Miscreants on a Train
Discussion
zarjaz1991 said:
This type of issue isn’t your problem.
Don’t engage with the youths.
Definitely don’t call the police, they’re more likely to arrest you than the youths.
Get on with your day and accept that the police aren’t interested even if you could get hold of them.
Keep grinding that axe...Don’t engage with the youths.
Definitely don’t call the police, they’re more likely to arrest you than the youths.
Get on with your day and accept that the police aren’t interested even if you could get hold of them.
CharlieCrocodile said:
HTP99 said:
You can text 61016, haven't a clue how effective it is though.
Can confirms that it works, just before Xmas last year there was a drunk bloke on the train generally making a nuisance of himself and being inappropriate with women. I texted with a full description and the carriage I was in. They called me back and the train was stopped a few stops later.
well done.thebraketester said:
Best thing to do it put as much space between yourself and the idiots. This goes for all areas of life.
This. It is the only sensible answer.Work in an area as far away from scum as possible.
Live in an area as far away from scum as possible.
Whilst on public transport, stay away from scum and never engage.
I know how the OP feels though. The main annoyance is knowing that these people go through life making it a misery for others, and almost nothing will happen to them, when really all you want to do is have them executed by firing squad.
I see them regularly on commuter trains the Tube and so on. Threatening staff, spoiling for a fight with other passengers, jumping the barriers, carrying their illegal electric scooters with them, and not being challenged by anyone, and so on.
I used to get slightly worked up about it, but now I just think of how s
tty their lives are, and how they will never amount to anything. They will spend their lives skint and living somewhere horrible, and not experiencing pleasures that the rest of us can. That gives me a warm satisfaction that overwhelms any urge to be annoyed by it. Leptons said:
Greendubber said:
Keep grinding that axe...
Got any actual advice then Mr policeman?Other than that, text BTP which has already been covered or simply don't go looking for confrontation and avoid inserting yourself into situations with obvious bell ends.
popeyewhite said:
CharlieCrocodile said:
popeyewhite said:
They stopped the train?!?
No guard to inform I guess?
There was a guard, but what's he going to realistically do?No guard to inform I guess?
There was also a beer train on the same line, a train stopped at every station and the idea was that the passengers get out and have beer at local pubs along the way and get back on. Villagers complained because people were pi55ing in their gardens and other passengers complained because the drunks were pi55ing in their seats without even trying to queue for the loo.
Edited by E3134 on Tuesday 7th May 12:27
E3134 said:
popeyewhite said:
CharlieCrocodile said:
popeyewhite said:
They stopped the train?!?
No guard to inform I guess?
There was a guard, but what's he going to realistically do?No guard to inform I guess?
Greendubber said:
Who can blame him.
Well, quite.There is a reason they are called Ticket Inspectors or Train Managers, and not 'Security'.
As much as we would all like to see a Ticket Inspector get physical with a disrespectful youth or someone without a ticket, it will almost never happen for a myriad of reasons.
Would anyone here want to tackle miscreants for £30k a year? I wouldn't.
Mont Blanc said:
Greendubber said:
Who can blame him.
Well, quite.craigjm said:
Yes it works very well. People should use it more than they do. Often we think “too much hassle” “can’t be arsed” “don’t want any trouble” etc but the more this stuff is reported the better.
I don’t and won’t due to the risk of the police embroiling you in the whole thing, or worse, deciding YOU have committed an offence and arresting you.See nothing, hear nothing, do nothing.
That is what our authorities want, and so I am happy to oblige.
Greendubber said:
Condescending much? Stop bleating on about the same tedious grudge would be a start to that particular poster.
I’m sure it’s pretty tedious to the police, yes.Greendubber said:
or simply don't go looking for confrontation and avoid inserting yourself into situations with obvious bell ends.
I quite agree with this and it’s actually the advice I gave.Mont Blanc said:
Well, quite.
There is a reason they are called Ticket Inspectors or Train Managers, and not 'Security'.
As much as we would all like to see a Ticket Inspector get physical with a disrespectful youth or someone without a ticket, it will almost never happen for a myriad of reasons.
Would anyone here want to tackle miscreants for £30k a year? I wouldn't.
Quite. I don’t even want to see them do that. Not their job, not trained for it, not paid enough for it, plus multiple other reasons.There is a reason they are called Ticket Inspectors or Train Managers, and not 'Security'.
As much as we would all like to see a Ticket Inspector get physical with a disrespectful youth or someone without a ticket, it will almost never happen for a myriad of reasons.
Would anyone here want to tackle miscreants for £30k a year? I wouldn't.
zarjaz1991 said:
craigjm said:
Yes it works very well. People should use it more than they do. Often we think “too much hassle” “can’t be arsed” “don’t want any trouble” etc but the more this stuff is reported the better.
I don’t and won’t due to the risk of the police embroiling you in the whole thing, or worse, deciding YOU have committed an offence and arresting you.See nothing, hear nothing, do nothing.
That is what our authorities want, and so I am happy to oblige.
ks sake. You can even be kept anonymous if you wish. It’s attitudes like that that leads to “oh I saw some guys that looked suspicious” after you see the news that they have blown up the tube and people are dead.
Turning a blind eye out of some odd fear of the police makes us all less safe
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