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May 12, 2006
Faking it
A "paralyzed" woman literally got up and ran from police when she was in the process of being arrested for fraud. Apparently, 35-year-old Laura Lee Medley has sued several California cities for injuries sustained due to lack of proper accessibility. After complaining of health issues during her arrest, she was taken to a hospital where she got out of bed and sprinted down the hall away from the police. A miracle, no doubt!
So? What's wrong with that? When I'm home, I like to get out of my wheelchair and walk around too. It's just so much easier. I can reach everything better. I only use my wheelchair when I'm out in public. I like the attention. It makes me feel special.
This news article is hilarious and disgusting at the same time. I giggled insanely when I read it at work. Just the thought of a faker like her sprinting down the hospital hallway with police trailing makes me giggle. But it's sick people like this woman who give all disabled people a bad name.
My coworkers probably think I'm faking it just so I can get an office instead of a cubicle and primo parking. Bwahaha! They'll never find me out. I'm too good at pretending.
Posted by Allison at May 12, 2006 03:04 PMI should start by saying, "agreed." The comedy only keeps rolling if you know the full story.
1. Laura Lee is my sister-in-law, though I've never met her.
2. Laura Lee has been pulling cons (albeit, not as repellent as this one) for quite some time and has already spent some time in prison.
3. Ah and here's the irony..her brother (my husband) has been working for/with disabled people for most of his adult life and has been extremely active politically on behalf of the disabled. So, in addition to being embarrassing...her stunt also flies in the face of her family's personal ethics.
4. We laughed when we saw the story too. Laura Lee was Countdown's "Worst Person in the World." We watch Countdown every night, so you can imagine what it was like from the moment he said our last name to the moment when I turned to my husband to ask, "is that your sister?" and he was already in mid-phone dial to his parents.
Later, we taped the episode...like, for the kids?.... "Look kids, aunty Laura Lee really needs to moisturize and oh yeah, stop being a big fat liar." Who knows why, but we watched it and laughed just like we do at every other schmuck who gets caught doing something stupid.