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Victorian woman Kathryn Beaton says repeated, illegal denials of service from drivers refusing to allow her guide dog into their vehicles have left her effectively housebound.

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[–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Why would you deny disable people a ride? I think just by accepting them, they'll give you a big tip just for accepting the ride. In any case it's still feels good to help people out, and make money at the same time, potentially a good tip if you be nice. Guide dogs are well trained so it doesn't even affect your car that much. It doesn't make sense to deny the ride, even just from a money-driven perspective, since the most vulnerable people are often the most kind people.

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[–] Dio@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

All right. I am not a fan of canines, but this is really screwed up. She needs her guide animal because she's blind, ffs.

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