Leicfox Posted 13 December 2011 Posted 13 December 2011 I don't think this has been posted. http://news.sky.com/home/strange-news/article/16129110 What do we think, serves himself right or bully boy tactics?
Yojoe36 Posted 13 December 2011 Posted 13 December 2011 Internet hit? I ain't ever seen this. The only jock video which I saw was popular, was the trampoline one Nevertheless, I'm surprised the guy who lobbed him off ain't been done for assault or something. Not saying that he should
I am Rod Hull Posted 13 December 2011 Posted 13 December 2011 He should have been thrown off for his hat, never mind not paying... "cheers big man"
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 13 December 2011 Posted 13 December 2011 I don't think this has been posted. http://news.sky.com/...rticle/16129110 What do we think, serves himself right or bully boy tactics? Just the ticket that buddy thanks
MikeyT Posted 13 December 2011 Posted 13 December 2011 Fair play to the man that chucked him off. Too many little twatty thugs about these days thinking they're untouchable.
Finnegan Posted 13 December 2011 Posted 13 December 2011 I love that this is making national news. Just an average train ride in Scotland.
Corky Posted 13 December 2011 Posted 13 December 2011 Everyone should pay if they have to. /Great insight\
Thracian Posted 13 December 2011 Posted 13 December 2011 The Good Samaritan will probably get arrested under an ancient Scottish law that says anyone of tribal descent should be able to head towards the Highlands unhindered. It wouldn't surprise me to hear he's been taken to Edinburgh Castle and sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered next Saturday morning as a ploy to swell the Christmas crowds in Princes Street.. Clegg will doubtless make an impassioned plea for mercy and claim that the law had only remained on the statute book because Cameron missed it, "the imbecilic, muddle-brained, toff-talking twat!". Tens of thousands will turn up for the execution and the Scottish Parliament will bring back regular weekend executions to boost the economy. The Good Samaritan will, of course, become a martyr, have a statue erected outside Holyrood Palace and be named Patron Saint of Scottish railways. The fare-dodger will be awarded £100m in damages for hurt feelings and for the inconvenience of ending up on a platform which had nothing to do with his intended destination. With the money he will buy the once abandoned gold mine on Ben Lui near Tyndrum, open the old workings, decide that new seams discovered on the opposite side of the hillside are also workable, earn himself a fortune and eventually buy Scotland outright. He will appoint himself Prime Minister and his first decree will be to make all Scottish rail-travel free to anyone under 125 years old. His benevolence will see him declared Patron Saint of Scottish Fare-Dodgers and he too will have a statue erected outside Holyrood Palace showing him alternatively pissing on the shoulders of the Samaritan and then onto the Scottish Parliament building. Alex Salmond will be seen buying a brolly.
DB11 Posted 13 December 2011 Posted 13 December 2011 The only thing I'm still thinking after that video is how can it be described as an internet hit
Steven Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 man will get jail time and maybe sued With any luck. Allowing this sort of behaviour is the first step towards anarchy.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 I reckon the man will get sued, cos the world has become made. It happens over here all the time train conductors getting in trouble for physically removing fare evaders and they are employed to do so.
The Doctor Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 I fail to see how the bloke that got thrown off can have any complaints. He got gently thrown off a train - it had stopped, he didn't get beaten to death for having a stupid hat - he got off much better than most train passengers, particularly ones on a journey to Perth.
ozleicester Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 Train prices are too fvcking high in the UK
Rincewind Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 The video isnt playing very well for me. If he hasn't paid for that journey then he should be able to pay the conducter with excess and if he finds a ticket later he can claim it back at a later date. Maybe the bloke should not have intervined. If the train was at a station the railway police could have been called and they would have done the removing. He may have simply misplaced his ticket. He had a ticket for the other direction so he obviously boiught that. He may have bought or been issued with the wrong ticket. It could have been handled better.
Leicester_Loyal Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 The video isnt playing very well for me. If he hasn't paid for that journey then he should be able to pay the conducter with excess and if he finds a ticket later he can claim it back at a later date. Maybe the bloke should not have intervined. If the train was at a station the railway police could have been called and they would have done the removing. He may have simply misplaced his ticket. He had a ticket for the other direction so he obviously boiught that. He may have bought or been issued with the wrong ticket. It could have been handled better. It had been going on for 5-10 minutes before he got removed from the train. The video only shows the final minute. Thats what it says in the comments under the video anyway, and I believe that. He would have had the chance to buy a ticket, to which he must have refused.
Len Finsbury Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 No different to stealing. Pay your way, or GTFO. Sponger.
Jon the Hat Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 While the bloke without a ticket was in the wrong, to be honest if I had been on that train with my daughter, I am not sure I would have been that happy to see violence shown as the solution.
Finnegan Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 While the bloke without a ticket was in the wrong, to be honest if I had been on that train with my daughter, I am not sure I would have been that happy to see violence shown as the solution. Southern pansy.
lcfcadam Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16179152 Always interesting to hear both sides of a story.
Rincewind Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 Seems a long time to resolve a dispute of this nature. The ticket should have had communication with security or railway police. The rules are very clear. If you do not have a valid ticket you cannot travel on the train. Evasion of fair can lead to a heavy fine. The bloke should have been informed of this and that he would be arrested if he did not comply. There was no need for others to get involved. The video I saw was very jumpy and did not stream well. There are phones on the train for staff use. The inspector should have used one.
Koke Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 The kid is probably 100% wrong but vigilante justice is not the correct way to deal with this. Just wait till the next stop and let the BTP deal with him.
Rincewind Posted 14 December 2011 Posted 14 December 2011 The inspector when asked if he wanted help in removing the young man seemed to nod an agreement and stand aside. Wrong: He should have asked the bloke to remain seated. The train was at a station so it would not have taken long to summon a station official to deal with the matter.
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