Hartford state rep. apologizes for parking in handicapped space

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[matt04]

He was sorry, that he got caught.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Democrat?

[SkyDancer]

Big sign right in front of him saying it’s a handicap parking spot. If he can’t see that he’s has no business driving!

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

That’s about a $385 ticket in my neck of the woods.

[CountryClassSF]

If he were a Republican they’d be sending out press releases talking about how he hates the disabled

[Steely Tom]

Democrat?

Why do you think they identified him as Rep. Brandon McGee ?

Of course he is.

[COBOL2Java]

He's a Dem

[beelzepug]

If they didn’t mention his party, that means.......

[Steely Tom]

If he were a Republican they’d be sending out press releases talking about how he hates the disabled

"Yet another round in the Republican War On The Disabled!"

[Repeal The 17th]

[Balding_Eagle]

It’s more than just being a Democrat.

He is of a special, protected and privileged class.

The special privileged class that get to park their cars right in front of a Walmart entrance while a passenger, or even the driver, strolls in to make a purchase.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I’ve seen that happen dozens of times just in the last few years.

[Shimmer1]

Up to $500 here in GA

[Shimmer1]

I have a temporary placard (it’s red and good for six months) and couldn’t find any place at Walmart in Peachtree City, GA the other day. Walmart has a LOT of handicapped spaces too. So when I’m hobbling in, I take a look, and I call and report two vehicles with no placard hanging, or showing, and no tag designation. I hope they got tickets. grrrrrr

[a fool in paradise]

Traffic tickets became confiscatory within the past decade. Things that once were $85-120 fines are now $300-1000.

Of course if you skate by without paying (risking an arrest warrant), you may be able to bundle all of the exorbitant fines together and pay a reduced fine of $150 in court. I've sat in traffic court (for non-traffic offenses) and seen it happen.

[Steely Tom]

I see vehicles swing into handicapped places all the time, and some spry looking 40- or 50-something hop out and go strolling into the store like Jack LaLane.

Handicapped parking spaces is just another liberal nanny-state scam.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I just found out from my nurse that any veteran rated at or over 50% disabled can just walk into the Texas DMV with proof, an application and $3 and leave with a disabled veteran license plate which also serves as a handicapped parking permit. I assumed one had to be 100%.

[jttpwalsh]

I have a temporary placard (it’s red and good for six months)

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My Ex wife had ankle surgery, and has one of those. I’ve been running errands for her, since she doesn’t get around too well, but instead of my ‘97 Honda, I use her ‘11 BMW. My pal asked me why I didn’t park in the spots, since I had the placard. “Bad juju” was my reply !

[fireman15]

My sister-in-law has a handicapped plate and despite being a hypochondriac... her only real problem is that she is too fat. I think that her plate really ought to require her to park in the back of any lot she parks at; she could use the exercise.

Most old people around here don’t seem to have handicapped plates or stickers and you see them hobbling up from the back of the parking lot with their walkers and canes while the fatties in the handicapped spots are getting out of their 4WD trucks with lift kits.

[Steely Tom]

Most old people around here don’t seem to have handicapped plates or stickers and you see them hobbling up from the back of the parking lot with their walkers and canes while the fatties in the handicapped spots are getting out of their 4WD trucks with lift kits.

Exactly! I forgot about the fatness issue. I do see morbidly obese people using the handicapped spots, with placards.

The other thing I love is how they get those electric carts. What fun they have with those in the crowded aisles.