Antone's Nightclub
Bus Riders Rise Up!
RECEIVED Fri., Dec. 2, 2005
Dear Editor,
Today, I became inspired seeing a seat reserved for Rosa Parks on my usual bus route to write the following call to action:
I call on everyone to rise up against the oppression caused by backpacks on the bus system. I don't know how many times I've had to ride standing up and be slung around whenever the driver throws on the brakes because a backpack has refused to give up its seat while its owner silently and deliberately buries their head in a book and does nothing.
Down with people who need an extra half a seat to read their newspaper when the bus is full! Down with people who sit on the aisle seat instead of scooting over and making room even though they obviously see you standing up for an entire five-mile journey! And down with the young and able-bodied who can't give up their seat for senior citizens and pregnant women!
Today, I became inspired seeing a seat reserved for Rosa Parks on my usual bus route to write the following call to action:
I call on everyone to rise up against the oppression caused by backpacks on the bus system. I don't know how many times I've had to ride standing up and be slung around whenever the driver throws on the brakes because a backpack has refused to give up its seat while its owner silently and deliberately buries their head in a book and does nothing.
Down with people who need an extra half a seat to read their newspaper when the bus is full! Down with people who sit on the aisle seat instead of scooting over and making room even though they obviously see you standing up for an entire five-mile journey! And down with the young and able-bodied who can't give up their seat for senior citizens and pregnant women!
Suzanne Schroeder