"MSNBC engages in handicapped voter suppression!"

[Dan Shapiro]

That’s a headline no press outlet wants to see about one of their reporters, but exactly what MSNBC got, when disabled veteran James Berrie garnered national attention for his Facebook post calling out MSNBC’s Mariana Atencio and her crew for blocking, and refusing to move from, the handicapped parking spot outside of his polling place.


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[Vern Humphrey]

And they'll say it wasn't "deliberate."

[Mark in Ottawa]

I googled this and found that the story has been picked up and is getting a lot of press. In fact, it has been picked up by Canada's Global TV network. Serves them right. It would have been tempting to give them a minute or so to get out and then drive the van into the spot over the camera or just wait until they went live and hit the horn. If I seem a little upset, it is because I have a handicapped parking sticker but try not to use the privilege unless I am having an unusually bad back day. Seeing a non-stickered vehicle in a handicapped spot brings out the worst in me.

[JB White]

Pompous, self-righteous, better than Thou @$$holes. As if "WE ARE THE PRESS" makes them exempt.
I guarantee had they spotted a car with a Trump sticker parked illegally in that very same spot, they'd have been all over it like white on rice.

[Roadkingtrax]

Pompous, self-righteous, better than Thou @$$holes. As if "WE ARE THE PRESS" makes them exempt.
I guarantee had they spotted a car with a Trump sticker parked illegally in that very same spot, they'd have been all over it like white on rice.

Isn't that unfair to assume a Trump supporter is always in need of a handicap parking spot?

[dryheat]

Just their bad luck. I always park right next to the blue spot. It's easy to swing into because there's no one parked there and I doubt anyone is going to show up while I'm there to impede my entrance or exit. Some big outlets have ten blue spots. In a million yrs there won't be that many handicapped people who need to go to the bungy jumping office.

[S.A. Boggs]

Isn't that unfair to assume a Trump supporter is always in need of a handicap parking spot?

This one is!
Sam

[Johnny P]

Recently at WalMart and observed car with handicapped license circling looking for a parking spot near the entrance. Most of the handicapped spots were taken by cars without handicapped plates. Called the police department and they told me to tell Walmart about it. Think they left WalMart a book of tickets?

[JB White]

Recently at WalMart and observed car with handicapped license circling looking for a parking spot near the entrance. Most of the handicapped spots were taken by cars without handicapped plates. Called the police department and they told me to tell Walmart about it. Think they left WalMart a book of tickets?

"Walmart" likely has to call the police to report the parking violation on their property. It's a jurisdictional thing and much depends on the local codes and area agreements....if any.

Isn't that unfair to assume a Trump supporter is always in need of a handicap parking spot?

Only during inclement weather and/or last minute shopping on Christmas Eve.
Trumper perks aren't as common nor as broad as people have been led to believe. There are certain limits. =^P

[Former Cav]

I waited for about 30 years before I got my handicapped parking permit. I always figured as long as I can walk, I will do it.
Pi$$es me off to see perfectly healthy people take the handicap spot.

[lyman]

Recently at WalMart and observed car with handicapped license circling looking for a parking spot near the entrance. Most of the handicapped spots were taken by cars without handicapped plates. Called the police department and they told me to tell Walmart about it. Think they left WalMart a book of tickets?

private property, po po don't do tickets on private property,
accident investigations either,

Walmart can (I did when I was in managing a few grocery stores) give the police access to the lot and ask them to prosecute, then they can,
however most tickets will be for people parking in the fire lane, (fire marshal can write that too in this area)

[mjpchief]

If it is a properly marked handicap parking spot the police can and will issue a ticket to a person that does not belong in that spot. It doesn't matter who calls the police or whether it is on a parking lot owned by the business. I may be wrong but I think this is a Federal law. As far as the fire lane that is a different matter. That lane is there because the insurance company for the business requires that there be a fire lane. It's not there because it's a law. The business has to contract with the police dept. to inforce the fire lane parking.

[lyman]

If it is a properly marked handicap parking spot the police can and will issue a ticket to a person that does not belong in that spot. It doesn't matter who calls the police or whether it is on a parking lot owned by the business. I may be wrong but I think this is a Federal law. As far as the fire lane that is a different matter. That lane is there because the insurance company for the business requires that there be a fire lane. It's not there because it's a law. The business has to contract with the police dept. to inforce the fire lane parking.

not in RVA,

Fire Marshal will ride up, get out, and ticket everyone parked in a fire lane if he chooses, and they stick when you go to court,

private property or not,

may just be a local ordinance,

I managed a downtown Grocery store for about a year, they never asked me, or my predecessor,

while it may be an ADA violation , most of the police in this area (city and county) did not write a ticket for parking in a handicap space,

[JB White]

......... po po don't do tickets on private property

Forgive me Lyman? I always have to chuckle whenever I hear someone use the ghetto-phrase "popo" in reference to the police. When I was first growing up we spoke German in the house. Popo is your arsch, hintern...your butt. At Oktoberfest around here one can buy T-shirts with the words "Kuss or Kussen meinen popo!"

*added* still chuckling but not at your expense. I went to Oktoberfest a couple years back with two friends. One gal saw the t-shirts hanging on display and asked me what it said.

"You want to know what that says? Kiss my @$$"
Oh come on...seriously what does it say?
Kiss my @$$
You're terrible! Anita, what does that say?
Kiss my @$$
ARRRRG...you two are one of a kind. Just terrible.

So she asks the vendor who is holding back the laughter. I leaned over and said "Humor her, she's Polish"

Now laughing "Kiss my @$$"

*SCREAM* This is why I hate you Fkng Krauts!
It took a few more minutes but she eventually got it.

[Former Cav]

yeah but was she cute?