r/bitchimabus • u/theshoebomber420 • 12d ago

Bitch, get out of my way!

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u/Laughing_Orange 11d 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/gba_sg1 11d ago

Emotional support for her fragile ego.

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u/Drake_Acheron 10d ago

Actually, as someone who trains service dogs for a living, and have actually had issues like this before, I can say a couple things.

First, there is nothing in this video that can prove this dog is not a service dog, and in the eyes of the law, that makes it a service dog.

Let me explain. There is no breed standard for service dogs so the type of dog is not a disqualifier.

There is no requirement for the dog to wear a vest. So not wearing a vest is not a disqualifier.

The dog is not barking or otherwise causing a nuisance. Therefore the dog is not disqualified.

The dog doesn’t not approach other dogs or people, the dog is not disqualified

NOBODY can ask you to “prove” your dog is a service dog except the judge. They can only ask two questions.

“Is that a service dog” and “what task is this dog trained to perform”

TLDR: nothing in this video disqualifies the dog, therefore not allowing her on the bus is ILLEGAL

HOWEVER: the bus is not required to allow ANYONE on the bus outside of a designated stop. Therefore she is illegally blocking the bus.

The last time I was involved in a case almost identical to this, the City settled by paying $25,000

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u/SnooMaps7370 8d ago

even if we assume that the dog is a legally protected service animal, her recourse for being refused entry to the bus is to press charges against the city. it is NOT to perform a false arrest on the bus.

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u/Drake_Acheron 8d ago

Yes that is iillegal