like many have good days, then Bad. After 30 min of driving, I slide out of my truck, hoping my legs hold me up when feet hit the ground. Three stops later, MUCH easier. Small town so some Gossip, I'm Not Disabled 'enough'. I've said under my breath, SOMETIMES loud enough, to be heard 'I'll trade my pain for your snottiness, any day..'🤪😜

[@shellac23]

@@csmith563 keep the faith. 😎

[@csmith563]

@@shellac23 A cartoon/comic once said 'People gossip when they CAN'T Compete..'

[@csmith563]

@@SeattleMartin Talk about JUSTIFICATION.. FBI states 70% of kids DON'T report, they won't be believed. WHY? Their parents are DISTRACTED.. Call 911, ask them if they'll send someone out for a rumor..LMAO

[@snoopygonewilder]

People who park illegal in handicapped spots should be ticked, the only problem with this, is that sometimes people assume the person with the handicapped sticker isn't handicapped unless they are elderly or in a wheelchair, or limping in pain. My sister is a good example: She is young, and healthy looking, but has a pinched nerve in her back. She doesn't use the handicap spot most of the time, unless there's no parking, and if she has a pain that day, since walking a lot will bring he great back pain that can have her in bed for days, which means not being able to work, or take care of her small children.

[@Davethepickleman]

+Brenda G.P. - so true. But, as long as the placard is in her name - it doesn't matter what others beleive. Easy to prove in court. My daughter has the same issue. In fact, she had a local campass cop (at her college she attends) question her as she got out of her car the other day. She told him to run the placard.... and then laid into him. Lessoned learned to the cop.

[@patstone3259]

+Davethepickleman Yep, the world is full of dumbasses that think they can look at someone and determine whether or not they have a need to use the permit they lawfully obtained. One should never, NEVER explain or attempt to explain their medical condition to anyone citizen or police. You go to your doctor and get your paper signed and get your permit. You owe it to no one to tell your personal medical history. Idiots will always be idiots.

[@lesliehyde]

I suffer the same as well (almost). I hate it when I get questioned about me using my placard. Don't some people understand that not all disabilities are visable??

[@Beezlie727]

Pat Stone, you should be glad they question you. If they question enough people, the ones that aren't supposed to park will likely stay away making it more likely the space will be open for someone, like you, who needs it! It's a good way for proper users to see that their parking interests are being looked after, don't you think?

[@mrdigital30000]

Exactly that is why they need to drop these " Do gooders" aka busy bodiea

[@fredman1085]

Five years ago, I broke one leg then another (sports related), and then tore my ACL. It was frustrating because I was trying to ride BART in the SF Bay Area. Besides broken escalators AND broken elevators, both at the same stations, requiring me to try to climb multiple stories of stairs on crutches (BART is deep under ground where I get on and off), the Parking lot would have a pick up area for handicapped but since it was closer to the exit, absolutely everyone parked there to wait to give their friends/relatives a ride home. This required me to walk many hundreds of feet down the road to where my wife could pick me up, while perfectly healthy Joe and Janes just hopped into non-handicapped tagged cars. I complained to BART officials about this but they simply didn't care and told me that this is too low a priority for them to bother enforcing. Gotta tell ya, they convinced me to drive to work (after 30 years of public transit) and park (non-handicap parking, I could at least get along better than some) close to the building. What's worse is my friend at work, hearing my complaining felt no guilt in borrowing her dad's handicap placard so she could park right next to our building without paying the meters. Un cool. She did park in handicap parking spots when she went shopping as well if it meant not having a long walk in the lot. I was never very impressed with her about this.

[@hummingbird11]

That's horrible! I'm sorry this has happened to you. It is true, people with disabilities have a tough life. The lack of care from authorities is EXTREMELY maddening! I have a handicap sign in front of my home. (I have severe rheumatoid arthritis.) One day, I called in a vehicle that was parked illegally in front of it. I watched, through my door peephole, as a peace officer arrived. He stepped out of his car, checked the vehicle in violation, got back into his own car, & drove away! I couldn't believe it! I knew for a fact that this vehicle had no placard, or valid licence plate. I then called to inquire about it. Their excuse was that they are just warning people, instead of ticketing/towing them, because of Covid 19. WTH?!!! That was the stupidest excuse ever! We also had a phone company knock on our door a couple of months ago. They asked us to move our LEGALLY parked vehicle out of our spot in front of our house, so that they could ILLEGALLY park their vehicle in front of our house. What the hell is wrong with people???!!!

[@noworriesmate8287]

Great! Excellent! Would like to see more communities and volunteers!

[@jesskaii8484]

I've seen some who get all mad and cocky in the beginning, but when those tickets come out and those placards taken away, OOOoh.My iits a different tune. LoL.

[@jeffw1267]

The problem with the placards being taken away is that the handicapped owner (who is not even there) is being punished for a healthy person's transgressions. The solution is to leave the placard in the car, and take the driver's license away. He/she can go to traffic school and pay fees to get the license back, and of course would be required to pay for the tow. The tow truck driver could simply tow the car to the front of the registered owner's house.

[@patricktrimble7954]

Jeffw1267. It is the person who is issued the placard to take responsibility for it. If they leave it in the vehicle and someone uses it illegally it falls on them for allowing someone else to use it. Imagine it as a library book you borrow. Your friend wants to read it. You let them borrow it, and they never return it. You are still responsible for to the library for the book. It falls on you to replace or pay for the book. It is also a way to make the person who the placard was issued see the severity of not taking responsibility for it. They are in fact enabling the other person to make use of a system that's not designed for them. So having to reapply for a placard is usually because of their own negligence.

[@tuborgcarlsberg1184]

They cant take a Placards from people,only the Doctor can do that.

[@scotte8629]

@@patricktrimble7954 that's hard for a handicap person to manage ya think?

[@patricktrimble7954]

@mackdaddymojo Don't be purposely dense. If you loan your disabled parking pass to someone to use knowing they aren't disabled. You are liable for it's illegal use. Same as if you give someone your car knowing they don't have a license.

[@Joe-uo9wv]

I have a wheelchair bound son. There have been times we turned around since all handicapped spaces were taken. This ada act was a great thing for people that need then. I've witnessed guy get out of a monster truck, woman run into a gym, lady carrying bags in both hands what a joke. There should be a photo of the person and their disability clearly marked on the placard.

[@Tat2Dragons]

A photo of the person and their disability clearly marked? Absolutely not, that’s no one’s business.

[@abundantlyclear]

SC uses a photo of the person. But, not their disability.

[@StormyPeak]

I'm on disability - a messed up leg, and back, and I have a handicap permit. On my 'bad' days, when I'm in a lot more pain than usual, I do use it, otherwise I will try for a 'close enough' parking spot and hope someone in worse shape than I am might get the handicap spot. But, life isn't fair....lol...because a lot of times when I really am in a lot of pain, all the handicap parking spots are filled. It kind of gripes me that in parking lots that can probably hold like 200 parked cars - there's only like 8 handicap parking spots. That's not near enough....there's a lot of disabled and elderly folks out there and not enough parking for us.

[@gwhitt555]

Over two thousand tickets at $540 each yet the city won't give some to the volunteers. The volunteer said 6 tickets that day = $3240, yet not even a hundred bucks for his effort. But I'm glad he's doing it.

[@nekkidpossum4397]

I see you have a basic misunderstanding of the word "volunteer".

[@been2all505]

I saw a sigh that read, “if you’re not handicapped when you park here, you will be when you leave”.

[@glennknauer2696]

Im handicapped and this drives me crazy!

[@antoniobrown3219]

I might do alot of shit...but this ain't 1 of them. It would break my heart to use a handicap spot then come out and actually see a legit handicapped person.

[@hanahc3525]

You are a rare breed now a days. I've been threatened and yelled at in my wheelchair when someone comes out to their illegally parked car and sees me sitting there. They are always embarrassed.

[@biglinz9459]

I'm interested in all the other bad things you do. Please elaborate.

[@dunruden9720]

What's an alot?

[@antoniobrown3219]

@@biglinz9459 Well, I don't like to brag but I've been known to push an old lady down the stairs every now and then, fry a few ants with my magnifying glass and eat a few virgin baby scallions but generally I'm a decent person 😇🤷🏾‍♂️

[@biglinz9459]

@@antoniobrown3219 You brute! Keep up the good work.

[@runningfromabear8354]

Something to keep in mind, you can't look at people and know if they're handicapped. My father was a fireman back in the 1990's and had a beam fall on his back. His dr didn't think he'd ever walk again. He had surgery and did a lot of physical therapy. He pushed himself hard and as soon as he could start covering distances without his crutches, he did. How many times people saw a muscular man park in the handicap spot with his plaque and got the evil eye? It was hurtful to watch as a child and he'd just tell me to keep my eyes forward. It took him almost a year to get back on his feet and working again and he was just so damn happy to not need those handicap spots anymore! I'm grateful it was a temporary necessity for him but I really wish people would remember that many times it's temporary and when they're better, they'll happily not need those spots anymore and go park somewhere else.

[@Radioman909]

They should seize the Placard and tow the vehicles and the fine should start at $1,000. Then the person who's placard it is will have to go to the DMV and explain in an open letter why they let the other person use their placard.

[@RaptureMeSoon]

+Radioman909 Why punish the placard holder? So if I let a friend borrow my car and they decide to break the law, I should be punished? So if someone borrows your car and has a wreck you should be punished?

[@Radioman909]

RaptureMeSoon So if I let my Friend Borrow my SHOTGUN, I should be punished. YES you should!

[@CrystalRuizEnriquez]

Radioman909 so I guess that would only work with people who can talk perfectly...

[@calviincalifornia4048]

and they should have to explain it face to face with a child in a chair from saint judes! :)

[@60jscott]

I love this! And I hope this as a side note, brings in a lot of money too.

[@russbarker2727]

You volunteers rock! Keep up the good work. They should do this where I live in New Zealand.

[@troybest4493]

We need this in El Paso, im always seeing people do this and just not give a damn. i would definitely volunteer for this.

[@sangeliastorck8283]

We need this up in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Especially at the Walmarts.

[@clementevaldez1271]

Having done that parking enforcement for 15 years in California I applaud those offices for the job they do. Keep up the good work

[@SirLurkington]

That volunteer thing is genius!

[@perrywilliams4593]

Sintinall yes, but I feel that they could be paid $54, or 10% of the $540 ticket fee for their services.

[@bonitaohyea9258]

You can also download Parking Mobility app and follow the directions and take pictures and report them yourself. It is easy. Walked a parking lot with a friend who has it....within an hour she found at least 30 illegal cars. It was entertaining lol and helped them report and fine them.

[@masonrichards42]

Yea, genius for the government to make lots of money off nosey bastard do gooders taking paid jobs off someone else you fucking moron

[@tiloalo]

Not really, how long before someone ask you to pay 200$ on the spot or he write you a ticket? Or a crazy ex start writing you a ticket per week? No really it's a real job and there is a reason for that. What you should be able to do, is to report them and get them towed away

[@masonrichards42]

@@tiloalo or mind your own fucking business as its fuck all to do with you in a world where car owners are penalised so much anyway governments should provide FREE parking everywhere

[@iwasadeum]

Had a woman in my classes at university for the last year..she had terminal cancer and lost the ability to walk. So she was confined to a wheelchair. Every day a girl in my class would go and get this lady and push her across the parking lot because the handicap spots are always full of people using grandma's/mom's/dad's handicap sticker. 99% of the time the college students I saw getting out of these cars are 100% fit and healthy, and then I saw people who actually needed those spots being forced to sit around and wait (such as those with cranes/ramps/etc to assist with wheelchairs) for an open spot. Ridiculous. Stickers need to be assigned to people, not to their vehicles.

[@SpookeyClown]

My brother is guilty of that. He has used my handicap placard to get a better parking spot at his university when he's late for class. It pisses me off because I don't want to lose it. Personally I think there should be two different types of placards. Those which require a crane ramp and those who don't. My friend has to get out of his van on a ramp and we always find tiny sedans taking up the cross hatched spot.

[@SirHenryofRR]

In the UK we use two cards that are issued to the handicapped person for use in *any* vehicle he/she might be a passenger in. One is the actual entitlement card and the other is a 'clock' to show what time they parked as in many circumstances (too many to detail here) the handicapped person can only park for up to 3 hours. That's fortunate for me as I have 3 cars.

[@OblivionKisame]

My mother tries to use my placard when I'm in car but not geting out I mean realy if I'm staying in the car then their no need to park in the handicap spot.

[@Hamsterbytes]

OblivionKisame I've seen this a lot also. The handicap person stays in the car and the healthy person gets out to do whatever is needed. Sometimes it is for their own needs and not the handicapped person's. The handicapped person letting them use it and not getting out is also an abuser of the right to park there.

[@OblivionKisame]

I'm always telling her not to use it if it's not needed it pisses me off when when she uses it like that

[@timberwolfdtproductions3890]

Hey, that’s a great program, I hope it spreads. I think we need to look at vehicle impoundments/license suspensions for this behaviour.

[@kellystruthers516]

I'm handicap and I don't even park in the spot. I feel someone worse might need it.

[@katzombie4322]

U sound like my mom. I have 2 make her. She has bone cancer about 42% of her bones have cancer in them. Her legs are bad but always wants 2 park far so she can feel like she in control of her body.

[@mangoeos]

you are a good person

[@ondrovaquero1372]

That means you are : Handycapable!!!;-)

[@origamidragon4883]

My son does the same thing. He is 15 and has had a placard since he was 9. I always ask him before we park "Do you feel like you need the handicap space today?" Often he says "No mom, let some one who needs it more have it." Unfortunately he also knows what it is like when he really needs it and there are no spaces left.

[@peterpiper_203]

Every phucken state should do this How many times have y'all witnessed this Most times the people's handicap is stupidity or Over weight

[@Yashahiro_]

PuroYO "instead of like a" Yeah, that makes sense.

[@Taggerung]

A) stupidity is *too* rampant to make it a handicap, and B) heavyset people should have special parking (*enforced* special parking) *FAR* away from the store, since 95% of them *need* the exercise!

[@kanim5485]

PETER PIPER I may be overweight but even if I was I'd still have a hard time moving around (weak+numb) so looks can be deceiving, just because I'm not in crutches or a wheelchair doesn't mean someone isn't disabled and doesn't need the plaque

[@peterpiper_203]

Kanim 548 I wear a brace on my knee By rights I could have one All I'm saying is that quite a few people abuse the plaque that don't actually need it they borrow it or are supposed to use it with a family member

[@kanim5485]

PETER PIPER yea, I do agree (I kinda read that wrong in the beginning, sorry 😅)

[@rjakob8073]

What bothers me as a disabled person/veteran is that many people use a relative's handicapped sticker to park in those spaces and when confronted by police they come out saying oh, officer I didn't know this or that which is BS. Violators are rude/crude low -lives that should be heavily FINED and Not be allowed by the courts to escape judgment. Those cowards know damn well what they are doing and I have no pity for any of them. EVER! Quick story here, several years ago I had just pulled into a H/C parking space at a local mall in my town and I observed a female park next to me as I exited my vehicle. As I passed her vehicle I noticed her vehicle did not have the blue plackard in the front window and no H/C plate. So I stopped and walked a few feet to the driver's side of her vehicle and asked if she had a H/C plackard/plate and she stated no. So I walked back to my vehicle and called the police and reported her for this violation and gave the vehicle info to the dispatcher who in turn told me she will send a police car over to our location. Upon exiting my vehicle I noticed the woman was gone but her vehicle was still in the H/C space. So me being me, I pulled out of the space I was in and pulled my vehicle right in behind hers, blocking her in. Five or so minutes she comes walking over and sees me standing next to my vehicle and she says in not so nice of a tone of voice "what are you doing" I told this woman I'm waiting for the police she then asked why, I stated to her M'am, you are breaking the law. Just then a cruiser turned into the lane of parked vehicles and asked what the issue was? I explained my version of the facts and she told the officer I was correct when he says to me Sir, you can not block her in like this. I moved my vehicle knowing I couldn't do this but I was determined to see her given a ticket. At that point, the officer told me I can leave and as I'm looking at the officer's hands as I drove away he starts writing in his ticket book so I knew this scum bag was getting her duly deserved ticket. Yes, I do hope it was a healthy fine!

[@Coowallsky]

You also shame them by putting their names on Page 2 of the newspaper

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

Filthy McNasty shine that. put it on the front page in bold print.

[@gregmunson7320]

@@lilorbielilorbie2496 and above the fold

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

greg munson And if you can get their driver's lic. picture use that also.

[@sheilabaker7599]

Not just their names but their Picture too.

[@terrybardy2848]

Even better shame them by calling them lazy out loud. Watch them squirm. Or better yet make them wear a big L on their shirt for lazy.

[@kimberlycarder7730]

Oh, I LOVE this!!! How I wish SC law enforcement would adopt a policy like this!! I would sign up in a heartbeat!! I'm disabled and I've had this problem and the cars who aren't showing any signs of being allowed to park in disabled spots cut me off and take the disabled spit I'm pulling into. This would let me take back our parking!! I'd be in my wheelchair doing my duty every day!!!

[@tippersdad5152]

Part of the problem is that some of the HC placards issued by doctors are to people who don't need one.

[@sandib4234]

Right, I can get one due to back/arthritis, But walking is good so I just walk. See a lot of people in store scooter's to that need to be up walking!

[@kathleenhurst8524]

THIS AN AWESOME IDEA! ALL STATES SHOULD HAVE THIS PROGRAM!!!

[@rockabye63]

I've been handicapped for years now. I not only have a plate, but it's also on my drivers Lic. There is days I can't get out of the chair, but there is also days where I can walk with little pain. I might not need the parking spot for when I go in, but there is times I need to be parked near the door when I walk out. I tend to push my limits a bit & if there is only a few handicap spots left, I'll leave them open for someone who needs them more. like them big fat housewives running in for their bag of chips. What gets me is the ones who park right in front of the stores in the fire lane blocking the wheelchair ramps.

[@limomangeno]

I do the same if there one close ...i will take that one and not the handi cap even though i have a mirror tag....some days are worst then other .

[@trekgirl65]

@Rabbit Baker, not all fat people are that why from eating. A majority are overweight from medications they are taking, or a physical health issue that makes them gain weight. Never assume that all people are overweight from food alone. You are sadly mistaken.

[@uruzzo]

You are sooooo right, Going in at times I am doing pretty good, It is the walk back out that is a problem.

[@abundantlyclear]

@@trekgirl65 amen!

[@mchume65]

After my hip replacement, I still didn't use a handicap spot.

[@briansaunders5361]

Power only respects a greater power. The self empowered need punishment that hurts. The choices are 1: make the violators handicapped (too Orwellian) 2: pay a fine plus tow the car. Legal power must deflate illegal self-empowerment.

[@teresah7886]

I'm handicapped and need a cane to walk. I also cannot sit or stand for any length of time. It is really irritating to see a young twenty something adult park in a handicapped parking spot, get out of their vehicle and practically run into a business. I get it that sometimes you can't see the disability, like a heart problem, but if they are that spry, I have a hard time believing the disability. I think that security personel at some large business needs to be checking drivers licenses with placards and issuing tickets to non handicapped individuals.

[@RaptureMeSoon]

+Teresa H It's against the law for police or security to just go and check whether a person really needs a placard. It's called the 4th Amendment, read up on it. A cop must have a reasonable suspicion a crime is in progress to question someone or ask for ID.

[@RaptureMeSoon]

Security cannot do whatever they want. Security has to abide by the same laws when it comes to 4th amendment rights. I have looked into this. I also used to write tickets myself as a volunteer and so I also have that experience. If security detains you or searches you against your will they can be charged with a crime. Most people just do not know their rights on all this.

[@cipher88101]

My problem is with people that get a handicap placard because they haven't stopped eating for 20 years. Obesity shouldn't be considered a handicap. Trust me, if my wife could diet to solve her disability, she wouldn't be disabled. If I could go on a diet to end 12 years of PTSD, I would drink only water for a month. Of course, there are thyroid diseases that can cause weight gain, but the smart ass stare isn't caused by your thyroid.

[@3557student]

Ok, all of you...stop picking on the disabled who are overweight. My dad was 33 when the doctor's got the state to finally declared him disabled enough to draw disability. He became disable 10 years earlier but it took that length of time to finally get government disability. Fast forward to when he was older. Overweight, diabetic, heart patient problems, free bleeding, disabling bone disease, full spinal fusion, loss of vision in one eye. At 33 he had the bad bone problems of someone over 90. His coded card of problems was numbers on both sides of a filled 5 inch by 7 inch index card at 33. He couldn't lift 10 pounds of weight. He had a total spinal fusion, went from 6 feet tall to 4 feet 8 inches. Used canes. Then a walker, then a rolling walker, then a riding walker. Just telling you this BECAUSE, sometimes the disabilities are such that weight gain is certain. Never judge, Karma can come back and bite you. Buy the way, he was given less than 2 years to live at 33. Praise the Lord, he lived until he was 70. In pain every day of his life. He was a man of faith, who lived it, didn't preach it. You bet, I'll bust you on it when you park without a hang tag or proper license plate. If the person's not in the car, you can't use the parking. You can't drop them at the door and then park in a handicapped spot, the handicapped person has to walk (etc) from the car's parking spot. I've dropped him at the doctor's door, found a spot and then went and got the car and picked him up. Don't push your shopping carts into handicapped spots either, that renders the spot unusable. PS. Mom was disabled too but didn't get her own hang tag until after he died. I drove both of them places and mostly never used handicapped parking, usually none was available and dropping them at the door was easier on their bodies.

[@ericzerkle5214]

My Gf busted her foot and she has a temp placard given to her by michigan. We have a hard time finding spots because assholes park in them when they are okay!!!!

[@cherylglaze8043]

Years ago I worked for a major retailer. One of our managers was authorized by the police to write tickets to those abusing the handicap parking.

[@VIDEOZAL]

I'm not disabled but it pisses a shit out of me when assholes use handicapped parking spots. Even people with handicapped license plates, walking perfectly straight shouldn't be allowed to use it. We shouldn't EDUCATE the public, we should punish them really really hard. What's the point of an education is a person has no common sense... Fucking tow the car and make the driver pay for a tow truck, parking, all other fees to pay salaries to whoever is enforcing it. I'm really pissed!

[@VIDEOZAL]

Todd Oetken can't tell you since I'm not familiar with laws, but by logic if it's a privately owned PUBLIC parking, they CAN enter it any time. There's a Home Depot store around the corner from me that I visit all the time. They have huge parking, never any problems with lack of space. And I see cop there giving tickets to illegally parked cars on handicapped spots all the time! I noticed that most of these cars are 70K+ vehicles...

[@TheWitchOvAgnesi]

It's not a lack of common sense. It's a lack of respect.

[@fenderstratguy]

You cant always tell if a person has a disability by looking. Could have a serious heart problem, etc.

[@VIDEOZAL]

fenderstratguy Heart problem? So what's the different for a person with a heart problem to park on a regular spot or handicapped spot? You do realize what handicapped parking spot is and what it's made for, don't you?

[@fenderstratguy]

Qualifications for a DP placard vary state to state, but you may be entitled to one for several reasons. Not all of them are readily observable to a bystander. For example: A diagnosed disease that substantially impairs or interferes with mobility A specific, documented visual problems So I'm not trying to pick a fight with you, but I do try not to judge right away. The person may need such an accommodation for a reason we can't see.

[@davidharrison6615]

it amazing the damage an electric wheelchair can do to the side of a car when your trying to get past cars to use drop kerbs . just saying .

[@smitajky]

Don't get me started. It is also amazing the damage an electric wheelchair can do, when operated in a dangerous manner or speed, to a previously able bodied citizen. I will call both behaviours "bad manners" but it is far worse than that. When people don''t care enough about other people then society is in a bad way.

[@samuelschick8813]

I have the opposite problem in a manner of speaking. I'm a 100% service connected disabled veteran with a walking impairment. My license plates say " Disabled Veteran" and are handicapped plates. I'm exempt from paying parking meters, time limits and can use handicapped spaces. The problem comes along when I park in a handicapped spot as there is always someone who shows up. They threaten to have my car towed, call the police and have them issue me a ticket or demand the business do it. One woman started yelling and screaming at me making the threats, she did that all the way into Walmart with my wife trying to explain it to here. When I got inside the woman was at customer service demanding they call the police and have my car towed. Even after she was told I was legal she still threw a fit demanding I be towed. Best part? Walmart told her to piss off.

[@bandygreen2456]

I like to park father away. I enjoy the walk, and there’s people that don’t know how to park. People are just that selfish

[@MyAramil]

I do the same, and also park right next to a cart corral if I can, then when im done with my cart can just slide it in and hop in my vehicle moments later

[@chrisbridges655]

Cops often do it as well. Even without a placard.

[@Nemowei]

I used to be national Guard. I was injured while deployed, and it took 4 years to of surgeries, physical therapy, and paperwork before I was medically retired. the last year I was in, I was deemed permanently disabled and received my placards. my entire (military police) company knew I was disabled. anywho, last family day with these assholes and the event location has 2 disabled spots. first sergeant is parallel parked across both handicap spots and the center space. he was a sheriff as his full time. not only did he know he had a disabled soldier, but there are also potential family members who are disabled. fucking glad I'm away from that pile of garbage.

[@kermit8897]

Taps fan the emergency zone is right in front of the store. that's why people are not allowed to park there. that's why the curbs are painted red. that's why is says fire zone no parking. if you've never seen an emergency zone, then you aren't paying attention.

[@conradb7200]

+Chris Bridges It seems we film cops doing everything else, why not film them parked in handy-capped parking spots... assuming they do.

[@mrdigital30000]

Cops park anywhere it seems. Even when in personal vehicle to go shopping. Just saw it yesterday. Parked in fire zone at door of walmart. In uniform, but personal vehicle. Went in shopped about 15 min came out joking to security guard about the situation.

[@SteveSmith-eb6ze]

Chris Bridges Chris bridges,since you make excuses like the blacks,may I suggest you relocate to one of their neighborhoods,I guarantee that within 5 minuets you will stop making excuses for pieces of shit who ignore the laws and since you bad-mouth the police, next time you need them,don’t call them.

[@rondodson5736]

I am 100% disabled from Vietnam, tho to look at me you wouldn't think so. I walk a mile every day. I have had four heart attacks, kidney failure 4 times, cancer dozens of times, and 46 surgeries since Vietnam.I take over 20 prescribed meds a day.

[@smokeydoke100]

I too applaud this city. Here in Chicago, the police openly refuse to ticket violators.

[@TheRealRiddla]

This is such a wonderful idea

[@loisedwards8934]

Glad to see some one is trying to help people like me I have a hard time getting around and to see able body people taking a spot that would have made my life a little better it's so sad they should thank God that they don't have a hard time getting around

[@DexPeck]

GENIUS!!!!!!