What's wrong with people today?!

[TicklishLurker]

Due to having major back surgery for her spinal stenosis(sp?) and to remove a cyst inside her spinal cord several years ago, mom often has to be in a wheelchair when we go to certain places. The mall, Hollywood/LA, Universal Studios, Disneyland....

Everywhere else, people treat mom great. Even the most impaitent drivers will stop and wait for mom to cross the street as I push her. But at Disneyland she's treated like crap! People walk in front of her really slowly, glare at her, make snide remarks, etc. (They treat other people in wheelchairs, even children, like this too.)

But yesterday - OOOO! Thinking about it burns me up! Mom didn't tell me about it until after the fact - probably because she knows I have an explosive temper and the jerk would be having to remove his teeth from his anus after I shoved his head up there.

You see, we were down in New Orleans Square, which was already decorated for Christmas, and apparently one of the decortive balls had fallen. Well, some cretin picked one up, and HURLED it at mom's legs to see if they would move. She forced herself to not cry out in pain or move them. She's 64 years old and her skin is thin so she bruises really easily. And this little twerp thought it was funny to abuse the handicapped!

Bad enough they're so rude as to practically fart in her face. That they treat anyone at Disneyland in a wheelchair, no matter if they're a 90 year old grandmother or an 8 year old handicapped girl, like a dying rat in the street. But this - this is enough to make me wish I had magical powers so I could find this guy and curse him to a lifetime of impotence and being highly sexually attracted to Jerry Springer type women who are 500 pounds.

 

[TicklishGrl4Lfe]

wow, TL,what an asshole! I would seriously kick anyone's ass who messed with my family, friends, or friends' family! I am sorry your mother had to go through that.

 

[TicklishLurker]

wow, TL,what an asshole! I would seriously kick anyone's ass who messed with my family, friends, or friends' family! I am sorry your mother had to go through that.

I just wish she would've told me about it the second it happened so I could've done something. At the very least get someone in the park to chastise him. Doubt they'd kick him out but at least he could've been publically embarassed.

 

[Strider]

Wow. I'm honestly at something of a loss for words here. That's so seriously fucked up I don't even know what to say.

 

[Tickle Machine]

That really sucks lurker, people are really becoming shallow. Don't worry the guy will get his. People better wake up and reconize that whatever you do to people will come back ten fold!!

 

[Mastertank1]

That punk needs to get whipped.

Myself, I carry acane between my back and the back of my wheelchair because I can still walk a little in an emergency. I'd have whipped it out, hooked his ankles out from under him and 'accidentally' run over his ankles. (I weigh about 360 these days, without the chair.) Then he could find out how it feels to be in a wheelchair for a while.
And yeah, this is doable. Last year I did it to an asshole who tried to rob me at knifepoint.
I figured anyone low enough to try to rob a guy in a wheelchair deserved it.
And before you say it, yes I am a mean, nasty, vindictive son of a bitch.
A statement my mom used to proudly endorse while she was still with us.

 

[TicklishLurker]

I know, he was a jerk. But then again, he wasn't the only one who treated mom bad - nor will he be the last - he was just the first to be so physical.

But that's not the only area where I see that people are sorely lacking in manners. One night at a restraunt these guys who must've been in their 30s, half drunk, came along out of the restraunt bar and went "BOO!" to us real loudly. We ignored them of course, but it was so bloody childish.

And like I said, when mom's in her chair at Disneyland - or anyone at Disneyland is in a chair - they are treated like absolutely dirt. I saw this one guy, about late 70s I'd say, get seperated from his party for a nearly ten minutes because people kept pushing in front of him to get by and he couldn't move. I even said, loudly, "How RUDE! Those people should wait until he passes!" but they kept doing it, acting like he was just an inconveniant obstacle rather then a human being.

 

[cloudgazer2k]

...and people wonder why i don't like to go anywhere public these days. i've seen so much rudeness and intolerance lately (especially in my line of work) that i come home for the night depressed and wound up because some asshole decided to make everyone else's lives miserable. just keep on rollin', Lurker. people like that usually recieve a sound ass kicking at some point...be happy in that thought.

 

[Babbles]

Unbelieveable


Yeah, the first penalt/ies you mentioned were almost adequate... At least until the Abominable Jackass realizes just how unthinkable his behavior really was.... After a year minimum....

Your mother could've pressed charges, actually,
(and *most Disney productions seriously need to go back to quality rather than quantity anyway, wow, the last place you'd expect such treatment...)

This absolutely does *not excuse any of the actions you mentioned, but I know someone who was taught to be very wary of the handicapped since there are the few who will exaggerate, invent and/or seriously misuse public sympathy--
(supposedly Ted Bundy would fake disability to lure victims (?!) and I just read a horrific murder mystery in which truly disgusting serial killers would do the same --

Just Killing Time, by Derek Van Arman, *very disturbing but something anyone with kids should read certainly, to teach them *never to go to isolated places with strangers no matter how debilitated they may appear.... to run & get help publicly instead!

---but obviously that was *nowhere near the case here!!! )
No possible reason to treat ANYONE with that sort of hostility.

*Even that mega-cynical acquaintance of mine at his *worst would never have behaved that horribly I'm sure, no matter how suspicious he might've been.
I yelled at him after he yelled at a handicapped woman once, because *she was rightfully yelling to be allowed through a crowd in a subway, but at least he'd never attack anyone like that...

Your mother wasn't even asking for millions in disability checks from the schmuck... Even if she were, there are so many other, humane ways in which to find out if a handicap is real....

That cruelty or abuse was certainly criminal. If she ever feels badly about identifying any such lowlife in future, just tell her she might be preventing that lowlife from assaulting someone else (as you probably told her anyway).
Sometimes it's easier to defend another person, though she'd have no reason to feel guilty of course, in her own defense... Hope she/you never encounter idiots like that again....

 

[ChosenofMystra]

Oh dear Lord that is terrible! 🙁

I am so sorry your mom went through that! Believe me if I had been there I would have shoved that ball so far up his ass the resulting look would put J-Lo's to shame!

THEN I would have gotten angry....

Seriously though I HATE people like that. I hope your mom is ok and can get past the cruelty of others (although she shouldn't have to in the first place in my opinion)

And my mates wonder why I hate 99.9% of the world's inhabitants.

 

[911]

When you decide to toss something at an old lady in a wheel chair you've sunk to a sever low. One day if he ever has spinal problems and is bound to a wheel chair I don't think he'll think it's very funny when so ass hole hurls something at him. 😡

 

[EBunbury]

Yes, I've had similar experiences while visiting Disneyland with handicapped relatives - from the staff, not the guests. It's sad.

:-( E. Bunbury

 

[kis123]

I've never been to disneyland and now have no reason to change that. I thought they were supposed to be about the familiy experience and families have handicapped family members.

I will say this much-had I been there, I would've been arrested for giving that jackass what he very much deserved (getting his a** whipped)! I'm not a subscriber to violence but sometimes the only way these uber brats get a point is if you drill it into their a**es!

I wonder how he would've felt if it were his mother or grandparents? Don't worry Lurker, I believe in "what goes around, comes around!" I think he will get his someday. I'm just glad your mother's okay and hope it doesn't happen again.

 

[maniactickler]

We live in a world full of maggots.

 

[TicklishLurker]

We live in a world full of maggots.

I swear it's because parents stopped disaplining their kids properly.

Mom confided in me today she over heard several people say about her "If she'd just lose weight she wouldn't need that wheelchair."

UM! WRONG! She has a spinal disease!!!!

Amazing how it's socially acceptable to stereotype fat people. Bigotry is bigotry, people.

 

[kis123]

We live in a world full of maggots.

Lurker, when you're feebly looking for answers for this kind of crap, refer to this response. It sums it up in a nut-shell for me!

 

[steph]

Not so weird I think. A dear friend of mine worked in advertising at the "happiest place on earth" for years. You'd not believe the millions $ the park spent concealing the number of people who visited there every year JUST to commit suicide. Can you beleive it? Just goes to show ya, the ones who play the most sane...
XOXO

 

[TicklishLurker]

Well, Steph, honestly I'm ready to go down there and give Disney something to worry about when I dole out mass beatdowns to everyone who even looks at a handicapped person funny.

 

[steph]

I hear ya, I help disabled patients for a living, it's awful what they go thru...
XOXO

Well, Steph, honestly I'm ready to go down there and give Disney something to worry about when I dole out mass beatdowns to everyone who even looks at a handicapped person funny.

 

[fttickler]

Now hold up a min...

Just a thought here. First Having done some work for Disney, Having friends that have and still do work for Disney. Lurker.. your right.. What that ( and I use the word loosely ) was unthinkable and really low. But for those whoare attacking Disney. This was a visitor to the park.. not an employee. I agree. We were down at Disneyland 2 weeks ago. I have a set of 3 yr old twins in a stroller. Not only was hte stroller pushed and bounced by rude and inconsiderate people but like lurker said.. wheelchair folks and folks on crutches. This is just blatent rudeness and no class. People do not teach their children manners. And then those kids grow up and do not teach their kids manners. Now I for one ( except for one emploee at Disneyworld in FLa and I complained about him.. He was made to apologize to me in front of where it happened and I was bought all kinds of fun things ) have not had a problemwith the Staff at the parks. As a matter of fact it has been like going to Abertsons or ralphs or Vons ( for all you Ca people ) where they offer to help. But I agree lurker.. like you.. If I know early enough. I will do something ( see above stroller story ). When they were pushing us.. I starting yelling get the fuck out of my way... babies onboard and was using the photo tripod I brought as a cattle prod ( those who know me.. know I have a mouth ). Not trying to pin things on any one group, but yes.. the clientel that comes to the parks could be better behaved at least the adults., but the person who thru that at your mother should be used a speedbump in the Disneyland driveway. All I am saying is it is not the parks fault that the customer was a son of a bitch. Only one to blame for this is the SOB

 

[TicklishLurker]

FT - Yes, 99% of the time it is the patrons. However, I do have to say there's been a few times a worker has treated us like crap as well. A few weeks before the throwing incident (we have year around passes) we were there to meet my brother and his girlfriend. Waiting on the ramp in the parking lot. The tram driver, a woman, refused to pull up to the ramp. Claimed she had called the van. She had ONE family on the tram - it was late enough in the day more were leaving then coming - and we ended up waiting 20 minutes for the van to show up all because of one lazy worker who didn't want to bother with the ramp.

There's been a few times the ride operators have treated mom really badly too. Completely ignoring her. Rolling their eyes. Snorting. Glaring. Being generally rude.

They are few and far between and we really should complain, but often we're so shocked because it's so rare this happens that we don't think about it.

Just saying, park personel aren't perfect.

 

[german]

Yet you continue going there..........now don't get me wrong it was terrible what happened to your mother on this occassion and by the looks of it various other incidents but why you still go back; it almost seems your looking or even wanting to start an altercation.

Kust

 

[FeatherHeart22]

This is outrageous !!!
I've never witnessed anything like this and I didn't knew people could be this stupid , mean and uncaring !
I mean , how do you explain this behavior ?!

 

[TicklishLurker]

Yet you continue going there..........now don't get me wrong it was terrible what happened to your mother on this occassion and by the looks of it various other incidents but why you still go back; it almost seems your looking or even wanting to start an altercation.

Kust

I don't like Disneyland. I go because MOM likes it despite the jerks and I'm better at pushing her wheelchair then dad. He tends to be a bit rough and unthoughtful.

We don't go there LOOKING for trouble. That's 100% wrong. We go there looking for FUN. For rides like the Haunted Mansion, Pirates, etc. We go to look at the decorations at holiday time. To see the live acts.

Stopping going won't stop how people treat EVERY handicapped person there. The only thing that will stop them is if in the begining parents would do their job and teach their children right from wrong, instead of saying to their kids "That woman wouldn't be in a chair if she wasn't fat" or showing them rotten behavior by turning their nose up at handicapped children.