Re: Melbourne M>Train and Connex Patrollers

[Stacy <sjudin@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au>]

Joeb Black <joeblacks_s@hotmail.com> wrote:

I can only say one thing....

Only on 4 and 5.

hehe

catch yaz,

stace.

> I was at Flinders station about two weeks ago on a saturday night, it was a
> Moomba night so that platforms were obviously busier than usual at 11:00 at
> night. As i was boarding a Broadmeadows bound train, when a massive gang
> fight broke out, near the front esculators on Platforms 4 and 5. There was
> probably about 16 people in the fight. About 4 Police came running from
> further down the platform, and four M>Train Security men came to help break
> it up too. But they were pretty much useless, as the people in the fight had
> knives.
> I was just wondering, is there talk of giving these gaurds, who really cant
> do jack all, some defensive weapons, such as battons or capsicum spray and
> also is this a regular occurance.
> Thanks Joe