Re: Violence on Sydney trains

[John Cleverdon <johnc@cdi.com.au>]

John wrote:

>                 Is the Carr government really stupid or do they think, we
> travellers don't really see what is going on. I travel the trains pretty
> often and I am totally disgusted about the Chubb Security Guards. A woman
> complained to me about some young men harrassing her on Lidcombe Station at
> about 23.25. They called her names and threated to hit her. She told me that
> she asked a Chubb guard if he could help, but surprise, surprise he said he
> was off duty.
>
>                   On the same train which I catch reguarlly a man got on
> with
> a pizza and was threatened by about 6 Islanders who must have been having a
> party. They where drinking and smoking. What could the Chubb guards do. I
> tell you what they could do and that nothing. They have no special powers,
> can not throw peolpe of the train and when they do want to do something they
> have to call the Police who most of the time they take a long time to come.
>
>       If Bob Carr and Labour really think the trains are safe get them to
> ride the trains by themselves and with no Police bodyguards and no media. I
> would like to hear what he says then. These men don't catch the train at
> 11.30pm and live in a fantasy world of bodyguards and cars, like a James
> Bond
> movie, while Mr and Mrs Joe Citizen rely on just not being in the wrong
> place
> at the wrong time.

I've thought that it may be a good idea to strip politicians in metro areas
(both parties) of their driver's licences for say, 1 year, in an attempt to
force them to use public transport. If they were to end up regular commuters,
the public transport situation could be improved. Remember that they *all* live
in ivory towers, and don't give a damn about the general public (except at
elections!).

Interesting to see Der Fuhrer errr... Jeff Kennett being rather patronising
towards the father of a young woman recently attacked on a Melbourne train.
"Retarded" Cooper was also going on about how safe the trains are.

John
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