Why This Woman Wasn’t Outraged By This Rude Note Left on Her Car
Natasha Hope-Simpson didn’t have the reaction you’d expect when finding an angry note on her car.
Hope-Simpson, a 25-year-old artist from Nova Scotia, Canada, lost part of her left leg in a hit and run accident back in 2013, CBC reported. Now, she wears a prosthetic device and uses a handicapped parking permit.
Recently, she found this aggressive note on her car after leaving it parked in an accessible parking spot.
Natasha was a little flattered that this concerned #Dalhousie employee didn’t notice her leg prosthetic. #citizencop pic.twitter.com/nStw3YS7Mh
— Gregor Ash (@Gregor_Ash) April 8, 2015
The note read:
I have a video of you walking away from your car on numerous occasions, you are not handicapped! The next time you park here I will forward the videos to police with your license plate number. You should be ashamed of yourself!
Hope-Simpson, who still doesn’t know who left the note, was not angered its message. Instead, she took it as a compliment.
“I’m kind of flattered about that,” she told the outlet, “because I’ve been working pretty hard on my walk to make it look natural.”
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Melissa McGlensey is the former News Editor at The Mighty. Her writing can also be seen in Ms. Magazine, on the Ms.Magazine blog and in The Huffington Post’s Good News, Comedy and Impact sections. Melissa is also a New York City comedian who does sketch, improv and stand up. She is passionate about social justice, politics, Thai food, literature, disability rights and more. She is currently in a long-distance relationship with her cat, Sneakers, who lives in California. You can follow her on twitter at @OhHeyMeliss.
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