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View Poll Results: Would you have reported it?
Yes 49 33.33%
No 98 66.67%
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Old 05-04-2015, 10:14 AM
 
Location: Maine
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Just the other day, I went to the local Walmart, parked my car, and as I was walking toward the store, I noticed a vehicle parked in a handicapped spot with no wheelchair plate or placard in the window. After looking around the car to make sure, I ended up reporting it at the customer service desk. What would you have done?
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Old 05-04-2015, 10:17 AM
 
Location: Mount Laurel
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Just the other day, I went to the local Walmart, parked my car, and as I was walking toward the store, I noticed a vehicle parked in a handicapped spot with no wheelchair plate or placard in the window. After looking around the car to make sure, I ended up reporting it at the customer service desk. What would you have done?

Walmart?

I doubt they even care.

As for reporting it? There is no point. Those who are going to do it will continue to do so.
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Old 05-04-2015, 10:19 AM
 
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No I would not. Is it wrong to park there without proper identification? Yes. But I don't feel the infraction is worth my time or effort to report it. I draw the line with things like leaving children or dogs in hot cars or anything else that is dangerous to ones life.
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Old 05-04-2015, 10:20 AM
 
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Considering that every Walmart has at least 200 handicap parking spots, I wouldn't bother reporting it.
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Old 05-04-2015, 10:30 AM
 
Location: Upper St. Clair, PA
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No.
More then likely, they will be gone before they cops arrive to ticket it anyway (assuming Customer Service had initiative to do something about the report to begin with). I probably wouldn't notice to begin with, anyway.
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Old 05-04-2015, 10:33 AM
 
Location: NY
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No.

I doubt I would have casually noticed anyway.
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Old 05-04-2015, 10:33 AM
 
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No. Not my problem. Nor does it rise to the level of warranting my involvement.
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Old 05-04-2015, 10:37 AM
 
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No. Not my problem. Nor does it rise to the level of warranting my involvement.
+1 Same here
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Old 05-04-2015, 10:41 AM
 
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Call me the busybody then I have been handicapped and couldn't find a close handicapped space, and had to use my crutches a LONG way in the rain across the parking lot. I was pretty pissed to find someone parked there that didn't have a plate or a placard.
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Old 05-04-2015, 10:49 AM
 
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No.

My dad has one of those placards but sometimes forgets to hang it so he would've been ticketed. I think the stiff fine is enough deterrent that I would give them the benefit of the doubt. Plus I'm not that nosy.
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