1) Not just women, but men.
2) I was at the Whispering Canyon men's room last week.
3) The handicap stall was locked, and I could not enter.
4) I knocked on the door and said very loudly, "I hope you are handicapped, because I sure as heck am !!!"
5) Being in wheelchair, I could not use another stall.
6) When this middle-aged guy walked out, I said in a loud voice, "PRAISE GOD, IT IS A MIRACLE. HE HAS BEEN HEALED!"
7) After I was done, I rolled my chair past his table, and announced to his group that I was so happy his handicap is now cured!
8) Yes, I got a dirty look from him as I explained my comment to his table, but I did not care !!!
9) Some people are just so rude by using handicapped stalls when true handicapped people cannot.
NOTE: Some people have said they want their kid with them. Well, a rude reason and not an excuse the ADA recognizes. Let's have some courtesy for those that truly need the enlarged stall.
I agree that "some people are just so rude". I disagree with who the rude one is in your story. Why the heck did you feel it was appropriate to act that way? As has been said, the stalls are accessible, not reserved, so not having an "ADA recognized excuse" has nothing to do with it. You attacked the person (who you couldn't even see) without knowing anything about him (even if you could see him, there are many hidden disabilities.
I would have given you more than a dirty look.