A taxi driver in the UK was forced to remove a small blue glass cross from his dashboard after a passenger complained that it looked too much like a penis. (Crucifdix?)
The driver, a devout Catholic, had kept the small Greek cross in his cab for years without problem and was shocked when he received his first-ever complaint, made by what turned out to be a 15-year-old on his way to school who saw the cross and couldn’t help but associate it with genitalia.
Local authorities took the wisenheimer’s complaint seriously and ordered it removed. Upon realizing they were taking advice from a pubescent punk, authorities realized they handled the issue badly.
This was particularly obvious when later that same day, on the other side of town, the council forced a local baker to remove his skullcap after a 13-year-old complained that his head was too reminiscent of “a giant tit.” (Well, he did have a point…)
Naked Woman Steals Taxi Cab
If you live in Brooklyn, you already know how hard it can be to get a cab to take you where you want to go. No one knows this better one Louisiana woman. The woman asked the driver to take her all the way to Michigan, over a thousand miles away, which he refused to do. (Not that anyone blames him.)
In response to this, she attempted to convince him by taking off all of her clothes. (Which seems like it should have worked.) Still, no dice. Despite the driver’s repeated requests that she dress, the woman ignored him.
Unsure of how to handle the situation, the cabbie drove to the nearest police station and went inside to seek help. At this point the woman took off in the cab (presumably to MI). Cops caught up with her about a block away and forcibly removed the drunk woman from it. The woman was jailed for a few days but released on a $75 signature bond.
Taxi Driver Beaten by Sex Couple
A cab driver took a beat down with a high heel shoe after he refused to leave the car so a couple could have sex in the back seat. The couple, a 25 year old male and 23 year old female, allegedly hailed the taxi early Halloween. (Maybe they were just dressed up as people trying to have sex.)
They directed the taxi driver toward a destination, and upon arrival they allegedly demanded he leave the car so they could have sex. Police reported that they then told the driver to get in the passenger seat before driving him to another town.
At this point, the driver took the opportunity to call for help. The couple then attacked the driver, punching him in the head and hitting him with a high heel shoe, refusing to pay the $72 fare.
The pair fled on foot but was later found nearby by police. Both have been charged with aggravated assault, illegal use of a taxi and failure to pay the fare. The taxi driver received a chipped tooth in the attack (plus, no peep show).
