Parking in handicapped spots without a need or even a handicap Placard

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I went to the Art Museum yesterday.(1) I have been there in the past, but I keep forgetting that the wheelchair accessible ramp is in the back. As I pull up to the museum, near to the front, there is a rather full parking lot. People are pulling slowly around like vultures waiting for a spot. There is another parking lot farther north. I go to that one and see some handicapped parking spots. Ah, what luck. I pull in and park. Immediately afterwards a man in a very nice rag-top corvette pulls in next to me. He gets up. Both he and his friend get out. They walk to the Museum with no apparent reason for distress or difficulty. Looking at their car.. no handicapped plate. No handicapped placard. We go inside and my wife informs the person at the front door that someone has parked in appropriately. The person doesn't seem to even know who to contact about such a thing. More importantly, they didn't seem to care, either. I find this highly rude. There are people who have real disabilities who need those spots. In fact, when we got the placard which allows us to park in handicapped spots I was of a mind that we'd use it on days which were especially difficult. (Otherwise trying to leave a spot free for other people who need it more.) I had some bad ideas. Letting the air out of the guy's tire. Keying the door. Even just unscrewing their license plate. But, I was a nice good grown-up and didn't do any of that. I did, however, take a picture of the car and I'm just immature enough to post it. :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Various included footnotes:1) St. Louis. Art Museum - ( http://www.stlouis.art.museum/ )--------------------------------------------------------------------------------