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FailureToCommunicate

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7. So, the vet HAD a proper HP placard, AND was only parking there at the request of

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Tue Apr 2, 2019, 03:00 PM

Apr 2019

the ranger, to wait before entering the park till more visitors had exited, and he needed to use the restroom.

I can see why he went forward with the legal challenge to his arrest.

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A disabled Marine vet was arrested for using a handicapped parking space. He sued the US government [View all] douglas9 Apr 2019 OP

This part is really rich: madaboutharry Apr 2019 #1

Bad enough going to war tazkcmo Apr 2019 #2

Missing Ribbon in 2014 photograh..... douglas9 Apr 2019 #3

Thank you for the info. EOM TruckFump Apr 2019 #4

He didn't deserve this mess. Karadeniz Apr 2019 #6

Making park rangers cops only makes for bullying rangers and half-assed cops. marble falls Apr 2019 #5

So, the vet HAD a proper HP placard, AND was only parking there at the request of FailureToCommunicate Apr 2019 #7

According to the article he had the paperwork for the HP placard. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #8

Hmmm. The article clearly say he DID FailureToCommunicate Apr 2019 #9

Somehow I missed that. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #10

No problem. When HP spaces were first being conceived, they were intended for mobility FailureToCommunicate Apr 2019 #11

What infuriates me the most here is this Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2019 #12

I am 100% service-connected disabled. Cold War Spook Apr 2019 #13