Comments on: A Lesson in Handicapped Etiquette

By: peter griffin

peter griffin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:46:30 +0000

for pete’s sake,
anyone who thinks
this blog has
anything to do
with journalism,
needs to buy a
dictionary.

By: clare

clare — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:44:41 +0000

Wow. Judgmental, much?

There was a placard. Maybe the person with the handicap could only get a ride with his/her friend who drives a big truck. Is that against the law?

Also as Bluebird said, not all handicaps are visible.

Did your college teach Busybody 101 in its journalism dept.?

By: JK

JK — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:52:13 +0000

99% chance of d-baggery here, regardless of placard.

By: Boy mom

Boy mom — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:49:32 +0000

Please bring Merritt back. This blog desperately needs her.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:08:35 +0000

In addition to wheelchair confinement, Texas allows handicap parking permits for people with poor visual acuity. Take it up with the state if you have a problem with it and leave the etiquette to Dear Abby.

Come to think of it, where is the etiquette lesson here? If you have a handicap, you should think of other people first before you buy a vehicle? I don’t remember reading anything in drivers ed. restricting trucks to only able-bodied individuals. Maybe they teach it different in Baltimore.

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:06:29 +0000

Have a placard, good enough for me.

By: Bluebird

Bluebird — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:07:12 +0000

Not all handicaps can be seen. Some have internal issues such as a heart condition or emphysema. They could also be the driver of someone with dementia and other physical ailments that would prevent the person from dropping off the person and then parking further away.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:48:02 +0000

Did the truck have custom vanity plates? There is a Little Person(hopefully that is the correct term, sorry) that I see driving one all the time. Murdered out wheels etc. They drive very fast, too fast. The first time I saw them(once again not trying to pass judgment) I thought a child was behind the wheel and I was -this close- to calling 911. If they read this, slow down please.