13 Occupiers were removed from a Greyhound bus by the driver in Amarillo, Texas. The driver removed ALL Occupiers from the bus not the ones with the ability to livestream. The driver was specific about removing Occupiers.
From Occupy Wall Street
Donald Ainsworth (the bus driver) immediately began yelling at all passengers in the lobby. Once he realized 13 passengers were with Occupy he began making personal and rude comments towards members when boarding with tickets.
No one responded. Once the bus was boarded he began shouting "Sit down and shut up! Anyone standing is getting kicked off the bus." Several passengers, not just Occupants, began addressing the driver's conduct.
He left the bus, and locked all passengers within for over an hour.
He made a lengthy phone call and before too long the police had arrived. The officer came on the bus and spoke with us, stating he knew Don's attitude was poor but he had the right to remove us. After everyone agreed to be quiet, the officer re-approached Don and had a calm argument with him.
Following that, Don and the officer entered the bus and the officer announced he wanted 13 people off the bus. When asked who those people are, the officer began to chuckle and stated "The Occupy Wall Street people." He and Don began to walk down the aisle and Don asked every passenger "are you with Occupy?"
To the 13 of us who responded yes, the police ordered them to exit the bus. Then Don said "Anyone else support Occupy? You can get off too!"
Now we're in Amarillo at the Greyhound station. Please call Greyhound and demand we be given a charter DIRECTLY to DC.
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