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6. If the odor were due to some sort of behavioral thing

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 05:06 PM

Oct 2012

like someone bathing in cologne or perfume, or eating a garlic and boiled egg sandwich, I would agree with you.

But the child was obviously sick. The lady was trying to get her child to a doctor. If she's riding a bus, she clearly doesn't have transportation of her own. If the nearest hospital was 10 miles away, I think the bus driver should have shown simple human compassion and let it go. I'm sure the mother was mortified, embarrassed and concerned about her child also. Diarrhea can be hard on a child, they can get dehydrated very quickly.

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OK for driver to kick smelly baby off Seattle bus, Mom to sue [View all] Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 OP

How sad Politicalboi Oct 2012 #1

the baby had explosive diarrea and people were getting sick from it... progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #10

Where does it say that "people were getting sick from it" Beaverhausen Oct 2012 #21

pretty judgy aren't you? elehhhhna Oct 2012 #22

" Frankly, it smacks of payday." And there it is, Winner! cleanhippie Oct 2012 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Bonobo Oct 2012 #47

"It smacks of payday"..??? MrMickeysMom Oct 2012 #48

That's a tricky case Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #2

"On the other hand, nobody should have to tolerate that sort of odor in a public place." Brickbat Oct 2012 #3

Why wow? Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #4

open the windows wide. Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 #5

Was that possible? Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #9

I also was wondering if feces were leaking onto the seats and floor obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #45

Agree. jackbenimble Oct 2012 #61

Agree on the safety issue if the stench was a distraction to driver. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #76

Most transit buses dont open. cleanhippie Oct 2012 #34

Yes, and as a grown-up I figured that the parent was just as embarrassed and uncomfortable as Brickbat Oct 2012 #16

I agree Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #18

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #23

Yeah, go on the bus with people with foul odors some time.... Darth_Kitten Oct 2012 #51

If the odor were due to some sort of behavioral thing reflection Oct 2012 #6

I understand Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #11

And risking everyone ELSE on the bus getting sick? alp227 Oct 2012 #25

Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses? PassingFair Oct 2012 #29

+1 Gormy Cuss Oct 2012 #39

Why, you want to get sick from fecal contamination? Darth_Kitten Oct 2012 #52

I'd rather risk that than kick a pregnant woman with a sick child off a bus. PassingFair Oct 2012 #53

Die? jackbenimble Oct 2012 #63

The woman and her child were obviously in distress. PassingFair Oct 2012 #73

Child is about a year old nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #86

Then why jackbenimble Oct 2012 #93

Because you can easily manage it at the doctors nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #99

I live in a rural area jackbenimble Oct 2012 #112

Well that explains it nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #113

Explains what? n/t jackbenimble Oct 2012 #116

I use public transportation REGULARLY nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #117

Oh ok jackbenimble Oct 2012 #118

Worked for six months in a chicken coup nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #119

That's just an absurd response! SirRevolutionary Oct 2012 #103

House calls? Fumesucker Oct 2012 #30

"Do doctors do house calls anymore?" Posting from 1955, are we? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #35

How else can poor, car-less people get medical care? alp227 Oct 2012 #78

You answered your question, public transportation nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #84

So what should I do, wear a mask like there's a SARS epidemic everywhere? alp227 Oct 2012 #91

Yet this is not a L-III emergency that warrants an ambulance nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #92

I sure hope you just forgot the sarcasm tag. n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #74

house calls? You shit me right? nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #83

That sounds harsh IVoteDFL Oct 2012 #12

I wasn't trying to be harsh Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #13

I know IVoteDFL Oct 2012 #15

diarrhea datasuspect Oct 2012 #20

It's how long in time she had to go, AND how long she had been on already. Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #32

It's hard to judge the details from the article Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #41

No. No basis for a lawsuit. You have to be "damaged," in order to recover damages. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #44

Oh, really? MrMickeysMom Oct 2012 #49

Did you even read my post? Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #58

Team bus driver MotherPetrie Oct 2012 #7

Just as context: yewberry Oct 2012 #8

Thanks for the info. alp227 Oct 2012 #26

No, public buses do not have windows that open. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #38

Where I live the public buses have windows that open. alp227 Oct 2012 #40

No doubt the woman was upset dealing with a sick child ToxMarz Oct 2012 #14

I agree, get off the bus, change the baby, get back on the bus. Drahthaardogs Oct 2012 #17

Not everyone... MrMickeysMom Oct 2012 #50

Sorry, but the mother here is a piece of work. Drahthaardogs Oct 2012 #56

+ 1 n/t ejbr Oct 2012 #19

"strangely protective when it comes to our kids." Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #67

And entitled ToxMarz Oct 2012 #68

What poor behavior? Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #69

Cry me a river. ToxMarz Oct 2012 #95

This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Oct 2012 #96

Lovely. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #98

So she is entitled for taking the kid to the doctor? nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #115

Yes I'm for real ToxMarz Oct 2012 #121

No, she is saying that the driver nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #122

Good. The other passengers shouldn't have to stomach that stench. nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #24

Frivolous lawsuit right there. alp227 Oct 2012 #27

Who says that is the only thing she can sue about here? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #36

Gotta say I'm in agreement there. yewberry Oct 2012 #43

Is this really that hard? Suck it up and do the right thing. demmiblue Oct 2012 #28

At whose cost though, if the mother cannot drive? alp227 Oct 2012 #31

obviously not quick enough? cleanhippie Oct 2012 #37

I grew up on a farm. Silver Swan Oct 2012 #42

"bitch" obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #46

Well, anybody's a "bitch" who doesn't cater to the Mommy-brigade these days. Darth_Kitten Oct 2012 #71

Gotcha obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #87

I grew up on a farm too ToxMarz Oct 2012 #55

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #70

my mom has Alzheimer's & can't control her bowels wordpix Oct 2012 #105

I hear the Romney campaign wants to know why Shankapotomus Oct 2012 #54

+1,000,000 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #59

. reflection Oct 2012 #77

The bus driver was right. JVS Oct 2012 #57

She's not on a plane with a poopy baby (I've been there, and had nowhere TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #60

Do you ride buses Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #94

She was on the 36, I think, which goes by every 4-7 minutes. nt yewberry Oct 2012 #101

I have--used to take a city bus every day to college. TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #102

Um...I ride those Seattle buses...and if odor was a prohibiter from riding... Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #62

I'm with you. Where's the concern for the mother and child? Responses are heartless. nolabear Oct 2012 #64

Agree with you... MrMickeysMom Oct 2012 #79

I agree here, where's our empathy? Everyone says the mother madmom Oct 2012 #80

Women who are four months pregnant run marathons obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #65

You miss the point Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #66

No I didn't obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #89

Yes. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #90

I'd like the bus driver with both hands on the wheel - not his nose bettyellen Oct 2012 #104

That is silly.. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #107

The safety of dozens of people is not a silly concern at all bettyellen Oct 2012 #108

Safety? Your argument is a strawman. It did not happen that way... Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #109

Inconvenience for one person vs many others bettyellen Oct 2012 #110

Still with the strawman Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #111

Some do. Some puke their guts out. Some are on bedrest so they'll go to term. nolabear Oct 2012 #82

As soon as she threatened to sue NightOwwl Oct 2012 #72

Millions of dollars? Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #75

Millions, thousands, hundreds. NightOwwl Oct 2012 #81

You are aware that lawsuits can also be brought for things other than money, right? n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #85

Was any member of the Romney family present at the time of this incident? n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #88

Smelly baby, smelly baby, what are they feeding you? Edweird Oct 2012 #97

Sick child should have been the priority. aikoaiko Oct 2012 #100

"Fecal Matter Contamination"' that was a joke, right dominusvictor Oct 2012 #106

"true empathy" thanks for the excellent post. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #114

Fecal matter contamination is why I cannot be around babies/toddlers REP Oct 2012 #120