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Dog leash goths 'hounded off bus'
BBC ^ | 23 January 2008 | Staff

Posted on 01/23/2008 10:47:51 AM PST by forkinsocket

A goth who leads his girlfriend around with a dog lead and collar was stopped from getting on a bus amid fears for passenger safety, a bus firm confirmed. Dani Graves, 25, and his fiancee Tasha Maltby, 19, of Dewsbury, West Yorks, claim they have been discriminated against by bus firm Arriva Yorkshire.

The black-clad couple said they had been told to leave one bus and prevented from boarding another.

The bus firm said safety came first, but it was investigating the complaint.

Bus operator Arriva claimed other passengers could be put at risk if the bus braked sharply.

Operations director for Arriva Yorkshire, Paul Adcock, said: "Arriva takes any allegation of discrimination very seriously and have interviewed the driver regarding Mr Graves' claims.

"Our primary concern is passenger safety and while the couple are very welcome to travel on our buses, we are asking that Miss Maltby remove her dog lead before boarding the bus.

"It could be dangerous for the couple and other passengers if a driver had to brake sharply while Miss Maltby was wearing the lead."

The company said it was writing to Mr Graves "to apologise for any distress caused by the way this matter was handled".


TOPICS: Culture/Society; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: aboutright; bus; dogcollar; gooduseforagoth; goth; goths; lookslikeadogtome; uk
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To: forkinsocket

No wonder the islamofascists are gaining ground in Great Britain!


141 posted on 01/23/2008 12:45:25 PM PST by Polyxene (For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel - Martin Luther)
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To: forkinsocket

It says something that he would rather get off the bus then let her “off leash” for a while.


142 posted on 01/23/2008 12:45:46 PM PST by AndyTheBear (Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
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To: forkinsocket

GUILTY!


143 posted on 01/23/2008 12:45:53 PM PST by Redcloak (Dingos ate my tagline.)
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To: Slings and Arrows; forkinsocket




144 posted on 01/23/2008 12:45:53 PM PST by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra - https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: forkinsocket

Abu Ghraib?


145 posted on 01/23/2008 12:47:49 PM PST by Jumpmaster (Teddy is all wet.)
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To: Spok
It’s actually a public service that these whack jobs dress and act like they do-it saves the rest of us the time and trouble of mistaking them for human beings. It’s like wearing a sign that says “Warning! Whacko in the area!”

Yes the are obviously so messed up it is an attractive aesthetic to consider them as less then human. But in all seriousness that is an ill begotten attitude to take towards anyone. Rather, it is precisely because they are human that their behavior is bothersome.

146 posted on 01/23/2008 12:54:07 PM PST by AndyTheBear (Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
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To: Madame Dufarge; DeLaine

“Candy is dandy but click her is quicker!”

Somebody spank me!


147 posted on 01/23/2008 12:54:16 PM PST by Froufrou
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To: mrsmel

It’s a Spinal Tap reference, just popped out of my head when I saw the picture and read your rock reference. “Bitch School” comes to mind:

You been bad
Don’t do what I say.
You don’t listen.
And you never obey.
Try to teach you.
But you just won’t be good.
You won’t behave the way
A big girl should.
It’s time to give the whip a crack.
I’m gonna have to send you back to
Bitch School.
Bitch School.
You’re a beauty.
You’re the best of your breed.
You’re a handful.
And I know what you need.
You need training.
Gonna bring you to heel.
I’m gonna break you with my will of steel.
Discipline’s my middle name.
And no one comes back the same from
Bitch School.
Bitch School.
No more sniffling strangers, or running free at night.
You think my bark’s bad, honey - wait till you feel my bite.
You got problems.
You whine and you beg.
When I’m busy,
You wanna dance with my leg.
I’m gonna chain you.
Make you sleep out of doors.
You’re so fetching when you’re down on all fours.
And when you hear your master,
You will come a little faster, thanks to
Bitch School.


148 posted on 01/23/2008 12:55:14 PM PST by don'tbedenied
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To: Larry Lucido

agreed...clean her up...get her a make over(she’s already got the figure), etc. and she’s fine.

The Dude on the other hand needs to be incarcerated for his own good...


149 posted on 01/23/2008 12:55:50 PM PST by in hoc signo vinces ("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis.")
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To: don'tbedenied; mrsmel; DeLaine; Madame Dufarge

“...you wanna dance with my leg?!”


150 posted on 01/23/2008 1:01:42 PM PST by Froufrou
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To: forkinsocket

whatever...


151 posted on 01/23/2008 1:03:28 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: absolootezer0
Not predjudiced a bit. I didn't have anything for or against them, until they acted like idiots in public, then cried to the press.

Dressing funny; odd makeup; wierd hair, so what? No biggie; acting like fools, though gets them treated as such. THAT is not predjudice; that is reaction to their action.

152 posted on 01/23/2008 1:04:36 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (The Marching Morons are coming...and are now double-timing!)
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To: ApplegateRanch

look thru the comments. read things like “hillary reporter” “idiots” etc.
deride them for crying to the press, yes. but people should not based on how they dress.


153 posted on 01/23/2008 1:06:41 PM PST by absolootezer0 (white male christian hetero married gun toting SUV driving motorcycle riding conservative smoker)
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To: gridlock

I have to admire the nice spit shined boots they are wearing. At least they are not lazy goths.

If the girl got metal nails like the one in the link below I would have a much longer leash.

http://www.industrialgothic.com/melle-noir/


154 posted on 01/23/2008 1:06:48 PM PST by Swiss
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To: meyer

...and if they don’t come back, hunt them down and kill them!


155 posted on 01/23/2008 1:09:09 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (The Marching Morons are coming...and are now double-timing!)
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To: Froufrou

I mean what can you expect from a band like Spinal Tap.


156 posted on 01/23/2008 1:17:15 PM PST by don'tbedenied
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To: absolootezer0

>> that’s because they’re emo, masquerade players or mansonites. true goths want to be left alone. <<

Oh, please. The earliest origins of Goth were “look-at-me, look-at-me” types. The whole name of the game in Goth fashion and music is who can attract the most attention. Any phylogeny is based on either 1. origins, 2. uniquely recognizable characteristics, or 3. agreed-to understandings. In all three measures, Goths are 99% attention whores. One caveat: they often want to be ignored by all but other *goths*, but they are still attention whores. Conversely, emos want mainstream society to understand their feelings, but don’t so much like to be treated as exceptional.


157 posted on 01/23/2008 1:17:29 PM PST by dangus
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To: forkinsocket

Why would these two need a bus to get around? Are brooms in short supply?


158 posted on 01/23/2008 1:23:17 PM PST by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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To: gridlock
The Goth idiot with the girl sure looks better than this Goth guy from Germany:

159 posted on 01/23/2008 1:25:47 PM PST by NCC-1701 (PUT AN END TO ORGANIZED CRIME. ABOLISH THE I.R.S.)
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To: KarlInOhio; windcliff; stylecouncilor

LOL ping


160 posted on 01/23/2008 1:27:18 PM PST by I Drive Too Fast
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