# THIS is how you protest an illegally parked car **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 26, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193 "2011-08-26T17:03:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fred\_Garvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c67d28/32.png) [@Fred\_Garvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred_Garvin)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/1 "2011-08-26T17:03:09Z")
[Man parks illegally in a handicapped parking spot and calls police on himself](http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Cops-say-Shelton-man-called-to-report-himself-for-2140773.php) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/2 "2011-08-26T17:08:26Z")
Umm…can someone explain to what the hell point this guy was trying to make? > [@](#): > > After police arrived on the scene and found the vehicle, Andes came up to them, yelling and screaming that the police “aren’t doing their job,”… Seems to me that’s \*exactly \*what they were doing… ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/3 "2011-08-26T17:14:32Z")
Seems we’re having pre-screenings for Darwin awards now. ---
**Author:** ![Rekd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Rekd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rekd)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/4 "2011-08-26T17:15:25Z")
> [@](#): > > “He was subsequently Tased and placed under arrest,” he added. ROFLes! :pwnt: Did you see the pict? He was sobbing like the little bitch he is. Wonder if they checked his BAC. ---
**Author:** ![Fred\_Garvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c67d28/32.png) [@Fred\_Garvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred_Garvin)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/5 "2011-08-26T17:18:02Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Umm…can someone explain to what the hell point this guy was trying to make? > Seems to me that’s \*exactly \*what they were doing… Maybe he’s part of SDMB, been reading the handicapped parking thread and seeing all the “just call the police” replies. He then decided to test that theory. According to the story, he had to call a \*\*dozen \*\*times. So much for “just call the police”. I guess a lot of people on here owe **JamieMcGarry** an apology.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/6 "2011-08-26T17:19:50Z")
That guy looks (and reads) like a person with a more than average share of personal demons. Hope he gets some help (presuming it wasn’t just one night of odd intoxication.) ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/7 "2011-08-26T17:48:02Z")
Well, he looks like he’s really sorry for what he did. Or really constipated. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/8 "2011-08-26T18:30:58Z")
> [@h.sapiens](#): > > Well, he looks like he’s really sorry for what he did. Or really constipated. Or both. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/9 "2011-08-26T19:02:52Z")
> [@Fred\_Garvin](#): > > According to the story, he had to call a \*\*dozen \*\*times. So much for “just call the police”. I guess a lot of people on here owe **JamieMcGarry** an apology.😉 Are you reading a different version of the story than the one linked? I don’t see any mention of the guy calling the police repeatedly, just that the police received a call from him around 2:00 am. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/10 "2011-08-26T19:05:55Z")
> [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](#): > > Are you reading a different version of the story than the one linked? I don’t see any mention of the guy calling the police repeatedly, just that the police received a call from him around 2:00 am. [Washington Post.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/man-notifies-conn-police-that-he-parked-illegally-in-handicapped-space-gets-arrested/2011/08/26/gIQAmqqlfJ_story.html) > [@](#): > > A Connecticut man was so upset about the lack of parking enforcement in his town that he parked his car illegally in a handicapped space and called police over a dozen times. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/11 "2011-08-26T19:09:04Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > That guy looks (and reads) like a person with a more than average share of personal demons. Hope he gets some help (presuming it wasn’t just one night of odd intoxication.) Seconded. There’s criminal behavior, there’s attention-whoring, and then…there’s stuff like this that’s so bizarre you’ve pretty much got to beleve he’s not experiencing the world in quite the same way as anyone else. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/12 "2011-08-26T19:20:27Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [Washington Post.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/man-notifies-conn-police-that-he-parked-illegally-in-handicapped-space-gets-arrested/2011/08/26/gIQAmqqlfJ_story.html) Aha! Thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/13 "2011-08-26T19:31:13Z")
But it sounds like he was a little goony right from the get-go: > [@](#): > > Authorities say Andes first called police at 2 a.m. and yelled at a dispatcher. So he may have had to call 12 times, not because the police don’t care about parking in handicapped spots, but because they thought he was a nut. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/14 "2011-08-26T20:30:51Z")
I think he’s upset that he wasn’t in NYC with the woman in the red dress in the rain… I’d cry too. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/15 "2011-08-26T20:37:59Z")
Did he not have a permit? Or did he have one and just not display it? ---
**Author:** ![Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/16 "2011-08-26T20:46:17Z")
That photo of the man is priceless. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/17 "2011-08-26T20:52:18Z")
I sincerely hope he gets a mental health evaluation… ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/18 "2011-08-26T21:09:30Z")
Here’s one: he’s fuckin’ nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/19 "2011-08-26T21:25:54Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Did he not have a permit? Or did he have one and just not display it? It doesn’t sound as if Andes himself is handicapped. At least, not physically. He just really, really cares a lot about parking enforcement. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193/20 "2011-08-26T21:44:42Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > It doesn’t sound as if Andes himself is handicapped. At least, not physically.. No? Well, I hope at least somebody blocked him in until the cops arrived. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-protest-an-illegally-parked-car/594193.md?page=2)