LF: Photo Of Cop Parked In Handicap Spot (In Front of IHOP )Goes Viral

Title: Photo Of Cop Parked In Handicap Spot (In Front of IHOP )Goes Viral
Source: Opposing Views
URL Source: http://www.opposingviews.com/i/soci ... arked-handicap-spot-goes-viral
Published: Jul 14, 2015
Author: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
Post Date: 2015-07-15 11:11:52 by Deckard
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Views: 6021
Comments: 27

A photo of a police car parked in a spot designated for handicap patrons of an IHOP in Lafayette, Indiana, has gone viral.

The image, which was posted to Reddit by a user TheToolMan, was captioned “My local police must be responding to a pancake emergency.”

TheToolMan also claimed the officer who took the parking spot was inside the restaurant having breakfast.

Lafayette Police Department Chief Patrick J. Flannelly in Indiana told WTTV “It was incredibly disappointing to see the image and embarrassing to our agency. Outside of an officer responding to the business for life saving action there is no reason for a police car to be parked in that spot, period.”

Chief Flannelly said that the officer who parked the police vehicle was not there on official business. The unidentified officer told his leader that he didn’t realize it was a handicap parking spot and was embarrassed by his mistake and apologized.

The Lafayette Police Department noted that the space was improperly marked and determined that the officer had made a mistake.

The photo has already been viewed over a million times.

Sources: WTTV, Reddit Image via Reddit

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The unidentified officer told his leader that he didn’t realize it was a handicap parking spot and was embarrassed by his mistake and apologized. The Lafayette Police Department noted that the space was improperly marked and determined that the officer had made a mistake.

Lying scumbag cops, you can't see the effing handicapped symbol?

Anyone else (non-cop) doing this would be cited and forced to pay a hefty fine.

Some folks are being duped by the so-called “police accountability” hate groups operating their websites and Facebook pages. Furthermore, these various hate groups have great contempt for government, the basis behind their desire to hold police accountable. Their expressed disdain for LE is only a part of their overall intense hatred for authority.

These groups list themselves in the category of an “Education Website.” This is absolute nonsense. The do not educate, inform or ever hold anyone accountable. Their primary purpose is to slander police officers. They litter their websites and Facebooks with anti-cop propaganda. One or more of their members congregate on different forums to spread their hate messages and seed discontent. These so called “educational groups” are the unethical ones, not the groups they claim to be watching and holding accountable.