I'm seeing more and more people parking in handicap spots, employees of the month spots and over spaces that are reserved for specific people with zero fucks given. When a society stops respecting these basic courtesies we have fallen.
I don't know if I'd go as far as "we have fallen", but I think I agree that a dude should be able to park in any other legitimate spot.
Never understood this practice by healthy people since those spaces are usually closest to the entrance. I am a fat old man with a desk/computer job and always look for a spot far away from the entrance so that I get at least a bit of exercise when I go places since I sit on my ass most of the time.
I park way away, usually, too. But it's more of a thing where I don't want to drive near the doofuses walking into and out of the store. Plus, I got a tiny car - I don't want to try pulling out of a parking spot where there's a lot of other cars. Your minivans and other nerdy cars aren't easy for me to see around.
But to your point... how hard is it to get a handicap tag? I see people parking in those spots, and the driver and passenger get out and they're as capable as I am. But they have a tag. So.. I guess they're allowed to do that? But back to Dub's point, why would they want to park there? It's literally 3 spots closer than the first non-handicap spot.