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Jul

21

Cabbies Show Their Feelings On Passengers

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Yes, here’s one that would be impossible to make up: Metro reports today the new president of the new taxi workers’ union is Ron Blount, who faces simple assault and false imprisonment charges next month.

As anyone who has ridden a cab in the last year or so has already guessed, Blount is alleged to have struck a rider after she wanted to pay with a credit card.

Blount says he’s innocent of the assault charges. One driver told Metro the following: “We fully believe he’s innocent and will beat the charges.” Pun intended, I assume.

United cabbies have elected driver accused of assault [Metro]
Photo by kiteflier, Creative Commons license
 
dmac | 12:43 PM | 2 Comments
Cabs, Credit Cards, Hilarity, Metro, Taxis
 
  1. Miles credit card Says: Jan 15 3:26 AM

    Nice article,I love it, Thansk for sharing

  2. people's city Says: Oct 17 4:35 PM

    On Oct. 15, 2009 a Commonwealth Jury found Mr. Blount “NOT GUILTY”. It took a jury less than 30 minutes to pick a foreman and deliver the verdict. The prosecution key witness, Megan Saunders was impeached several times. Philly police who arrived on the scene testified that their was no injuries and that she refused to go the hospital. She inferred that Mr. Blount was an illegal immigrant, among the many versions of how the alleged attacked occured. Kidos to Mr. Blount for continuing the struggle for the city’s working class poor

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