[Sloth]

In many parts, those spaces have become a joke, because any idiot can get a handicapped parking sticker with a simple note from a doctor.

You need to lay down the crack pipe & figure out whether you are claiming that handicapped spaces go unused or are mis-used. You have said both. You cannot simultaneously claim that the 1.) the spaces sit empty and useless, and 2.) everybody and his dog has a unwarranted parking permit. Well, you CAN, but it reveals you to be an imbecile.

[MineralMan]

"You cannot simultaneously claim that the 1.) the spaces sit empty and useless, and 2.) everybody and his dog has a unwarranted parking permit. "

Bingo! I suspect this is just some guy who gets annoyed when he can't park right in front of the store. I'd guess he's in his 30's and parks straddling the line, taking up two spaces anyhow. That's just a guess, of course, but I sure see a lot of folks doing that in parking lots around my area.

Sometimes I wish I was a vindictive sort of person. Nothing ticks me off as much as some dumbhead taking up two spaces so his precious truck won't get scratched. Some folks take that as a challenge and help promote business for the local body shops with their car keys.

[Guillermo]

I never said that. I said for every one I see used, I see 4 or 5 that aren't.

Reading comprehension is a learned skill.