uk.people.disability

* Palindrome wrote, On 13/09/2007 20:53:

> You might be surprised to read that we may not disagree that much.. I
> don't find able-bodied misusers of bb badges cause me any significant
> problem and was merely examining possibilities.
>

Not very surprised :) I didn't think we were that far apart - I
certainly agree both that people should be considerate about when they
use disable bays and that life should be made very tough for people
who abuse blue badges. I'm just keen that badge holders don't have
their lives made even more difficult by more and more complex regulations.

>
> Ultimately, the main problem is that able-bodied misusing a genuine bb
> is a crime where the chances of getting caught are almost zero - as it
> needs the detection and evidence of two "half-crimes", one on arrival
> and one on departure.. If they are to be caught and prosecuted, I'm
> afraid that the crime will have to be re-defined, so that evidence can
> be realistically gathered at one instance...
>

Agreed.

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Cheers, Serena
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