Cheaters

Whenever society attempts to accommodate its disadvantaged and infirmed, there are elements in that society that try to take advantage of these accommodations. We have too often seen these cheaters among us ... handicapped parkers who aren't really handicapped ... pets that are passed off as "service animals." Now Colorado is fighting back. It is considering making the faking of service animals a crime ... see: Denver Post Story. Yes, abusing handicapped parking is theoretically punished, but every day we see such cheaters that are ignored (see the above picture). And just imagine the authorities in Colorado trying to tell a dowager that her little "Muffie" doesn't qualify as a service animal.

Afterward: See: Hollywood Reporter Story.

Therapy Dogs

I think we all have come across those low-lifes who take advantage of handicapped-parking tags to save themselves a few steps … ironically, often by parking next to the entrance to their exercise club.  It seems that they might have inherited these tags from a deceased relative or could have compromising photos of a medical friend. It is difficult to find anything but utmost contempt for these pusillanimous poltroons.  But now comes another “poor-me” scam – using a “therapy-dog” assertion to enable knuckle-headed nudniks to bring their pampered pooches anywhere they wish … see: NY Post Story.

 Little do these ego-maniacal heffalumps care that they are debasing the privileged status of such legitimate canines or other service animals. If I were the Almighty, I might find a special way of getting even with such evil, evil people … perhaps by zapping them with the actual handicaps that they are feigning?