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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: shbox
...but are they married?

I dont think so. I dont see a wedding ring through her nose. Of course she could be wearing it somewhere else (shudder)

41 posted on 01/23/2008 11:09:04 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: bigfootbob

Don’t you mean bow wow??


42 posted on 01/23/2008 11:09:21 AM PST by DeLaine (Lord, help me to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am.)
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To: forkinsocket

If you love someone, set them free...


43 posted on 01/23/2008 11:10:11 AM PST by meyer (Illegal Immigration - The profits are privatized, the costs are socialized.)
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To: absolootezer0
nope, conservatives aren’t predjudiced at all.

Hey, they're both white.

;-)

44 posted on 01/23/2008 11:10:38 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: forkinsocket

She likes long walks...


45 posted on 01/23/2008 11:11:04 AM PST by Dead Dog (Classic Liberalism..AT ALL COSTS)
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To: wastedyears; null and void; Hoodlum91; Chanticleer; Cagey; Larry Lucido; ergonomic; RockinRight

He’s a dog as well!


46 posted on 01/23/2008 11:11:28 AM PST by DeLaine (Lord, help me to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am.)
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To: DBrow

As a New Year gift, the hubby can buy her a barking dog collar. Woof; baaaaap !


47 posted on 01/23/2008 11:11:53 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
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To: forkinsocket

48 posted on 01/23/2008 11:12:00 AM PST by gridlock (Proud Romney Supporter since January 20, 2008)
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To: forkinsocket

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!”


49 posted on 01/23/2008 11:12:21 AM PST by Spok (Now a confirmed one issue voter; RTKBA.)
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To: forkinsocket

What do people like this do for a living.....computer programmers maybe? Perhaps accountants....yes, I’m sure it is something like that.


50 posted on 01/23/2008 11:12:25 AM PST by Grunthor (No Juan. No Huckaliar. Not primary, not general, not ever.)
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To: absolootezer0

yes, she will.

She graduated high school this week with a final 3.999 average for all of highschool and a ranking of ONE out of 222.
Instead of taking her free ticket into college she will first go to basic training for The Guard.

...oh, I never mention her here because her mother and I cohabitate and she got a tattoo on her birthday. That will instantly lable her as a slut and a loser.


51 posted on 01/23/2008 11:13:13 AM PST by shbox (BobbyHill: "What's the matter with those people, Dad?" HankHill: "They're hippies, son")
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To: forkinsocket

Look, we got another one, just like the other ones
Another bad ass, another troublemaker
I’m scared, ain’t you boys scared?
I wonder if he’s gonna show us what bad is?
Boys, we got a man with a dog collar on
You think we oughta’ throw ol’ Spike a bone?

Hey Spike what do you like?
Hey Spike what do you like?

Here’s another misfit, another Jimmy Dean
Bet he’s got a motorbike,
What do ya’ll think?
Bet if we be good we’ll get a ride on it
If he ain’t too mad about the future
Maybe we oughta help him see
The future ain’t what it used to be

Hey Spike, you’re scarin’ my wife
Hey, Spike what do you like?
Please Spike, tell us ‘bout life?

“Spike”, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers


52 posted on 01/23/2008 11:13:38 AM PST by Wolfie
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To: shbox
...but are they married?

No, but she's registered at the local kennel club.

53 posted on 01/23/2008 11:14:30 AM PST by Ken H
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To: wastedyears
I wouldn’t date a chick like that.

Well, she is only 19.

54 posted on 01/23/2008 11:15:38 AM PST by jdm (A Hunter Thompson ticket would be suicide.)
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To: beer
Oh, the humanity!

55 posted on 01/23/2008 11:15:57 AM PST by evets (beer)
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To: Melinda
Wonder if he lets her squat as needed.

He's not carrying a pooper-scooper.

56 posted on 01/23/2008 11:16:15 AM PST by OSHA (Liberals will lick the boot on their necks if they think the other boot is on yours and mine.)
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To: KarlInOhio

LOL!


57 posted on 01/23/2008 11:16:50 AM PST by mrsmel (Free Ramos and Compean!)
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To: FoxInSocks
Nah, this guy has the lanky look as well as the thin hair and the nose. It's Tiny Tim reincarnate. Compare:

Photobucket

58 posted on 01/23/2008 11:17:16 AM PST by bcsco (Tag space for rent: "aPaulogists" need not apply.)
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To: forkinsocket
They should have treated these two freaks just like every other passenger and deny them the attention for which they are so obviously desperate.
59 posted on 01/23/2008 11:17:44 AM PST by Trailerpark Badass (Don't taze me, bro!!)
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To: 50sDad

“I saw the National Organization for Women sit on their hands for eight years while Bill Clinton raped, groped, and serially abused a half dozen women.”

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

They also haven’t done much to help their burka-clad sisters either!”


60 posted on 01/23/2008 11:18:02 AM PST by Marathoner 244
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