Taxi Driver Online

18 years a cabbie. Never considered myself racist. Never had any trouble with any member of an ethnic minority. Not even a runner.

There's always a third.

Picked up a black guy as Tiger Lily or LuLu or whatever was coming out. The streets were thronging.

He tells me to wait and goes off to get his companions, another black guy and two white girls.

They're going to Cameron Toll Hand for fuel up, I'm delighted.

I hear one girl comes from Inverkeithing and is a student living in Leith.

Arrive at Cameron Toll, pulls to a stop when the guy wants to go into the Lade.

Meter stopped, I,m on the main street, the guy pays me and goes to get out. They have a discussion about the girls going up to the flat. One girl is all for it, the Fife lass knows she's nowhere near Lrith.

It would appear that she's been persuaded to get into the cab by them saying Cameron Toll is on the way to her pad.

Anyway, she's not getting out. The other guy decides he's not getting out either. It's a stand off.

So, I tell them if they don't get out I,m going to call the police because they're causing a disturbance.

At that the first guy gets back into the taxi saying wow, if you're calling the police then I'm getting back in. That's rude man. You wouldn't get away with that in London.

The other guy then decides he's superior to me. Tells me he's a banker and earns 42 grand a year. How much do you earn he says.

The he cracks on he's got a masters degree to build his own ego.

Then claims I'm being racist because I didn't go into the communal drive at the flats.

Hears me describe them as being black to the cops and lo and behold he's telling me I'm racist.

I reply that I'm not, I couldn't care what colour he was, all I was bothered about was sitting there listening to their crap trying to persuade two girls up to their pad and I wasn't getting paid for it.

The other guy wants me to drive him to the garage for fags. fare refused given his behaviour.

So first guy is now trying to persuade his mate to leave the cab. And what he said was what really shocked me.

He said,' Look let's go. We could have got a couple of better girls. let's just go.'

That's what these guys thought about these girls. I could see the fear on the Fife Lass's face as she realised what she'd got herself into. There was no way she was leaving the safety of the cab.

The other girl, more hard nosed, was from London and had herself called the cops claiming that I was being racist and I was a dirty sracist Scottish c----.

Anyway the cops pitched up and I could sense that they too were in some difficulty, probably realising the best way forward was to calm the situation and get everyone on their way. They waited until I drove off and then they took the girls home.

I got a call later to ask for my details, which I gave.

Some things occur to me.

1. We have to beware the race card being played against us. It puts us at a distinct disadvantage. Remember our council takes away licences based on uncorroborated fantasies. This leaves us in a very precarious position.

2. We are all lesser citizens because the race card gives others more power over us.

3. The cops have just the same difficulty as we do. For them it must be worse. Guys like these know how to play the game and they get away with it, because we allow them to. The Law is not protecting either the cops or the public from these people.

4. The actions of these guys does little than cause racism against them. Their actions are despicable. I can't believe that a 42 grand a year banker would behave like this. I just wish I knew which company he worked for.

5. I fail to understand how a black guy could think a cabbie picking up a black guy is racist towards black guys.

If it wasn't so serious I'd be larfing my cork off.


05-09/70

Two things.

CCTV would have sorted this problem.

Saying they were/are black is entirely appropriate. Saying they were/are coloured (which you didn't) isn't.

Now how the f*** is the average person meant to know that?

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IDFIMH

Folk that go on about wage, qualifications etc get on my tits

It's their way of feeling better about themselves/trying to justify themselves

Had many an argument with puntere about this and don't stoop to there level and tell them my own qualifications and we know what cabbies can potentially earn in Edinburgh


But what makes this allegation different from skulls situation. You answered the allegations and defended yourself. If they wish to go to the cab inspector at least you have your argument and statement. Skull didn't even offer that much

You are a fu*king idiot. What difference does it make what you say, when you can't prove any of it? Think about it bright boy?

I hate people who play the race card with a passion, you call them black your a racist, you call them coloured your a racist, you call them Pakistanis your a racist. When is it all going to end??

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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Believe me, don't get Mercury X2

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Yeah, I just hate Taylor

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Are you that fuc*ing stupid you can't see the obvious? How does making a statement without evidence or corroboration prove your innocence?



And more to the point, how is one to be judged without evidence or corroboration?



Are you lot that [edited by admin] stupid you would bend over and take it up the ars* from anyone

Naa, you're just a moron mate.

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Well answer my questions Mr. Big NTA, representative?

I did...wee mon.

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

How does making a statement without evidence or corroboration prove your innocence?


And more to the point, how is one to be judged without evidence or corroboration?

The reason this trade is [edited by admin] is because of self-aggrandising Uncle Tom's like you, CC. You've never represented anyone but yourself. You are a fraud CC.

Yeah, I just hate Taylor

CC[/quot

Well that just makes my day.

Listen, anyone black, making an allegation of racism is granted diplomatic immunity. They know it, and that's exactly why they use the race card.

The council doesn't even need to believe the guy's claims. They simply can't be seen to be coming down on the side of the taxi driver. As it would not be politically expedient to do so. The claim would be made. The council is racist, because they failed to act. Political animals will always protect their own skins first. You are merely a sacrifice on the alter of the system as proof to the minions the system works. Right, wrong, truth or justice doesn't even come into it.

Oh and the bottom line is, if they corroborate each other's statement, you're [edited by admin], no matter what you say.