Marcie
Cleveland,#2Consumer Suggestion
Wed, December 29, 2004
Stella, While I feel badly for how you were treated, I think your blame is lying in the wrong direction. The state department isnt responsible for how individuals act toward you as long as no laws were broken. Getting their license plate # and calling willnot get you anywhere, since the state office will only check to make sure that handicapped facilities are available at the location. The location itself is responsible for making sure that the facilites provided for the handicapped are used properly by the proper people. This has nothing to do with civil rights or your rights as a handicapped person. Your rights, by the way, are the same as everyone else's ion this country, you just get to park closer to the front doors and use larger restroom stalls. These are provided to you to give you the same amenities as everyone else without increased difficulties. Also, being rude is not against the law. If you had a problem with the individual, you should have said something to him when you had the chance. You have the same right to be rude to him as he does to be rude to you. If you are too chicken to do that, you should have gone to the customer service area of the location and filed a complaint there. At the very least, they would have compensated you somehow for your embarrassment. No lawyer in their right mind is going to take this frivolous case of yours and you wont be compensated one penny by the state, nor should you. Chalk it up to a lesson learned and next time, complain to the correct parties, not the ones you think will be easiest to take to court.