Azalin Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Soooo many assumptions being made about this story with no facts to back it up. The only thing we know so far is that she had $5, but had no ticket when inspected, so got kicked off the bus. Everyone is jumping to the conclusion that she was refused a bus ticket, or that the driver called her in, or that she was mistreated in anyway. Stop the outrage! quoted from the article: 'She offered the bus driver the money, but he refused, saying he only accepted exact change.' not to jump to any wild conclusions here or anything, but I'm going to risk the assumption that the driver refused her a bus ticket because she didn't have exact change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 quoted from the article: 'She offered the bus driver the money, but he refused, saying he only accepted exact change.' not to jump to any wild conclusions here or anything, but I'm going to risk the assumption that the driver refused her a bus ticket because she didn't have exact change. You're jumping to the wild conclusion that the story is, in fact, accurate. Personally, that's not an assumption I make with much regularity anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 You're jumping to the wild conclusion that the story is, in fact, accurate. are you suggesting that a Canadian newspaper may fall short of the impeccable standards set by American newspapers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 are you suggesting that a Canadian newspaper may fall short of the impeccable standards set by American newspapers? Montreal Gazette definitely has an agenda against french institutions like the STM but that doesn't change the fact that they are the scum of the earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 quoted from the article: 'She offered the bus driver the money, but he refused, saying he only accepted exact change.' not to jump to any wild conclusions here or anything, but I'm going to risk the assumption that the driver refused her a bus ticket because she didn't have exact change. As I've mentioned before in SF the fare boxes ony take coins or singles and the driver can't give change. So having said that there would no way for her to pay her fare worn a five dollar bill. Not sure if that's the same set up there but it sounds like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 As I've mentioned before in SF the fare boxes ony take coins or singles and the driver can't give change. So having said that there would no way for her to pay her fare worn a five dollar bill. Not sure if that's the same set up there but it sounds like it. But if it's only accessible to those who can pay, is it truly public transportation? This is Wall Street's fault! We need single payer buses, dammit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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