I wonder if the police show up to those properties to arrest shoplifters and take reports on other crimes? Q
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 2:35 PM, John S. <[email protected]> wrote: > The joke in Ohio is that most parking lots are on private property and cops > > do NOT enforce parking lot rules on private property. > john > > --- On *Mon, 1/19/09, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Bill targets handicapped parking violators > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, January 19, 2009, 6:46 PM > > > I have a side entry van and deal with violators parking in the hash > lines as well. I purchased a magnetic sign that says, please do not block > the wheelchair lift, I attach this when I think I will b blocked. This > sometimes isnt enough so Ill pull in the spot diagonal and take up a small > portion of the front hash. If I find no handicap spots available and go > towards the back and take up two spots. The police are lil help and talking > to people will get you called an angry cripple .What it comes down to is > people dont respect handicap spots because police seldom enforce handicap > violations. If your gonna drve a side entry van all I can say is you have to > anticipate a prob and be proactive. It sucks, but will get better over time. > > Ron c7 > > --- On *Mon, 1/19/09, [email protected] <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Bill targets handicapped parking violators > To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Monday, January 19, 2009, 4:57 PM > > It's pretty tough to 'train' some people. There a few groups who firmly > believe the rest of us 'owe' them something usually because we have > something they don't. My 6 year old grand daughter firmly believes that if > I give her one thing and her step sister the exact same thing, that's not > fair. These feelings of what's fair have deep seeded roots for sure. > Check my observances --> HC Parking in Glendale > AZ<http://ocgrands.com/hcpark/index.html> > AZDAVE > > Take the world in a love embrace > Fire all of your guns at once > And explode into space > DAVEOCONNELL.COM <http://daveoconnell.com/> > In a message dated 1/19/2009 3:08:17 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Love the idea! I can't count the number of times I've been unable to get > into my van because someone parked in the yellow-striped access area. Even > non-handicapped people (on a motorcycle) think its parkable and policemen > will not ticket someone with a placard parked there (I've asked them to, as > they helped push my van out so I could put my ramp down). > > One woman who left me waiting in the rain until she returned was adamant > about her right to park there (with her handicap placard), saying a > policeman had told her it was ok to park there if/when there are no other > handicap spots available. Another (able-bodied) guy said without apology, > "don't get me started, my wife has Lou Gherig's disease," like that gave him > the right to park anywhere in a handicapped zone (she was nowhere in site). > Another guy with a placard and no discernible handicaps ('cept for being > +300lbs) actually said, "you handicapped people think you're so special." I > could go on. I was never anything but respectful in all encounters, but > what I usually got in return was far, far from it. I guess that reflects > the type of people that would park in a space that clearly isn't one. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, January 19, 2009 4:18:55 PM > *Subject:* [QUAD-L] Bill targets handicapped parking violators > > A rapid enforcement program of violations and fines, will pay off the > National Debt, in just under 3 years. > Within 4 years, we could pave our highways with yellow bricks too. > Let's get the program in gear! > Best Wishes > W > > In a message dated 1/19/2009 1:53:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/jan/19/bill_targets_handicapped_parking_violato68834/ > > Bill targets handicapped parking violators > BY JILL COLEY (CONTACT) > The Post and Courier > Monday, January 19, 2009 > > > Special Section: > Watchdog > > People use handicap placards that don't belong to them. Drivers park in the > striped access aisles next to designated spaces. And confusion abounds over > who is responsible for catching violators. > > "There's a continual problem of people abusing handicap placards, parking > in spaces without a placard or having a placard they're not entitled to," > said Sen. Vincent Sheheen of Camden. > > Sheheen and Sen. Dick Elliott of North Myrtle Beach, both Democrats, > introduced a bill last week to create more accountability in the process of > acquiring a placard. The state Senate already has passed the legislation > twice, but the bill stalled in the House both times, Sheheen said. > > Angela Jacildone, state advocacy manager for the mid-Atlantic chapter of > the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, said record keeping is part of the > problem. > > "There's a disconnect between the forms from the DMV and the physician who > writes the prescription (for the placard)," Jacildone said. > > A Watchdog report earlier this year found the Department of Motor Vehicles > does not record physicians' information, leaving no way to check whether a > physician actually filled out the form. The bill would connect those dots > with a form that will stay on file with the DMV. > > The proposed law also would redefine a person with a disability. > > "The current law may not include a person with Multiple Sclerosis because > they may not look like they have a disease," she said. Many people with MS > suffer fatigue, which worsens throughout the day. > > And finally, the legislation would connect the person and the placard with > an identification card, which law enforcement personnel could look at and > match. > > Although not part of the proposed law, the MS society would like to see > more clarification in the law regarding who has jurisdiction for > enforcement. > > "Some agencies will tell us they will go to business parking lots. Others > say it's private property," Jacildone said. > > "We would also like to see more language about access aisles," she said. > > Cars sometimes park in the striped areas next to designated spaces. That > aisle is necessary for a person with a disability to get in and out of their > wheelchair or scooter. > > Reach Jill Coley at 937-5719 or [email protected]. > > > > > ------------------------------ > *A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. 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