Slog - Comments on A Hot Tip for the Ages http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages From this week's Last Days column, a harrowing, ultimately hopeful Hot Tip: SUNDAY, MAY 18 The week ends with an extraordinary tale of "religion gone bad and valiant community spirit" from that inexhaustible forum for freakery known as King County Metro, reported by heroic Hot Tipper Oscar. "I was riding the 18 headed downtown, when out of the corner of my eye I saw some movement. When I turned to look, I saw a man repeatedly hitting a blind woman seated at the front of the bus. An older gentleman seated next to the woman jumped up and tried to... Copyright 2008 Fri, 23 May 2008 10:59:34 -0800 Fri, 23 May 2008 16:44:25 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Helene M. Who tells psychotic atheists to do crazy, violent stuff?

]]> Helene M. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1030818 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1030818 City Fri, 23 May 2008 11:29:22 -0800 Comment by inkweary Was the assailant Pastor Hutch? It sure sounds like him.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1030830 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1030830 City Fri, 23 May 2008 11:30:49 -0800 Comment by Hernandez This Hot Tip casts a ray of hope in my gloomy bus riding existence. Metro and its drivers do absolutely jack-shit to maintain order on their buses, so props to Oscar and co. for their display of vigilantism. As a daily Metro rider, I am truly inspired by this story.

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1030944 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1030944 City Fri, 23 May 2008 11:47:16 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I was punched in the face on a bus in Oakland once. I feel for that woman. The pain of the blows is the least of her troubles from this.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031151 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031151 City Fri, 23 May 2008 12:23:35 -0800 Comment by David Schmader The pain of the blows is the least of her troubles from this.

Do you mean how difficult it would be for a blind person to trust a world that randomly punches her in the face for no reason?

Your statement strikes me as true, I'm just curious about the specifics you have in mind...

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031164 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031164 City Fri, 23 May 2008 12:26:06 -0800 Comment by Toe Tag Metro. Seattle's other zoo.

]]> Toe Tag http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031208 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031208 City Fri, 23 May 2008 12:38:09 -0800 Comment by joykiller If we replaced buses with streetcars, these sorts of attacks wouldn't happen. Ever.

]]> joykiller http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031293 City Fri, 23 May 2008 13:03:01 -0800 Comment by Fnarf @5 -- yes, that, but more generally, being assaulted out of the blue for no reason hurts bad for a long time, even if you're not blind. I cried more in the year following my assault than I did right after it happened; I was too shocked then. It must be ten times worse for her, who REALLY didn't see it coming. I at least saw my attacker's face briefly.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031336 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031336 City Fri, 23 May 2008 13:13:05 -0800 Comment by Catalina Vel-DuRay I was singled out and screamed at by a crazy on the 36 once. That was plenty traumatic for me. I can't imagine being hit - especially when blind.

You know, we used to have good security on Metro. Undercover cops, the whole bit. I think we lost it after that car tabs initiative passed.

]]> Catalina Vel-DuRay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031575 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031575 City Fri, 23 May 2008 14:36:22 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me Getting rid of the Free Ride Zone, jacking the fare up another dollar or two and making paying the fare mandatory to gain entry (instead of just a suggested donation) would go along way.

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031749 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031749 City Fri, 23 May 2008 16:32:58 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @7 - that's because we'd be sitting on benches and could toss him out of the streetcar.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031762 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_hot_tip_for_the_ages#c1031762 City Fri, 23 May 2008 16:44:25 -0800