Christopher K

I posted this question on the disabilities section, and thought I'd do the same here, to get a "point, counter point" reference.

As stated on my other post, i am a Police Officer, and a pet peeve of mine is the illegal use of handicapped parking spaces. I find it offensive to those with true disabilities when i see soemone using a parking tag of another, or just using the spot due to laziness. The question i am posing is simple- "Does becoming "elderly" automatically justify the use of a handicapped parking space?" or is aging, and the body's slower functions just a part of life's game?

I see probably 1000 to 1 elderly people with handicapped plates or hang tags than I do "handicapped" (wheelchairs, etc.) people using them.

Thoughts?

as a Police Officer, one of my pet peeves is the improper use of handicapped parking spots. I see it all the time, and hand out citations accordingly. My question is based on the fact that the majority of those I see using the parking spots are elderly people. So, when one attains a certain age- are they automatically given a hang tag for the car? More simplistically, do you feel that getting old is a disability in and of itself, and therefore justified in using these spots....or is getting old just part of life's game?

I notice so many gay men speak in an effiminate tone of voice and lisp alot. I am not trying to sound like an *** here, and I am not a "hater" but as a straight man, this phoenomenon has always vexed me. I know guys who "turned out to be gay" and they all have the lisp now. Funny thing is that when we were all kids, none of them spoke this way.....or liked showtunes for that matter! lol. Seriously...what gives?