• "Disabled" World Cup Fans Seen Leaping From Their Wheelchairs In Celebration In Stadium's Handicap Z
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[URL="http://www.thestar.com/sports/worldcup/2014/06/20/wheelchair_cheaters_grab_world_cup_tickets.html"]http://www.thestar.com/sports/worldcup/2014/06/20/wheelchair_cheaters_grab_world_cup_tickets.html[/URL] [URL=http://imgur.com/5PmC7Cf][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5PmC7Cf.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [QUOTE]Oh, the miracle of soccer. Oh, the curative powers of the stadium with its raucous crowds. Alternatively, oh the lengths fans will go to see their team in action during the FIFA World Cup. So eager, apparently, are some Brazilian fans to catch their team up close and personal that they’re buying up wheelchair tickets — wheelchair cost not included. At least that’s the popular narrative after pictures surfaced reportedly showing wheelchair-bound Brazilian fans standing up to cheer their team on to its 3-1 victory over Croatia during the opening match. [/QUOTE]
It is Football after all.
It's disgusting that people scam the system, but at the same time it's worth noting that not everyone who requires a wheelchair is unable to stand for any given length of time.
[QUOTE=HelveticaFont;45191339]It is Football after all.[/QUOTE] Faking injury is a football tradition.
Following the tradition as said above
What an ignorant article on disability. Just because you require a wheel chair doesn't mean you can't stand.
Because only people who are lame from the waist down are issued a wheelchair. Come on guys think a little further than that.
Judging from the pictures they probably couldn't see much sitting down. I've seen a lot of wheelchair-bound people who have pretty awesome upper-body strength. Wouldn't surprise me if they could keep themselves supporting for a time.
Yeah my bro is a high function CP, his left side of his body is basically crippled to some extent, he can stand but he has trouble getting anywhere that requires long distance walks.
football jesus performed a miracle and healed these people on the spot
I thought this turned out to be a misunderstanding? There was a surplus of tickets for disabled seating and they decided to sell them to non-disabled people, she's sitting in a wheel chair because there is no seat there to sit on. Unless that is also untrue.
Something as simple as having a screwed up foot can mean you're unable to walk but you can still sort of stand up.
Man Brazilians really love football [editline]23rd June 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Dalndox;45191382]Judging from the pictures they probably couldn't see much sitting down. I've seen a lot of wheelchair-bound people who have pretty awesome upper-body strength. Wouldn't surprise me if they could keep themselves supporting for a time.[/QUOTE] Yeah but she's grabbing her hat....
[QUOTE=Oicani Gonzales;45191502]supposedly (i didnt see it) they found and interviewed this lady and she cant actually walk, but can stand for short periods[/QUOTE] Yep, nailed it. One of my aunts, for example, is in heart failure. She can stand, but the actual act of walking will exhaust her in a few minutes, so if she wants to get anywhere, the wheelchair is a must.
[QUOTE=Omali;45191343]It's disgusting that people scam the system, but at the same time it's worth noting that not everyone who requires a wheelchair is unable to stand for any given length of time.[/QUOTE] For those who have only interfaced with those in wheelchairs through vicarious means, it is hard to understand/believe that not all those in wheelchairs are completely disabled. It makes for easy sensationalism as far as the media is concerned. [I]"OH NO, The disabled aren't as disabled as you thought?!" [/I]Yet one more sickening stigma for those who suffer from many degrees of disability, or debilitation.
Things I learned today: If you can stand, you aren't "disabled." Which is totally why my mother, who had a brain AVM and suffers from hemiparesis, is considered disabled, but can totally walk on her own! Obviously she's scamming the system. :downs:
[QUOTE=Protocol7;45191550]Things I learned today: If you can stand, you aren't "disabled." Which is totally why my mother, who had a brain AVM and suffers from hemiparesis, is considered disabled, but can totally walk on her own! Obviously she's scamming the system. :downs:[/QUOTE] C'mon dude, not all cases are the same. Some people are stronger than others, and there are those that abuse the system, but there most certainly are those who need a wheelchair for a very large majority of the time. Please don't be facetious.
[QUOTE=Oicani Gonzales;45191502]supposedly (i didnt see it) they found and interviewed this lady and she cant actually walk, but can stand for short periods[/QUOTE] Apologies on my part then :( . I figured this was another case of fraudulent disability, as the article mentioned that the police were investigating. Hopefully she didn't face too much knee-jerk criticism.
I worked with a guy with a muscle disease that only affected his legs. He could stand normal but when he walked hw had to contort himself in really strange looking ways so he opted to use a wheelchair
Guess what, you can also be disabled without actually [I]looking[/I] like you are. Like me with my back, I look "normal" most of the time, with the only indication being that the more pain I'm in, the further I lean forward, untl I end up looking like I'm hunchbacked, but, I only start doign that when I'm in more than my already incredible amoutn of pain. To put it in perspective, my normal, regular every day pain, is so bad that I don't even feel if i've burned or scalded myself. Being in pain a lot is also extremely tiring and being in pain and somewhat functional, is even more so and required vast amounts of concentration (which in itself is tiring too) to be functional even for a short time. Hell, a quick nip into town and back, and I'm pretty much done with physical exertion for the rest of the day. Which results in me going out as little as possible, usually at most 2 times a week. There's also other disabilities, like depression (which I also severely suffer, go me), that are similarly invisible and thus people are judgemental based on you appearing perfectly fine. If it wasn't for the internet, I'd be dead, by my own hand, as isolation, boredom and depression and physical suffering are one hell of a nasty mix, and even then, people are judgemental, calling my usage of the internet a luxury, when, infact, it is, quite literally, keeping me alive. Bit of a rant I know but whatever.
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