| Wednesday, January 23, 2008 |
09:08 - And lead me not into useful achievement, but shield me from responsibility
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=509713&i
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You know...
"It is definitely discrimination, almost like a hate crime," 19-year-old Miss Maltby said yesterday.
The music technology student had this defence of her lifestyle.
"I am a pet, I generally act animal like and I lead a really easy life," she said.
"I don't cook or clean and I don't go anywhere without Dani. It might seem strange but it makes us both happy. It's my culture and my choice. It isn't hurting anyone."
The bus driver, however, has obviously not been listening.
He has repeatedly refused to allow Mr Graves, 25, and his "pet" on to his bus in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.
Last month, with Miss Maltby on a leash as usual, the couple tried to board a bus at the bus station.
The driver, who was off duty, was standing near the door.
Mr Graves alleged: "He shoved me off the bus. He called us freaks and he called Tasha a dog.
If it's your choice, then you get to face the consequences of that choice. You don't get to demand that society indulge you or make accommodation for what you choose to do, especially when it's something you've deliberately chosen so as to tweak the "normals".
The couple, who live on benefits in a council house and plan to start a family, have been friends for years.
And especially when those "normals" are paying your way in the world.
And of course everyone's on these morons' side. Such is the learned collective guilt of success, I guess.
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Brian Tiemann
