Let that man drive the bus...

As a member of the "African American" community I feel that I must address what I feel is becoming an issue regarding bus drivers. It seems that other "African Americans" feel the need to get over on their own people or more like they feel that we need to look out for each other at the detriment of the person who is actually doing something normal or positive. This "look out for a brother" mentality is, at best, a remnant of a time when we were more like infiltrators in a society not our own and not regular members of a society that does not care if we succeed or not and wants us to assimilate so as to not be a burden.

The problem is that when our brothers and sisters ride the bus they know exactly how much it is but they want to "slide" on the fair and if the driver, who is just trying to do his or her job, doesn't allow it then they are called all sorts of derogatory names and, in some cases, threatened with bodily harm. This happens daily and on most routes considered "in the hood." Surprisingly, this does not happen in more affluent neighborhoods or with other races that I'm aware. If you have data on that please let me know.

Now the bus is not the only place I notice this issue but it's where I notice it the most. I feel the job of being a busdriver is stressful enough without your own people threatening to do bodily harm over not having the correct change to get on the bus (or just not wanting to pay). I feel that you knew how much it was before you saw the bus coming and you had plenty of time to get change, break bills or secure a pass. Drivers even have shields installed to keep riders from having direct access to them. Soon they will need full time armed guards riding with them all because of a fringe of Black society that wants to get over where they can.

Rant over.  Please return to your seats.  Thank you.