“I Took My Leg Off”: Woman Asks If She Was Wrong To Dramatically Respond To This Man Who Yelled At Her For Parking In A Handicapped Spot
When you receive a handicap permit, you’re the only one who is legally allowed to use it. You can use it as either the driver or passenger of a vehicle, but you must be present when the placard is displayed. However, quarrels over handicapped parking spaces happen way too often with people wanting to park closer to the entrance.
A 21-year-old Redditor who lost a leg and a couple of fingers due to a very bad car accident has recently experienced a confrontation like this. One day, she went out to the store with her family. “I have trouble walking without getting tired so it really helps to park close to the door. Today I did so and unknowingly took the space from someone who was circling back around for it,” she wrote on the AITA subreddit, referring to a handicap parking space.
“Apparently the man had been looking for a close space and had missed the one I took and went down and around,” the Redditor wrote. The man confronted her, told her she had no respect and ordered her to move. This is when the quarrel reached the boiling point, and the author was ready to prove her point straight in his face.
Recently, a 21 Y.O. woman asked if she went too far by taking off her leg and showing it to the man who confronted her for taking a handicap parking space
Image credits: Vlada Karpovich (not the actual photo)
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A disabled parking permit can make driving, especially in urban settings, much less stressful for disabled drivers. A disabled parking permit gives them access to reserved and accessible parking, and in several states, you may have lighter regulations surrounding metered parking as well.
Qualifying conditions to obtain a disabled parking permit vary from state to state. According to Disabled Parking, some of the qualifying conditions for a disabled parking permit in 2022 include, but are not limited to: the person cannot walk 200 feet without rest; the person is severely limited to walk because of an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition; the person uses portable oxygen; the person is unable to walk without the assistance of a brace, cane, assistive device, or another person; the person is registered as a 100% disabled veteran, etc.
Moreover, there exist many “invisible illnesses” that may also qualify for a disabled parking permit. One should make sure to confirm which conditions qualify in your own state.
Handicap spaces are usually wider than a regular space. A handicap space must be at least 96 inches wide and have an adjacent access aisle. There are van-accessible and non-van-accessible disabled spaces, the difference between the two being the width of the access aisle.
And this is how people reacted to this whole incident
More people with disabilities shared similar experiences
People just need to mind their business. This happens all the time with all kinds of disabilities. I've had a woman whisper to me that I shouldn't be out in public looking like that, she shouldn't be grocery shopping and have to look at what I'm dealing with. Turned her stomach she said. So I loudly repeated what she had said back to her, just to clarify 💀 and she scooted off pretty quickly, coward. I've had People try to photograph and video me even. I get that people don't see someone who looks like me very often but if they'd think about it from my point of view for a minute, they'd put their phone away and say hi. I'm pretty open and will answer questions if someone asks, children are often curious and say sweet/funny things, but most adults just stare or have something nasty to say. Definitely have a thick skin at this point😁 I think what she did with her leg was warranted and hilarious, good for her.
My dad had partial face paralysis due to a brain tumor operation and when people wold make comments he would roll his eye back in his head a drool. It was hilarious and shut them up quick.
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"because there was a crowd" is exactly when to confront a jerk. Educate them all at once!
Disgusting? You body is your body and it doesn't have to meet anyone else's approval.
I've seen a few of your comments and I just wanted to say that you are a literal queen. thank you for taking time out of your day to educate others. You are amazing.
Load More Replies... People just need to mind their business. This happens all the time with all kinds of disabilities. I've had a woman whisper to me that I shouldn't be out in public looking like that, she shouldn't be grocery shopping and have to look at what I'm dealing with. Turned her stomach she said. So I loudly repeated what she had said back to her, just to clarify 💀 and she scooted off pretty quickly, coward. I've had People try to photograph and video me even. I get that people don't see someone who looks like me very often but if they'd think about it from my point of view for a minute, they'd put their phone away and say hi. I'm pretty open and will answer questions if someone asks, children are often curious and say sweet/funny things, but most adults just stare or have something nasty to say. Definitely have a thick skin at this point😁 I think what she did with her leg was warranted and hilarious, good for her.
My dad had partial face paralysis due to a brain tumor operation and when people wold make comments he would roll his eye back in his head a drool. It was hilarious and shut them up quick.
Load More Replies... "because there was a crowd" is exactly when to confront a jerk. Educate them all at once!
Disgusting? You body is your body and it doesn't have to meet anyone else's approval.
I've seen a few of your comments and I just wanted to say that you are a literal queen. thank you for taking time out of your day to educate others. You are amazing.
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