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    Older pedestrian blocks driver from parking for long-awaited doctor's appointment, he calls the authorities after missing the appointment: 'She started taking pictures of my license plate'

    Should people have the right to reserve a public parking space?

    Any driver who has wasted countless minutes crawling around a packed parking lot has probably thought that the answer to this question should be yes. However, when everybody who wants to park their car has the same opinion, things can get pretty chaotic very quickly. First come, first-served is a system that is in place with most public parking for a reason.

    One of the most irritating things about having a car as your main form of transport is having a place to leave it when you use it for its intended purpose. As such, it is no wonder that some drivers get a territorial form of road rage when it comes to finding a parking space. There are certain locations where doing such a thing can prove to be a real challenge, despite the fact that you require a car to get there.

    When taking the car somewhere, the best thing you can do is give yourself plenty of time to figure out the parking situation before you actually get where you're going. You never know what problems may arise if you do not time things the right way. While it is not always possible to be so fastidiously organized, it is a way of operating that helps minimize those frustrating incidents when there is no suitable place to put your vehicle. It is not a pleasant situation to be in, not least if you have to be somewhere in a hurry.

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    • A patient had been waiting for a doctor's appointment for more than a month when they arrived at the doctor's office by car and realized that there was no place for them to park. With five minutes to spare, he eventually saw someone move from a nearby space and went to park there.

      His attempt was thwarted by a woman on foot, who told him she was saving the parking space for somebody else. This caused an altercation that led him to miss his appointment, as well as getting the police called on the woman. On reflection, he was not sure if he escalated the situation to a level that was unnecessary.

    • Am I wrong for calling the police on an elderly woman who blocked a parking spot and made me miss my doctor’s appointment?

      I had a doctor's appointment over an hour away, and I'd been waiting more than a month for it. I arrived about 5 minutes before the appointment. Parking there is always crowded, but I can usually find something.
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    • This time, every spot was taken. Then, right in front of the doctor's office, the car ahead of me pulled out of a space. I immediately turned on my blinker and started parallel parking into it. I was already halfway in when an older
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    • woman suddenly stepped into the space and said I couldn't park there because she was "saving it" for someone else.
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    • I told her I was there first, was already pulling in, and had a doctor's appointment in minutes. She refused to move. I told her what she was doing was illegal, but she said she didn't care and wouldn't move.
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    • I got angry and said that if she kept blocking it, then nobody would use the spot. We stayed there for about 10 minutes. There were no other spaces nearby, and this was my only chance of making the appointment.
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    • She started taking pictures of my license plate and saying things like, "We'll see who wins," and "You'll find out who you're dealing with." I started recording and called emergency services. The operator told me what she was doing was illegal and sent police.
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    • A few minutes later, when she got distracted looking for the car she was saving the space for, I quickly finished parking. She walked away still threatening me. I called the doctor's office to explain I might be late because of the incident, but they said they couldn't hold the appointment. I was the last patient of the day, so the doctor left. I missed an appointment I'd waited over a month for.
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    • When police arrived, I showed them the videos and explained everything. They confirmed she was in the wrong. We found her at a nearby restaurant, and her daughter came out and started insulting me for "harassing an old woman." But when police confronted the older woman, she suddenly acted innocent.
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    • The police asked whether I wanted to pursue the matter further since I had suffered a financial loss by missing the appointment. After hearing that money is the problem she offered to pay me for my loss. I said I didn't want money. I just wanted her to admit she was wrong and promise not to do this to anyone again. She agreed, and I let it go.
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    • Now I feel conflicted. She was elderly, and I did call the police over a parking spot. But she blocked me, threatened me, and caused me to miss an important medical appointment.
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    • Edit: Clarifying one detail because I worded it poorly in the original post: the police did not order her to pay me compensation. They only said I had suffered a real loss by missing my doctor's appointment and asked whether I wanted to make any claims. After that, she was the one who offered me money and asked how much I wanted. That part was entirely her idea, not the police's.
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    • ProfessorDistinct835 lol. Where do you live that police come out for a parking spot standoff?
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    • YungYanush Original Poster's Reply Eastern Europe
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    • No_Change_78 You called emergency services over a blocked parking space, they showed up immediately, and tracked down the woman who blocked your space? And showed up 5 minutes prior to an important appointment?
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    • Yung Yanush Original Poster's Reply They showed up 15 minutes after the call, I told them where the woman was because u recorded her leaving the spot after I parked. And yeah I am a dummy dumb dumb for being so late to the appointment, that's on me.
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    • hadesarrow3 Just out of curiosity... who would you have said "made" you miss the appointment if that space hadn't opened?
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    • Yung Yanush Original Poster's Reply It was my fault either way actually
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    • fuzzyp1nkd3ath You called emergency services over a parking space?
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    • Yung Yanush Original Poster's Reply I lost my guard and emotions took over the moment she started to threaten me, that I will regret blocking the space
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    • fuzzyp1nkd3ath I mean, if her threats were more intimidating and less "I'll call a towing company", then NTA Threatening someone over a parking space is wild.
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    • Yung Yanush Original Poster's Reply I kind of understood it as : ,,YOU DONT KNOW WHO I CAN CONTACT TO SCREW YOU OVER YOUR BAD PARKING DECISIONS!!" Yeah...
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    • stayuntill NTA for calling the police. However arriving only 5 minutes early for an important appointment is just poor planning.
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    • Overall-Lynx917 "I'd waited months for the appointment". "It was an hours away". "Parking there is always crowded". "I arrived 5 minutes before my appointment". Sorry but you set yourself up to fail. Yes the Old Lady was a problem but you need to take ownership of your own input into this situation.
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    • steina009 ESH this woman for what she did but you also, you came 5 minutes early knowing that the parking is sparse.
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    • canvasshoes2 ESH. YOU arrived 5 minutes before an important appointment??? Most docs want you there, in the office, 15 mins early. Her because age doesn't excuse that sort of behavior.
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    • Nightlilly2021 NTA but you should have given yourself more than just 5 minutes. You knew that parking was going to be difficult and if you had given yourself more time you probably could have found another spot further away.
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