tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post4755120199935877179..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: About WithoutDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-26635245000498705892018-05-07T09:28:22.157-04:002018-05-07T09:28:22.157-04:00Sounds as though this man knew his companion and a...Sounds as though this man knew his companion and assumed that speaking to him directly would have only made a scene. By taking action, this man respected you and your privacy. He also respected his companion, by choosing an action that could easily be ignored so that everyone could just go about their business. <br />Glad there was an accessible loo - the public potty choices are very unpredictable! <br /><br />clairesmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235828110880302069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-25523556836128192842018-05-07T07:12:24.090-04:002018-05-07T07:12:24.090-04:00My first reaction is one of respect for that man, ...My first reaction is one of respect for that man, for he did such a lovely thing. And then I remember that his behaviour shouldn’t be considered exceptional. He really did the bare minimum of showing another person respect and compassion. It was his companion’s rude and disrespectful behaviour that meant he had to act. Why can’t so many abled people get that disabled people have a right to be out in public? That we are not there to be stared at and commented on. We are not animals in a zoo, a spectacle to brighten their day. I’m just trying to live my life over here, just as you are.Girl on wheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796804535876857751noreply@blogger.com