Marine Denied A Seat By Greyhound Bus Lines

I know this is old news to some as it happened back on the 9th of this month. However, with the recent complications leading to and the delivery of my son I have been very busy. Those of you who know me, know that I am very pro-military.

Something the likes of this deserves more than the harsh words I have to offer.

According to Fox21.com:

Monday, August 9, 2004, Marine Denied Bus Ride

An area Marine says he wasn’t allowed on a Greyhound Bus, despite having his ticket for several weeks.

All PFC Jay Griffin wanted to do was make it to combat training camp on time, he had his ticket in hand and was at the Greyhound Bus Station in Greenville before the bus arrived, but he was not allowed to board the bus. He was dressed in full uniform, and his mother says that may be the reason why he was denied the ride.

It was Griffin ’s first time using Greyhound, so he asked plenty of questions to make sure he was at the right place at the right time. Fifteen minutes before the bus even arrived, he says he was waiting with his bags at the curb. His mother, Carol Holden says when the bus got there, no one attempted to load his camouflage bags. "So I tapped [the baggage loader] and said, 'what about my son's baggage? And he looked at me and said he may not have a seat."

That’s when the bus driver called for all ticket holders.

"So Jay went on around and he went to board the bus and when he did, the driver put his arm across the doorway and said I don't have a seat for you," explains Carol.

Greyhound says, “We do not have reserved seats, seating is on a first come, first serve basis. An advance purchase ticket guarantees a discounted fare, but it does not guarantee a seat.”

But Griffin ’s mother claims the ticket seller said any last minute tickets were clearly marked as “standby,” in red. And other ticket holders would have a seat. "He said the bus driver checked the tickets as they boarded the bus and that he knew the stand-bys were to be held until the regular ticket holders were seated."

According to Carol the clerk gave no explanation other than, "All he said was some of the drivers think they're God."

Carol says, "I don't think the driver intended to let him on from the very beginning."

Words that cut deep, especially for fellow Marines, like Sgt. Travis Schrowe, a local Marine recruiter, "Support to the troops and support to the Marines and anyone that's in the armed services is anything we ask for, just support….It would pretty much crush me."

Jay’s mother had to drive him to Jacksonville , North Carolina overnight, to make sure he wouldn’t be late for combat training the next day. If he was late, he’d face stiff consequences.

A Greyhound spokesperson says they are not familiar with the “stand-by” tickets used by the Greenville station, but an investigation is underway and Greyhound has zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind.

Obviously since this incident occured Greyhound has issued a statement that says that they don't discriminate against anyone, and that it must be a misunderstanding.

Yeah, misunderstand this:

To the miserable Nazi bus driver whom I hope is no longer employed by Greyhound:

You are the lowest sort of filth on this planet. You are lower than the shit of a million hogs. You deserve nothing more than to have you ass kicked all over the place by that youn Marine.

To the numbskulls at Greyhound that would hire a piece of shit like this:

Shame on you! If you haven't already done so, you need to fire that ass hole and contact the bus station that would do something so ignorant as to issue tickets for "standby" status on a bus.

I guarantee this, SlagleRock and his family will never travel Greyhound.

SlagleRock Out!

Also, if you have a moment take a look at what the Back Country Conservative has to say about this incident. He also has an update on sorry ass Greyhound.

Posted by SlagleRock at August 21, 2004 08:04 PM