Abused by a disabled person

nails1 · 01-07-2018 08:40PM #1

I was waking down a main street in Dublin city centre today. As I approached the corner heading straight on a man in a wheelchair came from around the corner off a side road and almost collided with me. He began shouting at me ‘are you f*ckin blind?* to which I responded ‘no are you?’. He then started calling me every name under the sun as I explained to him I had right of the way. He continued shouting at me, I walked on as I felt uncomfortable and people were staring at me having an argument with a wheelchair user. Was I in the wrong here?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 01-07-2018 08:43PM

You meet obnoxious people every now and then. Their being disabled or not is immaterial.

wexie · 01-07-2018 08:43PM

nails1 wrote: »

I was waking down a main street in Dublin city centre today. As I approached the corner heading straight on a man in a wheelchair came from around the corner off a side road and almost collided with me. He began shouting at me ‘are you f*ckin blind?* to which I responded ‘no are you?’. He then started calling me every name under the sun as I explained to him I had right of the way. He continued shouting at me, I walked on as I felt uncomfortable and people were staring at me having an argument with a wheelchair user. Was I in the wrong here?

what makes you think you had 'right of way'? I didn't know there was such a thing for pedestrians?

_Brian · 01-07-2018 08:43PM

In pedestrian terms I’m not sure there is a right of way on the way you mean.

I think if I walked into some unfortunate in a wheelchair I’d apologise profusely out of guilt and not start a thread rambling on about how you had “right of way” over a wheelchair user.

lawred2 · 01-07-2018 08:45PM

nails1 wrote: »

I was waking down a main street in Dublin city centre today. As I approached the corner heading straight on a man in a wheelchair came from around the corner off a side road and almost collided with me. He began shouting at me ‘are you f*ckin blind?* to which I responded ‘no are you?’. He then started calling me every name under the sun as I explained to him I had right of the way. He continued shouting at me, I walked on as I felt uncomfortable and people were staring at me having an argument with a wheelchair user. Was I in the wrong here?

Was with you until the right of way thing...

kfallon · 01-07-2018 08:45PM

Did you at least tell him to "fúck off"?

SnazzyPig · 01-07-2018 08:45PM

nails1 wrote: »

I was waking down a main street in Dublin city centre today. As I approached the corner heading straight on a man in a wheelchair came from around the corner off a side road and almost collided with me. He began shouting at me ‘are you f*ckin blind?* to which I responded ‘no are you?’. He then started calling me every name under the sun as I explained to him I had right of the way. He continued shouting at me, I walked on as I felt uncomfortable and people were staring at me having an argument with a wheelchair user. Was I in the wrong here?

Pavements don't operate on a 'right of way' system......

iamwhoiam · 01-07-2018 08:45PM

People in wheelchairs are just like everyone else . Some are great , some are rude and some are cranky .

Eggs For Dinner · 01-07-2018 08:47PM

Disabled people are still just people. Twats come in many guises

ads20101 · 01-07-2018 08:47PM

Does it matter?

I would just deal with it if it was any other person, disabled or not.

If I felt that I was in the right and someone wants to vent, it really wouldn't bother me. They don't know me, I don't know them, I wouldn't take it to heart. I'd just move on with my life.

Pkiernan · 01-07-2018 08:47PM

Make a beeline for the Hapenny Bridge. You'll be safe in the middle.

harr · 01-07-2018 08:49PM

Sounds like he might have a chip on his shoulder , disabled people can be assholes as well as the rest of us...no right of way on a path if it was me I would have apologised and just left him to his rant..

corner of hells · 01-07-2018 08:50PM

This has the makings of being fantastic thread.

Could you not have told him to go fcuk himself or stick something in the spokes of his wheels.

kfallon · 01-07-2018 08:51PM

corner of hells wrote: »

This has the makings of being fantastic thread.

Could you not have told him to go fcuk himself or stick something in the spokes of his wheels.

Let down his tyres

Chaos Tourist · 01-07-2018 08:52PM

Do an Alan Partridge, turn around - grab the handles and give the wheelchair a big push.

01-07-2018 08:52PM

Eggs For Dinner wrote: »

Disabled people are still just people. Twats come in many guises

some sjw sees/videos it, takes the disabled persons side (not taking sides here but - say if he was in the wrong here) and blows up on twitter "poor disabled person verbally attacked by able bodied person" - it would be like the Ryanair wagon who was at fault but still tried to get a social media backlash against Ryanair

Your better off not getting involved as it would blow up in your face..

Mikenesson · 01-07-2018 08:54PM

iamwhoiam wrote: »

People in wheelchairs are just like everyone else . Some are great , some are rude and some are cranky .

A lot are cranky

Must be irritating in fairness not being able to walk

Alf Veedersane · 01-07-2018 08:54PM

corner of hells wrote: »

This has the makings of being fantastic thread.

The Bloods vs Crips.

Like when Sons of Anarchy went to Ireland but with better Irish accents

lawred2 · 01-07-2018 08:55PM

Luciano Happy Luck wrote: »

some sjw sees/videos it, takes the disabled persons side (not taking sides here but - say if he was in the wrong here) and blows up on twitter "poor disabled person verbally attacked by able bodied person" - it would be like the Ryanair wagon who was at fault but still tried to get a social media backlash against Ryanair

Your better off not getting involved as it would blow up in your face..

Could you imagine if the only part of conversation recorded was the lad saying he had right of way over the disabled chap..

lol

kneemos · 01-07-2018 08:56PM

He should have stopped if he was coming from a side street on to a main Street obviously.

Mikenesson · 01-07-2018 08:56PM

Op was lucky he didn't get a good kicking

Oh wait..

dense · 01-07-2018 08:56PM

Yes. You should have tipped him over.

corner of hells · 01-07-2018 08:56PM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

The Bloods vs Crips.

Like when Sons of Anarchy went to Ireland but with better Irish accents

Threads up and runn.. I mean being wheeled along .

nails1 · 01-07-2018 08:57PM

I just felt he was perhaps being aggressive towards me as he’s aware that nobody (or very few) would assault a wheelchair user and he can call me what he likes and gets away with it. I also think that a person walking around a blind corner should be aware that people may be walking straight down a street. I shouldn’t have to stop at each side road to see if a person might be turning onto it. Likewise if I was driving

worded · 01-07-2018 08:57PM

South Park 2001

Watch "South park cripple fight with "They Live" side by side" on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/112776990?ref=em-v-share

Alf Veedersane · 01-07-2018 08:58PM

Luciano Happy Luck wrote: »

some sjw sees/videos it, takes the disabled persons side (not taking sides here but - say if he was in the wrong here) and blows up on twitter "poor disabled person verbally attacked by able bodied person" - it would be like the Ryanair wagon who was at fault but still tried to get a social media backlash against Ryanair

Repeal the Abled!

amcalester · 01-07-2018 09:00PM

In Lidl once and after putting my stuff on the belt I stood back and started daydreaming a bit, listen to music on earphones. I didn’t notice anyone join the queue behind me and hadn’t put a divider down either. I wasn’t blocking access the belt, I’d kind of stood to the side.

I felt something bump into my ankle, assuming it was a trolley I turned out to see who it was and it was a guy in a wheelchair going mental at me.

Calling me every name under the sun, that I had no respect, I was a prick, he’d beat the **** out me. I think this was all because I hadn’t put a divider down.

This went for a minute until I said I wasn’t going to fight him but just because he’s in a wheelchair doesn’t mean he can be a **** to people.

It kind of ended there as security came over and told him to shut up.

The whole thing was quite surreal.

Gonad · 01-07-2018 09:00PM

First thing I thought of when I seen the title to this thread

https://youtu.be/SBaFwemRrJ4

Donald Trump · 01-07-2018 09:02PM

Should have just walked up some stairs and said "nah nah nah nah nah. Can't get me"

Mikenesson · 01-07-2018 09:02PM

Gonad wrote: »

First thing I thought of when I seen the title to this thread

https://youtu.be/SBaFwemRrJ4

This one
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UWNvry6o-Ww

Fann Linn · 01-07-2018 09:06PM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

The Bloods vs Crips.

Like when Sons of Anarchy went to Ireland but with better Irish accents

I'd love a crip sandwich.

Abused by a disabled person

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