In case there is any doubt, I am the author of the following Craigslist post. See the response from someone below.
BART Rider
Reply to: pers-645287829@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-04-16, 8:23PM PDT
If you ride BART, please be mindful of those in need of a seat. I am nearly 8 months pregnant, and on my train home several people averted their eyes instead of offering me a seat. These were able-bodied people, not elderly or disabled folks. In fact, even when seats became available, people quickly nabbed them instead of offering them to the lady with a visible baby bump.
I was a little surprised that no one offered their seat. But I was even more aghast that no one on the train asked those seated to do the right thing. All it takes is one courteous person to make a significant difference to someone in need.
Thanks for reading my post.
Response received by email:
Hi,
I am sorry to hear that no one let you sit down on BART today. On a positive note, though, you sound like a wonderful future mother.
Robert
1 comment:
I'm not sure why you made the choice to stew anonymously rather than directly asking for what you needed. If you had simply asked, I'd bet you $100 someone would have been given up their seat and given you some consideration.
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