Disabled Badge Holder Scumbags

[Simon-M]

No No No .. not all of them

The ones that put the badge up in their car and then walk briskly on their way. Now they get my goat.

How can you be a disabled badge older and walk better than me. Outside my office we have the Traffic Warden Stassi patrolling a very lucrative pay and display strip. Along comes this able bodied person, pops her disabled sticker in the window and skips off down the street with a broad grin.

Makes me sick watching people abuse systems like this that are designed to help genuine people with disabilities.

Rant over. Carry on.

 

[asonda]

You are right, I hate it too, always seems to be people with brand new cars too. Idiots.

 

[Jeewhizz]

You're making the assumption that a disability means they can't 'walk briskly on their way'.

You can get a disabled badge if you are on extensive chemotherapy for example, and certain long term illnesses qualify afaik!

Not saying it's right, but there's more to a disability than having a limp!

 

[Successful Selling]

Totally agree.

Parking is really bad in my street and the council recently painted a speacial disabled parking bay for someone who lives opposite. I regularly see the same person walking through out local shopping centre carrying many bags of shopping. (There are trolley's available, but she doesn't use them)

Now there is even less space to park in our street, so the problem is even worse.

 

[asonda]

If they have an illness, then that is fine. That really really is, it's what the system is there for.

But when you see mr and mrs chav with one with an old ladies name on it etc...

 

[blackandwhite1986]

Agree with jeewhiz, often there is more than meets the eye! Saying that, I do wonder about some people i see slapping on the badge like the chavvies asonda mentions.

 

[Zeno]

There is a proposal in Scotland to make parking in a designated disabled bay a criminal offence. I fully support this and good luck to them except I also work near a street that is all designated disabled parking - It is full, allday everyday or cars (Mostly new, high end cars) that all display a disabled badge.

Now I realise that many disabilities are not immeditely obvious and some have conditions that mean they can walk only short distances. I have no problem whatsoever with this however this cannot account for all the drivers that park in this street who I see getting in and out like the dukes of hazzard then skip down the street like new born lambs.

 

[Jenni384]

You're making the assumption that a disability means they can't 'walk briskly on their way'.

You can get a disabled badge if you are on extensive chemotherapy for example, and certain long term illnesses qualify afaik!

Not saying it's right, but there's more to a disability than having a limp!

Thank you.

What's to say that said person walking briskly wouldn't have problems if they had to walk twice the distance? If by parking closer they were able to walk normally, but by having to walk further they would have difficulties? Just because they don't overtly exhibit a disability doesn't mean one doesn't exist.

People shouldn't be so quick to judge by appearances.

 

[Simon-M]

People shouldn't be so quick to judge by appearances.

We are all only mere animals. As animals one of the best instincts we have is judging people on their appearance. I know what you are saying though.

I bet this system is massively abused. I'm not one for a long walk myself but a quid in the meter is all it takes and skipping down the road, briefcase in hand suggest there might be a paid job too. The point here is why should people who can walk unaided get free parking?

If yo ugenuinely need it then I agree but I have a feeling that there is a big piss take going on here with this system.

 

[Dave H]

People shouldn't be so quick to judge by appearances.

I completely agree.

To the rest of the world, my Uncle would probably look like a completely able bodied person. Once when I was out with him, he pulled in to a disabled parking bay and a civillian who decided they wanted to be rent-a-cop, started mouthing off to him about not wearing a seatbelt and parking in a disabled bay.

My uncle calmly pointed out that he had suffered from Crohn's disease and as a result had to have a colostomy bag fitted, which made him exempt from having to wear a seatbelt (due to the location of the bag) and a host of other illnesses, the culmination meant that my uncle was classified as disabled.

The person then muttered something under his breath and shuffled off rather red faced.

I know this thread was about those who aren't legally entitled to have one - but the preconception by the majority of people, that if you are able to walk, you cannot be disabled does rather rattle my cage

 

[asonda]

I'd just like to mention again, that my opinion is that anybody truely entitled to one, is ok with me, no matter what the illness, if they are entitled, then fine, they deserve the privilage.

It's the people who use a badge and it's not theirs it's their grans or something and are abusing the system.

 

[Jeewhizz]

It's the people who use a badge and it's not theirs it's their grans or something and are abusing the system.

Totally agree - they should be put in stocks, so we can pelt them with rotten fruit!

I know of one person who qualifies for a disabled badge due to illness etc, but won't take one, as they know they will get harrassed by others, because they don't 'look ill'.

As a nation, we're too quick to judge on appearances sometimes!

 

[Jenni384]

We are all only mere animals. As animals one of the best instincts we have is judging people on their appearance. I know what you are saying though.

I bet this system is massively abused. I'm not one for a long walk myself but a quid in the meter is all it takes and skipping down the road, briefcase in hand suggest there might be a paid job too. The point here is why should people who can walk unaided get free parking?

If yo ugenuinely need it then I agree but I have a feeling that there is a big piss take going on here with this system.

I'm sure some people do abuse it. I just took offence at the blanket "he can walk just fine so is a scumbag" approach of your OP. You simply can't tell by just looking. Yes, on an instinctive level we all do it to a greater or lesser extent, but that doesn't mean it's right

What irritates me more are people without blue badges who park in disabled bays. They are out of order!

 

[Simon-M]

What irritates me more are people without blue badges who park in disabled bays. They are out of order!

The ones not entitled and the ones without get my goat.

You'd be a bit hard pressed skipping off down the road with a colostomy bag. Sure you can walk but not as briskly as the girl that got my goat.

Anyway, if the colostomy bag doesn't hinder his ability to do stuff then how can it be a dissability? Not that I waould want to play footie against him but if he can walk wheres the real need for a disabled badge?

Ok OK I accept my initial rant was a bit widely scattered but the spirit of the thread is ... Disabled Badge Holders that are abusing the system should be shot. At dawn.

 

[Dave H]

I'd just like to mention again, that my opinion is that anybody truely entitled to one, is ok with me, no matter what the illness, if they are entitled, then fine, they deserve the privilage.

Absolutely agree, and apologies if you felt my post was directed at you - it just stirred some memories and was aimed at all would-be do gooders that judge on appearance.

 

[Dave H]

Anyway, if the colostomy bag doesn't hinder his ability to do stuff then how can it be a dissability? Not that I waould want to play footie against him but if he can walk wheres the real need for a disabled badge?

It doesn't hinder him from walking short distances, i.e. from car to a couple of shops and back to the car, but he cannot walk long distances.

Also his blue badge wasn't just issued because of the crohns/colostomy, as I mentioned he suffers from various other illnesses which do hinder him in day to day life and is what qualified him for a badge.

 

[Delta-SI]

I was waiting for a train the other day, happily sat there listening to my MP3 player when some mid 50 year olds came in and sat down, another of their number didn't have a seat and then proceeded to moan about me not giving up my seat and the like. And yes I would normally give up my seat to someone, however I was having a bad day and I was finding it hard to stand. Much of my leg is artificial due to an injury and I have days when I walk briskly, I even run. And then I have days when I can't and it's an effort to just get down stairs.

I guess the moral of the story is don't judge people by their appearances.

 

[Dawg]

Gawd, you people! Next you'll be whinging about John Terry parking his Bentley in a disabled bay while he goes off for lunch.
He was desperate for lunch. But he said sorry, so that's OK. No flaying him with Jaqui Smith's dentures then.

 

[asonda]

John Terry = Certified Banking Barsteward Tit

 

[blackandwhite1986]

john terry is a joke

 

[Simon-M]

He was desperate for lunch. But he said sorry, so that's OK. No flaying him with Jaqui Smith's dentures then.

The captain of our national team gawd rest his soul guv. Surely he should be able to park anywhere he likes.

 

[Delta-SI]

The thing that gets me most is people who get offended about others using disabled toilets.

 

[stugster]

More importantly, Robbie Williams wants to rejoin Take That!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2025189.ece

It's printed in The Sun, so it MUST be true!!!

 

[estwig]

More importantly, Robbie Williams wants to rejoin Take That!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2025189.ece

It's printed in The Sun, so it MUST be true!!!

You've been on the coffee again, I can tell!!!

 

[Tunafish]

I've actually been with someone who just parked up in a disabled bay when there were no spaces and pulled out someone elses disabled badge they had stored in the glove box. While I laughed at the time I definitely don't think it was a fair thing to do.