An open letter to selfish ignorance

Dear transit rider,

Who the hell do you think you are riding the bus/ street car/ subway during rush hour and sitting in the outside seat while people are piling on? Are you really that selfish? Are you really that ignorant? Are you really that much of a jerk?

Take a freaking look around you. There are about a thousand or so people on this bus and half of them are standing right now. Out of those unlucky bastards, any of them would love to sit. However, I see that you and your backpack need both seats right now.

Also, I know that everyone is a big fan of this whole mobile media thing that we’ve got going on these days, but is there really a need to pull out your full sized laptop and watch Baseketball while you take up both seats? Honestly, it’s Baseketball. Get an iPod and listen to the newest faux indie album, or play Tetris on your cell phone, or heck you can even check your e-mail on your Blackberry. Or hey, here’s an idea, READ A BOOK!!!

With all this said I would like to remind you that we are all (that’s right all of us) trying to get home, or to work, or to a bar to get a drink to try to forget what jerks some people really can be. It’s not just me, and it’s not just the guy that I sat beside this morning on the way to work, it includes you, you’re going somewhere, and you are on the bus because you’re not driving and where ever you were is too far to walk back from.

So how about the next time you get on the bus and you have your backpack you take a quick look around and see whether or not there’s someone like me waiting to get into a seat. I’d really appreciate it.

Thank you.

-Joshua Murray

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