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".
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.
But they got, Diff’rent Strokes.
It takes, Diff’rent Strokes.
It takes, Diff’rent Strokes to move the world.
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,
They’ll have theirs, and you’ll have yours, and I’ll have mine.
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.
ffrom a different article:
Maltby — who lives on state benefits
Paper training ping.
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.
its england.. who doesn’t live off state benefits?
That probably explains why he doesn't get a pickup truck and let her ride in the back.
Lord have mercy. Our “hope for the future” right there-I hope not. Real life must really suck for them.
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!
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.
Beat me to it...
typical of the people around here, throw in a peircing or two and she might even attain the level of “tramp”
SICKOs
Not that
The way she dresses. Goth chicks can look so much better than that.
And she’s probably about 5’10”.
Smell the Glove. LOL
too late.....tongue pierced.
Real creeps. I wonder if she is housebroken?
That’s the name of the rapper? I thought that was a song from “This Is Spinal Tap”.
Probably not, notice she’s not carrying a pooper scooper.
yanno.. there’s a couple really nice colleges and universities in MI she could attend.. :P
Looks like he’s off shopping for peanut butter. :-)
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