Re: [melb] Guard Sacked Over Bayside Bashing (Age)

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>]

"Paul Dwerryhouse" <paul+usenet@dwerryhouse.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Johann Fan" <jyfx@optusnet.com.au> writes:
> >And the introduction of security guards was meant to make trains safer?
=)
> >http://www.theage.com.au/frontpage/2000/11/30/FFXJLQQW5GC.html
> >Police are investigating the bashing of a passenger by a Bayside Trains
> >security guard last Tuesday evening.
> >Witnesses said a 25-year-old Laverton man was repeatedly kicked by one of
> >the security staff after being forced off the train about 11pm at
Gardenvale
> >Station in Melbourne's south.

Interesting - I presume there are platform video cameras at Gardenvale.

> You can get away with whatever political rorting you feel like, in
Victoria,
> but God forbid you put your feet on the seats on Melbourne's trains!
>
> I've always been of the opinion that Melbourne's transport people have
been
> overly anal about feet on the seats. Sure, it's disgusting when people put
> muddy feet on them and most people don't seem to have any respect for
> public property, but let's face it, if there's no police or guards in
view,
> people are going to do it anyway.

Perhaps, but falling asleep with your feet on the seats is pure stupidity.
(No, not justifying what happened)

> If they _really_ don't want people putting their feet on the seats, they
> shouldn't build trains with the seats facing one another.

That would be very antisocial :-)


Daniel
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