A disabled Marine vet was arrested for using a handicapped parking space. He sued the US government

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

impaired first and foremost. But of course lots of people with certain disabilities are as perfectly capable of getting from anywhere in a parking lots as non disabled. My father was arm-less, but walking was never a problem for instance.

But in this case, three things were pertinent: the park employee was "saving that spot" for her relief person, so there was limited parking available anyway, she had ASKED that guy and his family to wait in the parking lot, and thirdly, if the guy was zipping into use the restroom, he wasn't likely to be sitting in that HP space very long anyway.

HP space abuse does happen, we've all seen it. But we also can't necessarily see what a person's disability is, nor should we TABs ('temporarily able bodied') be too quick to judge.

I'm glad justice won out in the end for this vet.