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BULLY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HIS VICTIM.


Byline: Emma Smith Emma Hale Smith Bidamon (10 July 1804–30 April 1879) was married to Joseph Smith, Jr. until his death in 1844, and was an early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement in her own right, both during his life and afterward as a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ  Saucier
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A Saucier [sosˈje] 
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FOR the bully who assaulted my 38-year-old disabled son at the Sherman Oaks Post Office parking lot on June 18:

I cannot imagine what goes on inside the minds of bullies. But for some reason, you decided my son did not have the right to park in the handicap space. He says you had a half cast on one leg and were parked in the first space after the handicap spaces, which by the way put you closer to the door than the handicap spaces.

Your hate-filled verbal reasoning Verbal reasoning is understanding and reasoning using concepts framed in words. It aims at evaluating ability to think constructively, rather than at simple fluency or vocabulary recognition.  was that my son's only problem was being too fat.

You are not the first to assault him or verbally abuse him. You did not smash his face and arms and chest as others have done - attacks that have required much surgical repair.

But you caused his back to jerk when you hit him, and as he is also recovering from a broken back this is causing him painful spasms.

The broken back is not the reason he has the handicap plate. He was born with a genetic problem that causes the lymphatic fluid Lymphatic fluid
The clear fluid found outside the cells which bathes the tissues. It is collected, filtered, and transported by the lymphatic system from around the tissues to the blood circulatory system. Fluid that collects as a result of lymphedema.
 to remain in his body and build up.

My son uses a pump every day to help eliminate some of the fluid. He wears pressure stockings on both legs which you should have seen as he was wearing shorts.

He is kept alive with antibiotics Antibiotics Definition

Antibiotics may be informally defined as the subgroup of anti-infectives that are derived from bacterial sources and are used to treat bacterial infections.
 every day and is hospitalized repeatedly.

He gets himself up every morning and puts on the best face he can in spite of pain. He tries to go cheerfully cheer·ful  
adj.
1. Being in good spirits; merry. See Synonyms at glad1.

2. Promoting a feeling of cheer; pleasant: a cozy, cheerful room.

3.
 about the tedious business of living in a large city.

He was at the post office to mail the renewal on that old '75 Chevy that is all I can provide him for getting around. That old car was probably offensive to you also.

His mother thanks the witnesses who stayed to give the police the report. She also thanks the post office for calling the police and the police for being so caring in taking the report.

She is grateful her son was able to get your license number before you hurried hur·ried  
adj.
1.
a. Moving or acting rapidly.

b. Required to move or act more rapidly; rushed.

2. Done in great haste: a hurried tour.
 on. Her son says God helps him handle all of this. His mother cries.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Article Type:Editorial
Date:Jun 22, 2001
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