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B/O assaulted on b65 sunday. |
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Posted by mci guy on Mon Jul 16 16:27:58 2012 this happened on sunday. evidently senior citizen was asked to show reduced fare card. she then hit the b/o over the head with her cane. mta chairman llota said he was glad she was caught and will be charged with a felony. b/o went to hospital i believe. its good llota is speaking out about this as opposed to walder who said little about farebeating/assaults. |
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Re: B/O assaulted on b65 sunday. |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Mon Jul 16 17:57:09 2012, in response to B/O assaulted on b65 sunday., posted by mci guy on Mon Jul 16 16:27:58 2012. I've come to notice that old people are either really nice or really mean. That woman was a total bitch. |
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Re: B/O assaulted on b65 sunday. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jul 16 18:04:21 2012, in response to B/O assaulted on b65 sunday., posted by mci guy on Mon Jul 16 16:27:58 2012. Read an account in the Daily News.According to it she was mentally ill and on methadone. |
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Re: B/O assaulted on b65 sunday. |
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Posted by BigBusDriver on Mon Jul 16 19:10:47 2012, in response to Re: B/O assaulted on b65 sunday., posted by LRG5784 on Mon Jul 16 17:57:09 2012. That woman was a total bitch.hmmmm.... I wonder if she has any kids/ hmmmm.... STILL LOL@APPLES FALLING FROM THE TREE |
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Re: B/O assaulted on b65 sunday. |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Mon Jul 16 20:15:19 2012, in response to Re: B/O assaulted on b65 sunday., posted by BigBusDriver on Mon Jul 16 19:10:47 2012. Lmao |
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Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O |
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Posted by Gold_12TH on Mon Jul 16 21:26:02 2012, in response to B/O assaulted on b65 sunday., posted by mci guy on Mon Jul 16 16:27:58 2012.  Maria Diaz, 51, is accused of attacking driver on B65 after attempting to pay half fare for the disabled but providing no proof she was entitled to the discount. THE TROUBLED 51-year-old Brooklyn woman who police said went bonkers on a city bus and attacked the driver with her cane insists she never clocked him — but admits to striking the fare box in her rage. “I swear to God, I did not touch him!” a teary-eyed and distraught Maria Diaz said after she was arraigned Sunday for felony assault and menacing in Kings County Criminal Court. “I only hit the meter with my cane,” she added, conceding she erupted in anger after driver William Fleming denied her bid to pay a reduced disability fare of $1.25 because she didn’t have proper ID. But the driver and three passengers on the B65 bus tell a different tale, insisting Diaz brandished the cane and then uncorked her fury by landing a blow to Fleming’s right arm that resulted in bruising, but not serious injury. In addition to striking the bus driver, Diaz was also “verbally aggressive” and “yelled profanity” at him, according to the criminal complaint. Fleming received no medical treatment. The suspect has a criminal record, a Brooklyn assistant district attorney revealed in requesting bail be set at $25,000, though no details of any past arrests were disclosed. But Acting Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Neil Jon Firetog released Diaz with no bail, on her own recognizance, pending a trial set for Sept. 20. Diaz, dressed in a low-cut pink dress with pink sandals, acknowledges her problems, saying she takes the bus to Interfaith Medical Center for methadone treatment and lives in a home for people with mental disorders. The incident comes as MTA chief Joseph Lhota has been pressing prosecutors and judges to throw the book at loose-cannon riders who assault and injure transit workers, an offense the state Legislature made a Class D felony in 2002. The confrontation took place at 10 a.m. on Saturday on Bergen St. in Prospect Heights when Diaz, who says she has arthritis in both knees and needs knee replacement, tried to board the bus by paying the disabled half-fare rate. Handicapped riders are eligible for half-price MetroCards, but they must first present a Metropolitan Transportation Authority-issued ID card, which Diaz says she is still waiting to receive. Fleming balked, noting she had no proof or ID, and said, “Miss, why don’t you pay your full fare?” according to her account. At that point, she says, irate passengers started yelling at her, the driver refused to move until she either paid up or left the bus, and Diaz demanded her coins back or a free transfer. The standoff continued, tension built, and Diaz says she snapped at the other passengers to mind their own business, saying, “I am disabled, that’s why I’m only putting in $1.25.” That’s when she wielded the gray cane. “He just don’t like me,” she said of Fleming. But she repeated to the Daily News, “I didn’t touch him, I never touched him.” Bahar Ansari, Diaz’ Legal Aid attorney, said she will seek any surveillance tapes that may have been filmed and recorded on the bus, saying they’ll prove her client never physically struck the driver. Attempt to reach Fleming were unsuccessful. A woman at his home in Canarsie, Brooklyn, relayed a message from him saying that he was unable to answer questions because of regulations from the Transport Workers Union, which represents city bus drivers. ---- http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/bashed-fare-box-cane-maria-diaz-nabbed-attack-brooklyn-bus-driver-article-1.1115059#ixzz20q42ntbN |
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Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O |
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Posted by ebutler on Tue Jul 17 02:57:36 2012, in response to Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O, posted by Gold_12TH on Mon Jul 16 21:26:02 2012. How in the heck does this judge release her on her own recognizance! she needs to be locked up till her trial! |
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Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O |
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Posted by JAzumah on Tue Jul 17 06:41:37 2012, in response to Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O, posted by ebutler on Tue Jul 17 02:57:36 2012. How in the heck does this judge release her on her own recognizance!She isn't all there. She isn't a flight risk. |
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Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O |
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Posted by Mtk52983 on Tue Jul 17 06:59:30 2012, in response to Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O, posted by JAzumah on Tue Jul 17 06:41:37 2012. From friends who are ADA's and Legal Aid attorneys in NYC there are some judges who would ROR everyone if they could (including those accused of homicide) |
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Re: B/O assaulted on b65 sunday. |
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Posted by Jimbo Kalin on Tue Jul 17 07:10:27 2012, in response to B/O assaulted on b65 sunday., posted by mci guy on Mon Jul 16 16:27:58 2012. "Acting Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Neil Jon Firetog released Diaz with no bail, on her own recognizance, pending a trial set for Sept. 20."I guess the judge doesn't believe an assault on the bus operator is a serious offense. Luckily the bus operator was not seriously injured, no passengers were injured and the bus was not moving during the "alleged" assault. The MTA and the union should jump all over this judge. |
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Posted by mci guy on Tue Jul 17 07:35:58 2012, in response to Re: B/O assaulted on b65 sunday., posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jul 16 18:04:21 2012. typical local bus rider. most likely not eligible for half fare. on si on the s78 all the lowlife going to siuh meth clinic showed benefit cards. i found out thats for food stamps and medicaid. see i used to work for hra prior to driving bus. b/o was a step up-get it. but definitely not a big step. |
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Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O |
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Posted by mci guy on Tue Jul 17 07:42:59 2012, in response to Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O, posted by ebutler on Tue Jul 17 02:57:36 2012. the judge is an asshole. |
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Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jul 17 12:36:03 2012, in response to Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O, posted by Mtk52983 on Tue Jul 17 06:59:30 2012. Better than judges who impose excessive bail. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jul 17 12:36:51 2012, in response to Re: B/O assaulted on b65 sunday., posted by Jimbo Kalin on Tue Jul 17 07:10:27 2012. This isn't her sentence, it's her bail. She's not guilty yet. |
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Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O |
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Posted by checkmatechamp13 on Tue Jul 17 14:17:02 2012, in response to Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O, posted by Gold_12TH on Mon Jul 16 21:26:02 2012. The half-fare is $1.10, not $1.25. But what else do we expect from a paper like the Daily News..... |
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Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O |
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Posted by BigBusDriver on Tue Jul 17 14:21:13 2012, in response to Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jul 17 12:36:03 2012. Depends whether you're the perp, or not....STILL LOL@BEHIND BARS BUMBLING |
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Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O |
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Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Tue Jul 17 16:07:30 2012, in response to Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O, posted by Gold_12TH on Mon Jul 16 21:26:02 2012. I'm shocked the daily news used that photo as its NSFW if you look closely lol. |
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Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Tue Jul 17 17:38:00 2012, in response to Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O, posted by checkmatechamp13 on Tue Jul 17 14:17:02 2012. Maybe she dropped in $1.25. |
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Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Tue Jul 17 17:39:33 2012, in response to Re: Only bashed fare box w/ my cane, says Maria Diaz, nabbed in attack on B65 B/O, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Tue Jul 17 16:07:30 2012. Lmao |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Tue Jul 17 18:39:36 2012, in response to Re: B/O assaulted on b65 sunday., posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jul 17 12:36:51 2012. The point of the post is she can attack another driver between now and the court date.If you were a b/o, wouldn't you feel she's a risk? |
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Posted by Edwards! on Tue Jul 17 18:59:53 2012, in response to Re: B/O assaulted on b65 sunday., posted by Bill from Maspeth on Tue Jul 17 18:39:36 2012. Do you seriously believe she going to do something like that now after her actions became public domain? being infamous for stupidity does not automatically make her a repeat offender..though I can say from looking at her..she WILL offend again..! |
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Posted by Jimbo Kalin on Wed Jul 18 06:56:48 2012, in response to Re: B/O assaulted on b65 sunday., posted by Edwards! on Tue Jul 17 18:59:53 2012. Suffolk Transit has a few "repeat offenders", though none charged with assault. These passengers are removed from the bus by police, and yet they continue to ride, thus getting removed again. If the driver passes them by they complain to the county. A never ending cycle. |
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