Posted on Feb 3, 2021
How do you deal with someone trying to call you "Stolen Valor"?
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So for all the vets here, how do y'all deal with someone trying to call you "Stolen Valor" in a polite way? Even if they are being aggressive about it? I've been out on a MEB for almost a year now and there's a store in my state with "Superhero Parking" for Vets, Active Duty, Law enforcement and firefighters, while I haven't parked there yet, I'm sure once I do someone will attempt to say something about it. I have my VA Card and my driver's license says Veteran on it and I have an entire album in my phone with pictures of my army times. Now what if this isn't enough to get them to back off? How can I politely tell them they're wrong and to drop the situation?
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The quickest way is tell them to call the police since it is a federal offence. Then let them know it is also illegal to give a false report and they could be arrested as well. If they do call them and they arrive show the officer the same information and let them handle it.
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Ignorant people frequently make ignorant comments. I wouldn't give them the consideration of a response. You know who you are and what you have done to earn the right to be called "Veteran". Personally, I would never park in a space reserved for "superheroes" because as a 100% disabled veteran, there are other reserved spaces that I can use.
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I wouldn't give them the consideration of responding to their comments. Ignorant people tend to make ignorant comments. You know who you are and what you did to earn the right to be called "Veteran". Personally, as a 100% disabled veteran, I wouldn't park in the "superhero" parking space because I have the license plates and placards that allow me to park in the designated handicapped spaces.
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I have a disabled veterans license plate. If you see me parking in a handicap spot it's because I really need to that day. Most of the time I try and park out in the lot and walk. Some days the back and knees from my Airborne days just don't let me. Point is I've been question before about using handicap spots. One guy was an ass from the beginning and after his repeated "you don't look handicap" I replied "you don't look intelligent enough to understand" and walked away. His expression proved my statement
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Laugh at them, then walk away. You don't need to explain or prove anything to one of those clowns. If they start to follow you, tell them once, and only once, to back the fuck up. Should they continue to harass you, once more laugh in their face, flip the bird and walk on.
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I have Military License plates. No question then. You can also get a military license plate frame. Only the dumb will question you.
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Ask them if they wish to see your DD214, if they even know what that is!
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tell them to fuck off. And walk away. You ain't got time for their moronic questions and assumptions. You served, the end. Don't get caught up in the bullshit. Life's too short to be dealing with idiots.
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Haven't had to deal with it yet, but I keep wondering when it will happen. On the outside I look pretty normal, on the inside there is my fractured spine, and Surgical clips where my Spleen use to be. I am waiting so I can ask them where they got the X-ray vision from. When they respond they don't have it. I'll tell them STFU and get out if my face, before I demonstrate the Army training I still remember.
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