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FEBRUARY 23, 2006 @ 09:47 AM


fucked. up. shit.

i'm so shaky right now. and having trouble keeping the tears away.

i was just on the bus. doing typical travel things. you know, listening to my ipod, staring out the window, day dreaming about ice cream and puppy dogs. a few stops before mine, a sheriff's car pulls in front of the bus with its lights on. he gets on, moves to the back and an undercover informs a woman that she's being cited for wearing headphones. apparently, having both headphones on while in a bus is a crime. they take her info. they are about to leave when the undercover notices me with my ipod. do you have your id, he rudely asked. i asked why. he informs me that what i'm doing is illegal. that i can only have one earphone in at a time. i was looking at him completely dumbfounded. shaking, i looked through my bag for my id then he took down all of my info. when he saw that my id was from canada, he asked why i was in the country.

this is complete bullshit. as if riding the orange county bus isn't bad enough as it is with its ridiculous service, horrible people and poor routing choices, now this? this inane shit? getting harassed at 8 in the morning is not bloody cool at all, especially for doing something so beyond common. i've never, ever been in trouble with the police. in fact, i've never had to talk to one because of something i've done. so having to deal with this was so stressful.

i informed the bus driver when getting off the bus, sadly whilst erupting in tears and barely being able to speak, that they should probably post signs if we're going to be cited for this.

i called scopitone immediately, completely in tears over this. when he called the sheriff's department to find out what the fuck was going on, he was told that today they are having a zero tolerance campaign. they are making examples out of people, so that possible rapists, or other such types will fear the possibility of undercover cops on the bus. so i was made an example of. me. they told him it was possible that someone else on the bus looked suspicious, and they wanted to scare him. this law doesn't even exist. the closest law to this involves actually operating a vehicle, and not riding the bus. the bus book states one must wear headphones. plural! well done, lying bastard sheriff.

fucking ridiculous. i hate the bus. and i need to calm down still. my nerves are all out of sync. ugh.

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Deanna

Deanna

Oakville, ON
December 2003

FEB 23, 2006 12:41 PM

OH and hot profile pic! eeek

Lotus

Lotus

SUICIDEGIRL

Ontario, Canada

FEB 23, 2006 12:49 PM

That's the weirdest law I have ever heard. You should start shit.

Coco

Coco

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

FEB 23, 2006 12:54 PM

oh my god! i'm so sorry you had to go through that. frown

Finnegan

Finnegan

Kansas City, KS
July 2005

FEB 23, 2006 12:59 PM

It happens, and it sucks. I’m a scientist; I have a straight job, a house, and a car, i.e. all the normal trappings of a law-abiding life. But I’m big and burly and tend to have a beard and longish hair. I have been hassled and dogged by the police my whole life. Once I was arrested and given a full cavity search because I left my drivers’ license at home. Oddly enough the whole thing has been good for me. You see, at first it scares the piss out of you. Then as it keeps happening you start to get madder and madder. But, the last thing you want to do when your looking down at some nasty little man with a gun and a control fetish is get mad. So I’ve learned to keep my temper. And I learned that letters are actually quite effective. And now that e-mail is so prevalent, it makes the whole idea of an actual snail mail letter seem like a much bigger deal. Complain about that cop specifically by name, it’s on the ticket. If you have the time go to court and argue (politely, never mess with the judge). You’ll probably still lose but at least you did your part. Anyway, I’m sorry honey; we should treat our guests in this country with a little more dignity.

Kovu

Kovu

SUICIDEGIRL

Alabama, USA

FEB 23, 2006 01:06 PM

i hope you call into the sheriff and complain. if there was no sign on the bus they shouldnt have been able to cite you.
sorry you had to deal with that dummy

neverender

neverender

Pleasanton, CA
January 2003

FEB 23, 2006 01:26 PM

and im paying taxes for this shit?
fuck homeland security. i dont feel safer...i feel like we are giving assholes with power trips more power. shitty. sorry this happend posh.

Granny

Granny

SUICIDEGIRL

Massachusetts, USA

FEB 23, 2006 01:36 PM

That's extra fucking retarded. Way worse than the time I was cited for wearing studded bracelets in the mall!

Lydia

Lydia

SUICIDEGIRL

I'm lost

FEB 23, 2006 01:37 PM

Whoa. So fucked up.

goodcore

goodcore

Tustin, CA
July 2005

FEB 23, 2006 01:42 PM

"that is utterly ridiculous."

Could not agree more. I'd sincerly file some sort of harrasment complaint. I love this "free" country.

Lotus

Lotus

SUICIDEGIRL

Ontario, Canada

FEB 23, 2006 01:43 PM

That's so odd! haha. Does your area have a lot of bus related violence during the day? You'd think they'd have something better to do. I'm sure there's at least drug dealers to catch.

timmy55

timmy55

United Kingdom
October 2002

FEB 23, 2006 01:52 PM

I'm glad that cop blew his cover infront of a busload of people to hand out a couple of tickets to people having the audacity to use two headphones. If there were any real criminals on that bus - they know which guy to avoid next time...

Sawa

Sawa

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

FEB 23, 2006 02:16 PM

That sucks so bad! God I hate the police sometimes.

Your story reminds me of a time I took the bus in high school and I got a ticket for eating cornnuts on the bus. I had to go to court for it and everything. Ridiculous.

Midnyte

Midnyte

SUICIDEGIRL

Arizona, USA

FEB 23, 2006 02:23 PM

HOLY SHIT!!! I Hate those gaddamned "zero tolerance campaigns" The only time I ever was put in jail was during one of those things. I guess they had a curfew in the city I lived. I was 17, 2 weeks from being 18, had my own apartment and was driving home from work, I got off work at 10, curfew was 10. Drove home through a "curfew checkpoint" and ended up spending the night in a makeshift jail (it was a large room and we all got zip tied to a wall). They didn't even allow us a bathroom. It was horrible, kids peed themselves, no one got any sleep, my mom and dad lived several hours away and had to come "spring" me at 6 in the morning. The police didn't even call my mom and dad until 3 in the morning and when they did call would not tell them what I had done. So they get there are are freaked out and scared. It was awful, to this day I wish I had been less ignorant and scared at the time and I wish I had pressed charges. As it was I had to get my car out of impound and pay towing and impound charges and of course I had to be at work the next morning at 7 so I was so tired and so miserable and got written up for being late.

LAND OF THE FREE MY ASS!!!

I'm so sorry you ave to go through this.

Sawa

Sawa

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

FEB 23, 2006 02:29 PM

The judge pretty much laughed and told me not to do it again. What a waste of time and taxpayer money for me to miss a day of school, my mom miss a day of work to take me there- to go to court over such bullshit.

Midnyte

Midnyte

SUICIDEGIRL

Arizona, USA

FEB 23, 2006 02:51 PM

1-714-265-4341

This is the number for the person who decided this was a good idea. I'd like to encourage everyone who is upset over this to call and voice your opinion. It doesn't matter if you live in OC or not. This sort of police harassment should not be tolerated!!

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