Is it just me or do quite a few handicapped persons seem to have this attitude?
And why is this being called an accident? The person in question purposefully attempted to make a piece of machinery do what it was not supposed to do, succeeded, and unfortunately perished. Would this have made the news if an able-bodied person had done the same thing?
No. This had nothing to do with the guy being in a wheelchair.
I lived in Korea for 12 years. Koreans will NOT hold an elevator for ANYONE except an immediate family member, a member of the specific high school graduating class of the individual in the elevator, or her spouse’s boss. Period.
Quite frankly, others are literally beneath notice. I can tell you that this woman would simply not have even seen this man had he been standing in front of her yelling his head off.
If you do a bit of digging into Korean cultural values, you’ll find that this is quite true. It’s a Korean social coping mechanism.
Yes we do. Sometimes the frustration of each and every daily moment boils over.
Yep. Sure would--and it is a good thing. Maybe some of the 'road ragers' and other assorted hot-heads out there will take pause to reflect on the possible consequences of their petulence.
...and maybe not.
I've noticed that "I'm handicapped - you OWE me." attitude as well. There's an obese broad in a motorized cart who expects ALL traffic to come to a complete stop as she cruises down the bike lane in our town. I passed her and turned to the right about 100' in front of her (PLENTY of space) and she started hurling obscenities and shaking her pudgy fist at me. I see a lot of these obese people cruising Wal-Mart at speed, expecting people to dodge out of the way, or wait until they unblock the aisle while they leisurely peruse the goods.