re: #405 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

These were spots on a private parking lot, so I do not know what the legislation is there, I got the general impression that the manager was unaware or indifferent and/or just following orders.

Handicap parking is covered under the ADA for private businesses, and is a violation of Federal law if the minimum number of spaces are not available.

Welcome to the south.. Open Discrimination at work.

That said, police are not required to enforce Federal laws. A person can sue, but you’re left with the problem of “is it worth it, or do I just take my business elsewhere?” (If enough people do the latter, then you wind up with one of two situations: The owner notices the drop in business, or the other businesses start doing the same and you have Jim Crow for handicap parking.)