Originally posted by Rob_Gee_a.k.a _Guiny:No, that wasn't a good thing to do…but c'mon, they could have let it go.
then she mocked the officer.
Woman arrested for chewing on Metro
Oh ok…since it was right under my post I thought…oh well you know.
Don't you people see how this incident has divided our fair city? I wish we could just go back to the way things were pre - 9/28.
Don't you people see how this incident has divided our fair city? I wish we could just go back to the way things were pre - 9/28.
Originally posted by thirsty moore:
The comment was about whether she was African American or not. I hadn't seen the article in the Post where there's a picture of her.
Originally posted by chaz:
Originally posted by thirsty moore:"Curry-Hagler turned around and followed Willett into the station. Moments after making a remark to the officer, Willett said, she was searched, handcuffed and arrested for chewing the last bite of her candy bar after she passed through the fare gates. She was released several hours later after paying a $10 fine, pending a hearing."
Ah, okay. In the article it didn't mention that.
Can someone please make the cops eat donuts joke already?
I've got to agree with those that feel she got what she deserved. She didn't only mock the officer, she refused to stop and produce ID. If she had she would have gotten a warning or ticket and that would have been the end of it. Instead she made rude remarks and ignored the officer. I bet she's one of the ones that writes into the Express and complains about people breaking the rules on the metro and there being no enforcement. Talk about having your cake and eating it too!
I mouthed off to a couple of cops once. I got the shit kicked out of me. I have since refrained from mouthing off to cops.
She was warned, continued to break the law and got arrested. What's the problem here? Anyway, she looks like she enjoys those Paydays a little too much if you ask me….and she's BLACK for crying out loud. This "African American" garbage is a joke…I'm willing to bet she's never set foot in Africa. What's wrong with being "black"? I just don't get it….until white's are "European Americans" then black people will be black. It's just silly political correctness dreamed up by Jesse Jackson most probably.
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:One of my pet peeves is locals who yell at tourists for standing to the left on those really short little escalators going down to the platform from the faregates. Unless a train is coming, calm the fuck down – the whole escalator ride is 17 seconds. You might save 4 seconds by yelling and passing by. Now, the regular long escalators, that makes more sense. Though a polite "excuse me" always works when I use it…
Or arrest the dumb fucks who stand on the left side of the escalator. Even when there's a fire in the station.
Originally posted by J'Mal:Wait – by my reading, she did exactly what the officer told her. She finished the bar (ie, threw any related trash away and had no food in her hands whatsoever) before entering the metro. This is the issue – the possible waste from food products, right? What, the possibility that she might vomit is part of the equation? Anyone could vomit anytime, whether they have food in their mouths or not.
she got what she deserved. she did it after being told not to by a cop, come on. and then she talked back instead of just taking the ticket.
She finished the candy bar for all intent and purposes. She did NOT continue breaking the law, she did exactly as the officer asked her initially.
Seems like the tourists are the ones who are in the wrong, not the locals.
Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:One of my pet peeves is locals who yell at tourists for standing to the left on those really short little escalators going down to the platform from the faregates. Unless a train is coming, calm the fuck down – the whole escalator ride is 17 seconds. You might save 4 seconds by yelling and passing by. Now, the regular long escalators, that makes more sense. Though a polite "excuse me" always works when I use it…
Or arrest the dumb fucks who stand on the left side of the escalator. Even when there's a fire in the station.
Is Rory going to be an American?
Originally posted by Bollocks:
What's wrong with being "black"? I just don't get it….until white's are "European Americans" then black people will be black.
I must say I'm shocked at how many board members are siding with the cops on this. Yeah i know we need the police in our society and I do my best to respect them…but this story just brings out the rabble rouser in me. Payday lady mouthed off a bit, but in the end it seems like the reason the cops gave her such a hassle were as much (if not more) personal as they were legal. And I've got no tolerance for cops that allow the chip on thier shoulder to determine their actions.
Originally posted by chaz:I'm w/ ya.
but in the end it seems like the reason the cops gave her such a hassle were as much (if not more) personal as they were legal. And I've got no tolerance for cops that allow the chip on thier shoulder to determine their actions.
The signs say no eating on the train or WITHIN ANY PART OF THE METRO SYSTEM (this includes the station part before the turnstyle)
Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
Originally posted by J'Mal:Wait – by my reading, she did exactly what the officer told her. She finished the bar (ie, threw any related trash away and had no food in her hands whatsoever) before entering the metro. This is the issue – the possible waste from food products, right? What, the possibility that she might vomit is part of the equation? Anyone could vomit anytime, whether they have food in their mouths or not.
she got what she deserved. she did it after being told not to by a cop, come on. and then she talked back instead of just taking the ticket.
She finished the candy bar for all intent and purposes. She did NOT continue breaking the law, she did exactly as the officer asked her initially.
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
[QB] The signs say no eating on the train or WITHIN ANY PART OF THE METRO SYSTEM (this includes the station part before the turnstyle)
But you dont actually see the signs till you get within the turnstyle.
This whole thing smacks of the ridiculous "zero tolerance" policies in schools where kids are *expelled* for having a nail file or an aspirin in school.
Look, she obviously was finished with the candy bar. Unless she vomited in the station, the spirit of the law was *not* being violated. It's not like she was opening up a happy meal on the train. I think she expected a little discretion to be used and was shocked at how blind, context-free and idiotic the law enforcement was.
Look, she obviously was finished with the candy bar. Unless she vomited in the station, the spirit of the law was *not* being violated. It's not like she was opening up a happy meal on the train. I think she expected a little discretion to be used and was shocked at how blind, context-free and idiotic the law enforcement was.
I'm not saying the tourists are right, but why throw a fit over that particular scenario? If my point isn't logical to you, then we're at an impasse. When I see this situation, to me it's locals being annoying "I live here, you don't, get outta my way" assholes.
Note my parameters, only the short escalator and no train coming. It's not right and wrong, it's reasonable and shitty.
Note my parameters, only the short escalator and no train coming. It's not right and wrong, it's reasonable and shitty.
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Seems like the tourists are the ones who are in the wrong, not the locals.
Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:One of my pet peeves is locals who yell at tourists for standing to the left on those really short little escalators going down to the platform from the faregates. Unless a train is coming, calm the fuck down – the whole escalator ride is 17 seconds. You might save 4 seconds by yelling and passing by. Now, the regular long escalators, that makes more sense. Though a polite "excuse me" always works when I use it…
Or arrest the dumb fucks who stand on the left side of the escalator. Even when there's a fire in the station.
Different people have differing levels of patience, I guess.
I myself, want them out of the way, no matter the size of the escalator. I yell, but I yell, "Excuse me, please." Often they are so off in la-la land, you have to politely yell just to get their attention.
I myself, want them out of the way, no matter the size of the escalator. I yell, but I yell, "Excuse me, please." Often they are so off in la-la land, you have to politely yell just to get their attention.
Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
I'm not saying the tourists are right, but why throw a fit over that particular scenario? If my point isn't logical to you, then we're at an impasse. When I see this situation, to me it's locals being annoying "I live here, you don't, get outta my way" assholes.
Note my parameters, only the short escalator and no train coming. It's not right and wrong, it's reasonable and shitty.
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Seems like the tourists are the ones who are in the wrong, not the locals.
Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:One of my pet peeves is locals who yell at tourists for standing to the left on those really short little escalators going down to the platform from the faregates. Unless a train is coming, calm the fuck down – the whole escalator ride is 17 seconds. You might save 4 seconds by yelling and passing by. Now, the regular long escalators, that makes more sense. Though a polite "excuse me" always works when I use it…
Or arrest the dumb fucks who stand on the left side of the escalator. Even when there's a fire in the station.
When I said metro, I was referring to the station, not the train. She was on the escalator when the officer told her to "finish," insinuating he didn't consider her in the station yet. Otherwise he would have stopped her at the bottom of the escalator, right?
I think there should be regular mouth checks instituted; I'll bet there are definitely commuters on those trains with specks of sausage and wheaties left in there EVERY SINGLE MORNING. The chaos must be contained.
I think there should be regular mouth checks instituted; I'll bet there are definitely commuters on those trains with specks of sausage and wheaties left in there EVERY SINGLE MORNING. The chaos must be contained.
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
The signs say no eating on the train or WITHIN ANY PART OF THE METRO SYSTEM (this includes the station part before the turnstyle)
Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
Originally posted by J'Mal:Wait – by my reading, she did exactly what the officer told her. She finished the bar (ie, threw any related trash away and had no food in her hands whatsoever) before entering the metro. This is the issue – the possible waste from food products, right? What, the possibility that she might vomit is part of the equation? Anyone could vomit anytime, whether they have food in their mouths or not.
she got what she deserved. she did it after being told not to by a cop, come on. and then she talked back instead of just taking the ticket.
She finished the candy bar for all intent and purposes. She did NOT continue breaking the law, she did exactly as the officer asked her initially.
I have to wonder if the people defending the cops would support zero-tolerance jaywalking ticketing on empty side streets. I mean - it's against the law.