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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: Wolfie

Now, the world don’t move to the beat of just one drum,
What might be right for you, may not be right for some.
A man is born, he’s a man of means.
Then along come two, they got nothing but their jeans.

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It takes, Diff’rent Strokes.
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Everybody’s got a special kind of story
Everybody finds a way to shine,
It don’t matter that you got not alot
So what,
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And together we’ll be fine....

Because it takes, Diff’rent Strokes to move the world.
Yes it does.
It takes, Diff’rent Strokes to move the world.


61 posted on 01/23/2008 11:18:42 AM PST by shbox (BobbyHill: "What's the matter with those people, Dad?" HankHill: "They're hippies, son")
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To: Grunthor

ffrom a different article:

Maltby — who lives on state benefits


62 posted on 01/23/2008 11:18:44 AM PST by Hoodlum91 (I support global warming.)
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To: Slings and Arrows; martin_fierro

Paper training ping.


63 posted on 01/23/2008 11:19:25 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: forkinsocket

Who was that rapper on some award show a few years ago who had his “b*tches” in dog collars and leashes? This just reminded me of that.


64 posted on 01/23/2008 11:19:43 AM PST by mrsmel (Free Ramos and Compean!)
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To: Hoodlum91

its england.. who doesn’t live off state benefits?


65 posted on 01/23/2008 11:20:09 AM PST by absolootezer0 (white male christian hetero married gun toting SUV driving motorcycle riding conservative smoker)
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To: Hoodlum91
who lives on state benefits

That probably explains why he doesn't get a pickup truck and let her ride in the back.

66 posted on 01/23/2008 11:20:50 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: gridlock

Lord have mercy. Our “hope for the future” right there-I hope not. Real life must really suck for them.


67 posted on 01/23/2008 11:21:00 AM PST by mrsmel (Free Ramos and Compean!)
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To: Dead Dog

If he takes her for a walk down my street, and she poops on my lawn, he better clean it up like other responsible dog owners!


68 posted on 01/23/2008 11:21:05 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ("Don't touch that thing")
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To: wastedyears
She’s a complete and total tool and he’s a doofus

My first year in high school (1971), there was a redneck guy who was a junior or senior who used to walk 2 steps ahead of his girlfriend every time I saw them. She used to keep her head down so she wouldn't make eye contact with anyone. I never did find out what that was all about.

69 posted on 01/23/2008 11:21:21 AM PST by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: Wolfie

Beat me to it...


70 posted on 01/23/2008 11:22:37 AM PST by Darth Tokarev
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To: shbox

typical of the people around here, throw in a peircing or two and she might even attain the level of “tramp”


71 posted on 01/23/2008 11:22:39 AM PST by absolootezer0 (white male christian hetero married gun toting SUV driving motorcycle riding conservative smoker)
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To: forkinsocket

SICKOs


72 posted on 01/23/2008 11:23:29 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: jdm

Not that

The way she dresses. Goth chicks can look so much better than that.

And she’s probably about 5’10”.


73 posted on 01/23/2008 11:23:41 AM PST by wastedyears (This is my BOOMSTICK)
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To: mrsmel

Smell the Glove. LOL


74 posted on 01/23/2008 11:23:43 AM PST by don'tbedenied
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To: absolootezer0

too late.....tongue pierced.


75 posted on 01/23/2008 11:24:28 AM PST by shbox (BobbyHill: "What's the matter with those people, Dad?" HankHill: "They're hippies, son")
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To: forkinsocket

Real creeps. I wonder if she is housebroken?


76 posted on 01/23/2008 11:24:34 AM PST by TexasRepublic (Islam is a mental disorder)
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To: don'tbedenied

That’s the name of the rapper? I thought that was a song from “This Is Spinal Tap”.


77 posted on 01/23/2008 11:25:35 AM PST by mrsmel (Free Ramos and Compean!)
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To: Melinda

Probably not, notice she’s not carrying a pooper scooper.


78 posted on 01/23/2008 11:26:14 AM PST by bigfootbob
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To: shbox

yanno.. there’s a couple really nice colleges and universities in MI she could attend.. :P


79 posted on 01/23/2008 11:26:20 AM PST by absolootezer0 (white male christian hetero married gun toting SUV driving motorcycle riding conservative smoker)
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To: forkinsocket

Looks like he’s off shopping for peanut butter. :-)


80 posted on 01/23/2008 11:26:22 AM PST by Flashman_at_the_charge (A proud member of the self-preservation society)
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