Re: The PTC's own Gestapo

Paul Dwerryhouse (paul@xenu.ee.mu.oz.au)
8 Oct 1997 06:39:49 GMT

dbowen@custard.net.#SPAMTRAP#.au (Daniel Bowen) writes:

>- Next time wear a tie :) No, seriously, it's amazing
>how polite and even lenient they are to neatly dressed people.
>I have never had any trouble wearing my office clothes, and
>I keep my Monthly behind the plastic cover in my wallet.
>And I've seen them forgive neatly dressed people on trains
>who hadn't filled in scratch tickets.

Hmmm ... but the point is, people *shouldn't* have to dress neatly to
be able to travel freely on public transport. The MetCops _should_
be polite to _everyone_ they deal with, even if it is blatantly obvious
that they are fair-evading, putting feet on seats, etc.

Frankly, I don't want to wear a suit merely because railway stations are
patrolled by mindless authoritarian figures with an inferiority complex
and a heightened sense of dress standards.

>Hope this doesn't mean we'll all end up on Vic Police files! :)

Just wait until the MetCard can trace you right back to your front door ...

...Paul.

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