Royal Marine Ben McBean, a double amputee war veteran who lost an arm and a leg in Afghanistan, has had his blue disabled parking badge revoked after completing the London Marathon for charity. McBean, who has been publicly recognized for his heroism, including at Prince Harry's Invictus Games, was informed that his accomplishment of running the marathon disqualified him from renewing his blue badge as he did not 'officially meet the criteria'. The decision has sparked outrage and debate over the qualifications for disability assistance.
Royal Marine hailed a hero by Prince Harry's Invictus Games after losing an arm and leg in Afghanistan is REFUSED application to renew blue parking badge 'for not officially meeting the criteria'. https://t.co/jEAbKAeA1w https://t.co/e4oY5N9tuc
Disgraceful. How many limbs do you need to lose serving your country to qualify for a disability parking permit? Afghanistan war vet who lost arm & leg to bomb stripped of blue badge - The Sun https://t.co/TX1TjYdgCm
'How disabled do I have to be?': War hero Ben McBean, who lost his arm and leg in Afghanistan, ‘stripped of blue badge’ https://t.co/E2GaTC3xvY
Double amputee war veteran Ben McBean says his disabled badge was taken away from him because he ran the London Marathon for charity. “They took it off me because I proved I could run!” @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/01xhwiBnmj
All of the other dystopian things about this tweet aside, how does one break their hip in the middle of a parking lot? https://t.co/88cGd8lRcq