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Title: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 01:44:09 PM
According to Ben Maller, it's also for Trotter and Donovan.


link (http://www.benmaller.com/archives/2006/january/20-eagle_stars_caught_in_handicapped_parking.html)
QuoteAdd Pro Bowlers Donovan McNabb and Jeremiah Trotter to a growing list of people who have received handicapped parking complaints written by local Philadelphia disabled advocates Maryann Cottrell and Richard Holland, according to the GLOUCESTER COUNTY TIMES.

Cottrell, who has a 20-year-old daughter who suffers from autism, signed complaints against vehicles registered to the Philadelphia Eagles stars on the evening of Nov. 28 at the Landmark Americana Tap and Grille on the corner of Route 322 and Main Street.

Derek Boyko, a spokesman for the Eagles, said that though McNabb's vehicle was there, the Eagles quarterback was not in Glassboro the evening the complaint was signed. That day, McNabb had surgery in Philadelphia for a sports hernia, an injury that ended his season in early November, Boyko said.

Boyko was unable to confirm several reports that both vehicles were parked by valets, but he said that providing parking was part of Trotter's contract with the Landmark for a weekly live sports talk show he hosted at the local hotspot on Sports Talk 610 WIP during the regular season.

"Nobody is saying our players can park wherever they want," Boyko said.

Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Wingspan on January 20, 2006, 01:45:49 PM
i heard koy detmer got apprehended for peeing in a parking garage
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: stillupfront on January 20, 2006, 01:46:26 PM
Yeah, this is relevant. How about moving this to the "Who gives a fauck" forum.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: ice grillin you on January 20, 2006, 01:48:21 PM
donovan claims that he didnt even use his vehicle on the day(s) his car was parked there 
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 01:48:40 PM
Fine with me, stilloncrack.  Go ahead and start up a petition.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on January 20, 2006, 01:49:29 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 01:44:09 PM
According to Ben Maller, it's also for Trotter and Donovan.


link (http://www.benmaller.com/archives/2006/january/20-eagle_stars_caught_in_handicapped_parking.html)
QuoteAdd Pro Bowlers Donovan McNabb and Jeremiah Trotter to a growing list of people who have received handicapped parking complaints written by local Philadelphia disabled advocates Maryann Cottrell and Richard Holland, according to the GLOUCESTER COUNTY TIMES.

Cottrell, who has a 20-year-old daughter who suffers from autism, signed complaints against vehicles registered to the Philadelphia Eagles stars on the evening of Nov. 28 at the Landmark Americana Tap and Grille on the corner of Route 322 and Main Street.

Derek Boyko, a spokesman for the Eagles, said that though McNabb's vehicle was there, the Eagles quarterback was not in Glassboro the evening the complaint was signed. That day, McNabb had surgery in Philadelphia for a sports hernia, an injury that ended his season in early November, Boyko said.

Boyko was unable to confirm several reports that both vehicles were parked by valets, but he said that providing parking was part of Trotter's contract with the Landmark for a weekly live sports talk show he hosted at the local hotspot on Sports Talk 610 WIP during the regular season.

"Nobody is saying our players can park wherever they want," Boyko said.

Case closed.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Wingspan on January 20, 2006, 01:50:02 PM
even so...if he just had surgery...he probably had some temp handicap tags.

either way, i dont care about this even a little, i didnt care when iverson did it, or when TO did it, and i dont care now. despite my reply being here.

Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 01:52:38 PM
Quote...and Owens was continuing to defy the Coach and the team by, for example, repeatedly violating the dress code and parking in coaches' spaces and in handicapped spots.

from the Bloch TO ruling transcript
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: ice grillin you on January 20, 2006, 01:53:04 PM
the Eagles quarterback was not in Glassboro the evening the complaint was signed

effin raquel
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 01:53:08 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on January 20, 2006, 01:49:29 PMCase closed.

And Trotter?
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Wingspan on January 20, 2006, 01:53:51 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 01:53:08 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on January 20, 2006, 01:49:29 PMCase closed.

And Trotter?

mental handicap.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on January 20, 2006, 01:54:19 PM
What exactly are you getting at here?

The ruling was FAR from just his parking issues...and it happened more than once...he was warned about it...yet continued to do so.

Not on just parking, on ALL of it.

Dio, from you, this is pretty lame.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 01:55:00 PM
here's the link to the Gloucester County Times article.

link (http://www.nj.com/news/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1137748543188810.xml&coll=8)
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on January 20, 2006, 01:55:07 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 01:53:08 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on January 20, 2006, 01:49:29 PMCase closed.

And Trotter?

Were they or were they not parked by valets? There is a question about that.

ANd TO was parking in the handicap spaces at the Nova Care complex. There was no question about that.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: stillupfront on January 20, 2006, 01:56:52 PM
Who cares?
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: ice grillin you on January 20, 2006, 01:58:40 PM
being a part of pg's 180 on TO from the very beginning is truly a special thing
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 01:59:19 PM
Quote from: Wingspan on January 20, 2006, 01:53:51 PMmental handicap.

touche


Quote from: PhillyGirl on January 20, 2006, 01:54:19 PM
What exactly are you getting at here?
The ruling was FAR from just his parking issues...and it happened more than once...he was warned about it...yet continued to do so.
Not on just parking, on ALL of it.
Dio, from you, this is pretty lame.

I'm pointing out that TO--who we know did this repeatedly--may not be the only Eagle who thinks he can park wherever he wants.  Emphasis on "may." 

For christ sake, you're like a pit bull for the Eagles.  Can't say a goddamned thing that MIGHT not be Dononvan dick sucking without you crawling up my ass.  Relax.

Considering that it's me--and you luv u sum Dio--this is very lame of you, PG.

:-D

Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on January 20, 2006, 01:59:42 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 20, 2006, 01:58:40 PM
being a part of pg's 180 on TO from the very beggining is truly a special thing

You're such an icehole, you know that?

As if I'm the only one on this board (or anywhere) who believed in the guy and was made a fool of? Shut the farg up already with this crap.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: rjs246 on January 20, 2006, 02:00:34 PM
Why should gimps get all the good parking anyway? They shouldn't even be allowed to drive, let alone be given all of the money parking spots.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 02:03:02 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on January 20, 2006, 02:00:34 PM
Why should gimps get all the good parking anyway? They shouldn't even be allowed to drive, let alone be given all of the money parking spots.

Well if we don't reserve them for the gimps, then the pregnant women are gonna take them all.  Anything to prevent the breeders from thinking they are special, or their little miracle turds are special...
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: stillupfront on January 20, 2006, 02:03:45 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on January 20, 2006, 02:00:34 PM
Why should gimps get all the good parking anyway? They shouldn't even be allowed to drive, let alone be given all of the money parking spots.

When I first read RJS's post I thought it said Pimps. That would really change the thought.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: rjs246 on January 20, 2006, 02:04:29 PM
Pregnant women should be kept in the kitchen.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 02:04:29 PM
Pimps and gimps, park in the rear.  Hos and Players, park in the front.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: ice grillin you on January 20, 2006, 02:06:18 PM
g's up ho's down while you mutheruggers bounce to this
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: SunMo on January 20, 2006, 02:14:48 PM
let's be honest here, it's autisim.  it barely counts.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on January 20, 2006, 02:15:33 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on January 20, 2006, 02:04:29 PM
Pregnant women should be kept in the kitchen.

:chair :chair :chair  Chauvinist!
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: rjs246 on January 20, 2006, 02:17:11 PM
You seem surprised.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on January 20, 2006, 02:19:11 PM
heh, only mildly.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: General_Failure on January 20, 2006, 02:23:04 PM
You're all very boring people.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: BigEd76 on January 20, 2006, 02:25:43 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on January 20, 2006, 02:14:48 PM
let's be honest here, it's autisim.  it barely counts.

A woman told me her child was autistic, and I thought she said artistic. So I said, "Oh, great. I'd like to see some of the things he's done."

-- George Carlin
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Father Demon on January 20, 2006, 03:23:11 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on January 20, 2006, 02:15:33 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on January 20, 2006, 02:04:29 PM
Pregnant women should be kept in the kitchen.

:chair :chair :chair  Chauvinist!

It looks like you're trying to beat down some dirty plates. 

In the kitchen.

Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: mussa on January 20, 2006, 03:56:40 PM
thats hilarious, McNabb gets surgery, then goes out later that night and parks in a handi-capped spot.  thats my boy! 
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: QB Eagles on January 20, 2006, 06:53:19 PM
While I have no doubt that many beloved athletes are at times arrogant iceholes, this is pretty thin gruel.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Wingspan on January 20, 2006, 07:36:06 PM
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 20, 2006, 06:53:19 PM
While I have no doubt that many all beloved athletes are at times arrogant iceholes, this is pretty thin gruel.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 07:38:09 PM
Quote from: Wingspan on January 20, 2006, 07:36:06 PM
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 20, 2006, 06:53:19 PM
While I have no doubt that many all beloved athletes are at sometimes not arrogant iceholes, this is pretty thin gruel.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: rjs246 on January 20, 2006, 07:40:57 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 07:38:09 PM
Quote from: Wingspan on January 20, 2006, 07:36:06 PM
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 20, 2006, 06:53:19 PM
While I have no doubt that many all beloved athletes you are at sometimes not arrogant all iceholes, this is pretty thin gruel.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Diomedes on January 20, 2006, 07:43:38 PM
Dick, you made me laugh and it was just my joke, which was Wingnut's joke, which was bad to start.  Aaaahhh.....
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: rjs246 on January 20, 2006, 07:47:39 PM
Even I can see that that shouldn't have made anyone laugh. The G&Ts are working quick tonight.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Rome on January 21, 2006, 10:03:03 PM
Non sequiturs for this evening...

[quitter]After drinking what seemed like an entire barrel full of Guinness last night, I've decided to abstain this evening and stick to ginger ale.[/quitter]

Also - I met Dale Earnhardt, Jr. last night at a bar here in Daytona and went to the Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus this afternoon with my wife and kid.

All in all, an eventful weekend thus far.

Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: rjs246 on January 22, 2006, 10:05:18 AM
NASCAR is for inbreds.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Rome on January 22, 2006, 12:58:44 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on January 22, 2006, 10:05:18 AM
NASCAR is for inbreds.

Agreed.  You'd fit right in.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: SD_Eagle5 on March 02, 2006, 04:45:42 PM
QuoteEagles | McNabb, Trotter no-shows for court over parking violations
Thu, 2 Mar 2006 13:34:21 -0800

Sam Wood, of the Philadelphia Inquirer, reports Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb and LB Jeremiah Trotter did not appear for a mandatory court appearance Wednesday, March 1, in a South Jersey municipal courtroom. The players are accused of parking in a handicapped spot at a sports bar where Trotter hosted a radio show. A judge rejected letters of defense sent by agents working for the players and said that the players must appear or be represented by an attorney. McNabb and Trotter were cited for failing to appear and will have their hearings rescheduled
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PoopyfaceMcGee on March 02, 2006, 04:46:56 PM
They're both hoodlums with no respect for the law.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Feva on March 02, 2006, 04:47:09 PM
The race is on to get these guys in the "Arrested in '06" thread.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: SunMo on April 05, 2006, 11:05:55 AM
QuoteMcNabb fined, Trotter's license suspended for parking violations
By Sam Wood
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Eagles superstar Donovan McNabb was convicted today of parking his SUV in a handicapped spot - even though his bodyguard admitted he was the driver that day.

Glassboro Municipal Judge Charlee Sprigman at the same time suspended Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotters license after he failed to appear in court to answer three tickets for parking in handicapped spots issued to vehicles registered to him.

Sprigman fined McNabb $256, plus $33 court costs. The quarterback, who has 20 days to appeal, gave no indication whether he would pay or take it to a higher court.

McNabb appeared in court in a white linen suit and dark alligator shoes. He did not speak. He was accompanied by his bodyguard and two lawyers.

McNabb's bodyguard, Troy Oglesby, testified he was driving McNabb's SUV on Nov. 28 and parked in a handicapped spot at the Landmark sports bar in Glassboro. He blamed a bar employee, who was directing traffic in the crowded parking lot.

Glassboro parking activist Maryann Cottrell saw the shiny SUV in the handicapped spot and snapped pictures. Police traced the vehicle to McNabb and mailed a ticket.

Cottrell also reported Trotter's vehicle on at least one occassion.

McNabb's lawyer, Raymond Williams, produced records from Hahnemann University Hospital showing that McNabb underwent surgery for his sports hernia the day of the parking violation.

The judge said New Jersey law considers the vehicle owner jointly responsible, even if someone else is driving.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on April 05, 2006, 11:07:32 AM
McNabb was in the friggin hospital having his hernia surgery that day. He should appeal it because its total BS that he's responsible for that.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: rjs246 on April 05, 2006, 11:13:41 AM
Yeah! He shouldn't have to pay $250. How's he ever gonna afford that?! Boooo!
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on April 05, 2006, 11:14:09 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on April 05, 2006, 11:13:41 AM
Yeah! He shouldn't have to pay $250. How's he ever gonna afford that?! Boooo!

I didn't mean because of the money, its the principle of it.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: rjs246 on April 05, 2006, 11:19:57 AM
If had had tens of millions of dollars, I would pay the fine just to not be hassled by it. Let the underemployed hippies fight for 'principle.'
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: ice grillin you on April 05, 2006, 11:26:27 AM
id buy the bar
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Wingspan on April 05, 2006, 11:27:51 AM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on April 05, 2006, 11:07:32 AM
McNabb was in the friggin hospital having his hernia surgery that day. He should appeal it because its total BS that he's responsible for that.

his body guard was said to be driving his car.

mcnabb is responsible for the car and where it is, regardless of who is driving.

besides he wont appeal it now. he'll wait 6 months and then cry about it on espn.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on April 05, 2006, 11:29:00 AM
Quote from: Wingspan on April 05, 2006, 11:27:51 AM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on April 05, 2006, 11:07:32 AM
McNabb was in the friggin hospital having his hernia surgery that day. He should appeal it because its total BS that he's responsible for that.

his body guard was said to be driving his car.

mcnabb is responsible for the car and where it is, regardless of who is driving.

Thanks for repeating what the article already said. I know that. My point is that its BS that he is responsible for it.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: ice grillin you on April 05, 2006, 11:29:56 AM
mcnabb is responsible for the car and where it is, regardless of who is driving

if this is truly a law then its the dumbest one ever written
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Wingspan on April 05, 2006, 11:30:42 AM
well then contact your senator.

Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on April 05, 2006, 11:31:29 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 05, 2006, 11:29:56 AM
mcnabb is responsible for the car and where it is, regardless of who is driving

if this is truly a law then its the dumbest one ever written

Exactly my point.

*too much agreement with IGY today....need shower*

:P
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Wingspan on April 05, 2006, 11:32:34 AM
it's really not that tough to not let people borrow your car.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: ice grillin you on April 05, 2006, 11:35:32 AM
does mcnabb get the dwi if his bodyguard drinks and drives his car?
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: phillymic2000 on April 05, 2006, 11:35:40 AM
especially if you know you are responsible for it.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Geowhizzer on April 05, 2006, 11:56:04 AM
I can't get over the fact that there are "parking activists."
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Wingspan on April 05, 2006, 11:57:41 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 05, 2006, 11:35:32 AM
does mcnabb get the dwi if his bodyguard drinks and drives his car?


no. but he can be sued subsequently if he lets someone drive his car drunk.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: rjs246 on April 05, 2006, 11:57:58 AM
The fact that anyone on either side of this 'issue' would be upset about anything in this story is farging idiotic. Why is there even a thread about this?
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Father Demon on April 05, 2006, 12:20:52 PM
pssst...   you're contributing to it too, idiot.

Damn, now I did too.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: RezRob on April 05, 2006, 12:41:31 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 05, 2006, 11:56:04 AM
I can't get over the fact that there are "parking activists."

Heh, the activist market is flooded you gotta specialize if you want to stand out.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Diomedes on April 05, 2006, 01:15:50 PM
The irony in this story is that Trotter at least and perhaps Donovan too will likely need to use handicap parking spots in the not too distant future.  When they do, I hope the spots are taken up by the young kids (or their entourages), so they have to crunch their knees across 50 yards of pain instead of just ten. 

Regarding the jack-offs who have nothing better to do than hunt down offenders...maybe if the cops did their goddamned jobs, the citizens wouldn't have to?   I agree they are kind of pathetic, but I support them nevertheless.   

Donovan got what he deserved, as did Trotter.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: SunMo on April 05, 2006, 01:19:49 PM
no do-gooder coalition is worse than Truth, i hope they all die.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: ice grillin you on April 05, 2006, 01:25:06 PM
donovan is less at fault than the people who saw his bodyguard park there and did nothing about it...should they all get tickets as well?...people always looking to blame the person not responsible...the bodyguard gets the ticket...no one else
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: reese125 on April 05, 2006, 01:44:40 PM
Fat Free dressing isnt just for Reid.....start thread now
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on April 05, 2006, 01:51:50 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on April 05, 2006, 01:15:50 PM
Donovan got what he deserved, as did Trotter.

Trotter, yes.

McNabb? How? He didn't park there, he was getting his groin sliced open.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Rome on April 05, 2006, 01:56:05 PM
Did anyone else wince after reading PG's last sentence?

:'(
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: mussa on April 05, 2006, 02:04:59 PM
ha...its ridiculous he gets fined for that.  regardless if im Dmac, i pay the stupid fine, than dock the meat-head bodyguard for his stupidness. problem solved.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: rjs246 on April 05, 2006, 02:06:23 PM
Can this thread please go away? please.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: SunMo on April 05, 2006, 02:09:21 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on April 05, 2006, 02:06:23 PM
Can this thread please go away? please.

i like your Teddy Bruschi stroke picture better than mine...

Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: mussa on April 05, 2006, 02:14:42 PM
well start ur own thread then mr. smelly tampon string
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Butchers Bill on April 05, 2006, 02:15:37 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 05, 2006, 11:29:56 AM
mcnabb is responsible for the car and where it is, regardless of who is driving

if this is truly a law then its the dumbest one ever written

Its really the law in NJ.  I had a friend borrow my car a few years ago and he parked it illegally, but I was responsible for the ticket.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on April 05, 2006, 03:06:04 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 05, 2006, 11:56:04 AM
I can't get over the fact that there are "parking activists."
Oh, this lady is a real winner. I think every news station did a story on her and her cause. They showed footage of her driving around talking about hunting down people. Then she'd stop at a 7-11, jump out with a digital camera and start taking pics. Sometimes people would argue with her and she would get pissy.

Rowan University banned her ass from the campus.

F'in hippie.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: reese125 on April 05, 2006, 03:20:07 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 05, 2006, 03:06:04 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 05, 2006, 11:56:04 AM
I can't get over the fact that there are "parking activists."
Oh, this lady is a real winner. I think every news station did a story on her and her cause. They showed footage of her driving around talking about hunting down people. Then she'd stop at a 7-11, jump out with a digital camera and start taking pics. Sometimes people would argue with her and she would get pissy.

Rowan University banned her ass from the campus.

F'in hippie.

You have to remember though Phreak, they get fined and booted now for parking their minny Jazzi's in the Supermarkets and 7-11's. Those spots are all they got...meep meep.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: phattymatty on April 05, 2006, 03:23:45 PM
i park in handicapped spots all the time, i don't want anyone hitting my light yellow mini cooper
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Rome on April 05, 2006, 03:26:36 PM
LOL... my wife wants one of those deathtraps.

I said fine but there's no way my child ever climbs into one.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: reese125 on April 05, 2006, 03:30:26 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on April 05, 2006, 03:26:36 PM
LOL... my wife wants one of those deathtraps.

I said fine but there's no way my child ever climbs into one.


why not....pop him/her in the front basket, have em pick out fruit and veggies for ya...your good
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: reese125 on April 05, 2006, 03:32:44 PM
oh you meant the cooper...my bad.. ;)
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on April 05, 2006, 04:27:41 PM
How lame is Philadelphia's news media?

Breaking news earlier today was "Donovan McNabb found guilty!"

That was all it said as it scrolled across the bottom of the screen around 3pm.

Now its one of the top stories on the news at 4.

::)
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: ice grillin you on April 05, 2006, 04:32:33 PM
his bodyguard is going to be bouncing at flow within a week
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: reese125 on April 05, 2006, 04:47:11 PM
Why is it illegal to park in a handicapped parking space but its ok to use a handicapped toilet?
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: rjs246 on April 05, 2006, 05:19:02 PM
Why can hadicapped people park in my spots?
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Diomedes on April 05, 2006, 09:06:49 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on April 05, 2006, 01:51:50 PMMcNabb? How? He didn't park there, he was getting his groin sliced open.

The law says you can't park there without a permit.  Donovan's car was in the spot without a permit.  He gets the tickiet.

What's so hard to understand about that? 

You want a law that says the driver gets the ticket, not the owner?  How you gonna enforce that?  Impossible.  Owner of the vehicle is responsible.  It's clear as day in the law, and Donovan deserves the fine for that reason alone.  Nevermind that he deserves it for letting a knucklehead drive his truck.

Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Geowhizzer on April 05, 2006, 09:15:55 PM
I believe that the law is written like that in most states.  Same for those camera scans at intersections.  The owner of the car will get the ticket if the car is caught on camera running the light.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: PhillyGirl on April 06, 2006, 02:54:09 PM
Huge  ::) at this article:

QuoteEagles pair take lumps for parking
Donovan McNabb and Jeremiah Trotter are ordered to pay up for handicapped-spot violations.
By Sam Wood
Inquirer Staff Writer

Add Maryann Cottrell to the list of foes who have brought down Eagles stars Donovan McNabb and Jeremiah Trotter.

Cottrell, the 5-foot-1 mother of a handicapped woman, tackled the two football players yesterday in a South Jersey courtroom by producing photographs she took of their trucks illegally parked last year in spaces reserved for the disabled in Glassboro.

Although McNabb and Trotter said they were not the ones who had parked the vehicles, Municipal Judge Charles Sprigman found both liable.

He ordered McNabb to pay a $256 fine and $33 in court costs. Trotter, initially a no-show, appeared after the judge threatened to suspend the linebacker's driver's license. Trotter pleaded guilty to two counts of parking in handicapped spots and will pay $512 in fines and $66 in costs.

The two Eagles were among dozens of people at a special court session to dispute tickets generated by Cottrell, a 53-year-old activist for the disabled. In the last year, she has cited more than 300 vehicles parked in handicapped spaces in Gloucester County.

McNabb's attorney, Raymond Williams, scrambled to contest charges, but the result was about as dismal as the Eagles' last season.

First Williams said there was no way to prove the photographs had been taken Nov. 28, when, Cottrell said, she snapped the white truck at the Landmark sports bar in Glassboro.

He questioned whether the section where McNabb's Lincoln Mark LT had been berthed was reserved for the disabled. Williams noted that the vehicle was astride a blue-striped access aisle - not the disabled-parking space.

Williams then presented a doctor's note stating that McNabb had been undergoing surgery for a sports hernia on that date.

At last, McNabb's head of security, Troy Oglesby, took the stand and took the sack. He said he had parked the truck at the Landmark.

Cottrell, the only witness against the alleged violators, glared at the snazzily dressed bodyguard.

"He's taking the rap!" she hissed.

Oglesby told the judge that state troopers had directed him into the overcrowded parking lot, and that a restaurant employee had told him to park in the spot. He argued that the handicapped sign had been improperly posted.

"The sign is in a flowerpot," he said. "The law says it has to be in the ground."

Sprigman smiled broadly and shook his head in disbelief as Oglesby continued. Oglesby then compared McNabb to an endangered marine mammal that had been caught in a net set by Cottrell for common fish.

"It's kind of like a fisherman who goes after tuna," Oglesby said.

The judge accepted that McNabb was not the driver that night but said: "I find under New Jersey statute 39:4-139.5 that he is in fact the owner, and the statute says he is jointly responsible."

McNabb and his attorney declined to comment as they left court.

Trotter arrived almost three hours late. After pleading guilty, he offered Cottrell $200 to support her campaign.

Cottrell said she had refused the offer and suggested he donate the money to a school for handicapped children.

"He at least took it like a man and was very cordial," Cottrell said. "McNabb, on the other hand, was like, 'I am too good to be here.' "

She said 32 people were found guilty yesterday. Though Cottrell called yesterday's session "an absolute success," not everyone who appeared was found guilty.

Caitlin Wilson, 20, a junior at Rowan University, was one of 14 whose charges were dismissed.

Wilson was cited the same day as McNabb for stopping in a handicapped space to drop off a friend at Rowan's student center.

She offered some free advice about how to beat the rap, some counsel McNabb's attorney might consider if the occasion arises again.

"Bring a witness, know your story, and have no holes in that story," Wilson said. "And ask a lot of questions."
Contact staff writer Sam Wood at 856-779-3838 or samwood@phillynews.com.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: MDS on April 16, 2006, 05:57:03 PM
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/NPBLPNLGHGAO/SIZEDwedding.jpg)

The title of this thread revolves around cars, McNabb and the Eagles..so here you go
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: General_Failure on April 16, 2006, 06:43:56 PM
That picture needs a caption.

"Oooh, girl. Oooh ooh ooh girl. Ooh." "Daaamn."
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: MURP on April 16, 2006, 06:44:21 PM
great pic.  who is the pimp on the left.
Title: Re: Handicapped Parking isn't just for TO
Post by: Feva on April 16, 2006, 06:56:07 PM
They call him "Pink Knuckles".