tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post285271002104705050..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Call Me Picky, But I’m Not Putting This One In The ‘Win’ Column Yet…JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-5188459777980290902010-10-07T05:45:22.606+01:002010-10-07T05:45:22.606+01:00@Timdog, Frank: Yes, she did her best. But the sys...@Timdog, Frank: Yes, she did her best. But the system let her down. What Greencoat points out SHOULD have happened would have been one in the 'Win' column for me.<br /><br />If subsequent complaints are dealt with properly, I'll move this over to the 'Win' column for sure. But listening to Bob Crow whine on Tuesday's 'Jeremy Vine' show about how his members aren't responsible for train security, I can't see it somehow...<br /><br /><i>"Arriva trains don't have CCTV other than on the luggage spaces..."</i><br /><br />Pretty useless, then!<br /><br /><i>"However IIRC the only reason it happened was because their 'security guards' couldn't ignore it."</i><br /><br />That's bad.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-5022579070782122372010-10-06T22:37:08.273+01:002010-10-06T22:37:08.273+01:00Frank, this is what should have happened:
The tra...Frank, this is what should have happened:<br /><br />The train stops at the next station. The law-abiding passengers are taken off and travel onward without delay.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the train with the yobs on is sealed up and...well, that's it really.Greencoatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-46881798191859788722010-10-06T14:09:20.873+01:002010-10-06T14:09:20.873+01:00I know that c2c are sometimes known to throw disru...I know that c2c are sometimes known to throw disruptive passengers off trains.<br /><br />I even witnessed it once myself and was happy to have the delay as it meant the rest of the trip home was peaceful. However IIRC the only reason it happened was because their 'security guards' couldn't ignore it.Clarissa78http://www.clarissadarling.me.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-38185634001824971212010-10-06T13:54:34.588+01:002010-10-06T13:54:34.588+01:00Arriva trains don't have CCTV other than on th...Arriva trains don't have CCTV other than on the luggage spaces, where the refreshments kiosks used to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-64042834059511716332010-10-06T13:25:15.272+01:002010-10-06T13:25:15.272+01:00Not sure what you are complaining about here.
Shou...Not sure what you are complaining about here.<br />Should the guard have stopped the train and had the yobs removed?<br />Should the driver have radioed ahead to get the Police to remove the yobs?<br />Should the lady just sat down and ignored it all?<br />Should the silent majority have interevened and forced the yobs to calm down or force them off the train at the next stop?<br />Should the lady endured the abuse and then sent a letter to her MP once safely home.<br /><br />Normally I totally agree with your analysis of the shit that passes for modern life but on this occasion I think this lady took the only course of action open to her and therefore did the right thing.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-46672704043240120072010-10-06T11:55:20.550+01:002010-10-06T11:55:20.550+01:00I think you're being a bit harsh on Mrs. Robin...I think you're being a bit harsh on Mrs. Robinson. What you say is true, but what else could she do? At least she made a point, and yes maybe she inconvenienced everyone else, but not one of those people helped her while she was being abused, so sod them frankly.<br /><br />Agree this is not really a win, but she did her best and was only forced to do something so silly by the inept jobsworth cowardice of the driver and invisible guard. As well of course she was in the knowledge that the police would do the sum total of bugger all anyway. <br /><br />Not saying you're wrong mind, just think Mrs. Robinson deserves some credit for at least trying.Timdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08225417382255695334noreply@blogger.com