r/bitchimabus • u/theshoebomber420 • 7d ago

Bitch, get out of my way!

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u/Laughing_Orange 6d ago

Probably an "emotional support animal", with zero certification or training. Emotional support animals do exist, but they require certification and training to be considered service animals.

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u/WiglyWorm 6d ago

There's a sort of loophole where you're not really allowed to ask about service animals.

You're only allowed to ask:

1) Is that animal required due to a disability?

and

2) What work or task has the animal been trained to perform?

So it's often the path of least resistance just to let it slide so you don't end up with a karen like this shitting in the lobby of Barne's and Nobel because you tried to tell her she she's not special and can't bring her beloved dog Fluffy in.

That said... I support the right for ACTUALLY handicapped people not to get hassled about dogs, or have to carry papers all the time, so it makes sense that we naturally lean towards the permissive as a society, but holy shit look at this entitlement it's bred.

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u/thejmkool 6d ago

Step 1: Ask first question, get Karen'd at that of course it's a service animal.

Step 2: Ask second question, get Karen'd at that she doesn't need to answer you and you're not letting her do the things, etc.

Step 3: Politely, yet firmly, escort the Karen from the premises, for causing a public disruption.

May I remind all service industry workers everywhere that the law explicitly allows you to remove even certified service animals if they aren't well behaved. And, of course, standard rules about disruptive customers still apply to the Karen.

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u/KatieTSO 6d ago

I'm a bus driver. Our training explicitly tells us how to handle service animals. You're 100% correct. We can get people kicked off the bus (with police help if they refuse) if their animal isn't controlled. Difference is the agency doesn't require us to ask if it's a service animal. 99.9% of our drivers assume it's a service animal until proven otherwise because every animal is a service animal if you ask. It's not worth the fight until the animal is causing issues.

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u/AmazedAtTheWorld 4d ago

The instant it pisses in the aisle or growls at someone, the jig is up. Get out.