Another public transport incident - a fare-dodger this time

[timey]

A fare-dodger gets unceremoniously chucked off a train by another passenger when he refuses to leave the train when told by the conductor.

Scotrail Linlithgow station - Fare Dodger & the Big Man.flv - YouTube

[Major Starbold]

'Big Man' Scotrail no ticket video: Alan Pollock throws fare-dodger Sam Main off train | Mail Online

This has caused a bit of a stir.

[timey]

We're duplicating a bit aren't we?

[Earl]

Yeah, they're clapping and cheering, but the bloke's probably an absolute bastard who beats his children.

[Major Starbold]

Why should anyone travel on a train without having the correct ticket?

The lad was creating tension amongst passengers.

It said on TV this morning that staff are trained to deal with probz, looked like it.

On the face of it the lad should not have swore, that, rightly or wrongly gets peoples backz up and gives them reason/excuse to act.

[Ben]

Why should anyone travel on a train without having the correct ticket?

Well technically you can buy tickets on the train these days.

By the way, here's what I suspect normally happens - Ticket inspector stabbed after asking two youths to leave train - Telegraph

[syl1]

Was he given the option to pay for the ticket? If he was and he still carried on acting like a scroat he got what was coming.

I suppose the big man could be charged with assault but I sincerely hope he wont be.
We need more people like him who will help out in these sorts of situations and not look the other way.
I would have clapped him too.

[Earl]

He's just a thug. I'd rather have young people acting like young people, than more people who think throwing their weight around in the solution.

I'm just really struggling to give a crap about some train company not getting their couple of quid for a ticket. Big deal.

[syl1]

I dont think he is a thug, he did'nt hit the lad, he just moved him off the train.

So do you think all businesses should be free then? If it does'nt matter if he pays or not why should I, or you, or anyone?

In any case he had no respect for the person he was talking to. I imagine he got turfed off more for his attitude than the lack of the proper ticket.

[Earl]

All businesses should expect to make certain losses, that is the way of the world.

I'm happier to live in a world with more people who ride the train for free than more people who throw weedy kids around, just because they can.