All Chelaine McInroy wanted at VernonB次元官网网址檚 Walmart on a Saturday afternoon stop was to get groceries.

What she got instead, McInroy says, was harassed, verbally assaulted, and spat in her face.

The Armstrong amputee was parking in a handicap spot with a valid parking pass when she says a man came B次元官网网址渟torming over, screeching at me through my open window about how I clearly wasnB次元官网网址檛 disabled, that I was just faking it and taking the spot away from someone who truly needs it.B次元官网网址�

McInroy shared her story on a Vernon and area community forum page on Facebook.

B次元官网网址淗e then spat in my face and took off,B次元官网网址� said McInroy, 27, who lost her leg below her knee a few years ago.

The incident left McInroy shaken, but otherwise alright, though she now has to worry about exposure to COVID and other transmittable diseases after being spat upon with some of the spit landing in her eye.

B次元官网网址淎ll because I was sitting in my car, and this man couldnB次元官网网址檛 see my disability,B次元官网网址� said McInroy. B次元官网网址淚 am lucky in that my disability is usually visible (although of course not obvious to this man as I was sitting in my car and the prosthetic was not visible to him), but there are tons of disabilities that arenB次元官网网址檛 visible.

B次元官网网址淭hat does not give anyone the right to harshly judge others, and it sure as hell is never OK to assault someone like that. Because that is what it is - assault.B次元官网网址�

McInroy filed a police report but believes nothing will come of the incident as she said security cameras didnB次元官网网址檛 catch anything, and she said she was in a state of shock at the audacity of the suspect that she didnB次元官网网址檛 get a good physical description of the man.

B次元官网网址淚 beg of you all, if you see something like that happen, step in and help. Or at the very least, take note of the details so hopefully, the person can later be held accountable,B次元官网网址� she said, adding that a few people B次元官网网址渢urned a blind eye and walked away.B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淚ncidents like this are not as uncommon as youB次元官网网址檇 think. But they are so wrong, and if nobody ever does anything, it will continue to happen.

B次元官网网址淪o please, keep an open mind and know that there are a lot of things going on that you might not see or understand, but that does not give you the right to judge and act like that. And if you happen to witness a similar event, do something. The world needs more kindness, especially during these trying times.B次元官网网址�

McInroy says she has had a few people glare and/or say some nasty things over parking to her, but itB次元官网网址檚 never progressed to physical assault before. She says she has been physically assaulted in public before though due to her disability, just not over parking. She also has a service dog whoB次元官网网址檚 been kicked twice before, two separate times.

Her story on Facebook, as of Sunday afternoon, had drawn more than 360 reactions and 120 comments.

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