The NZ Herald reports in the weekend, 15 brats aged 12 to 15 refuse to get off a Christchurch bus and so bash a driver so much he has severe bruising and may have a spinal injury. How fucking evil is that? This is NOT the world of Anthony Burgess’s Clockwork Orange – but what can you do?
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Apparently the brats wouldn’t get off the bus at the end of the route, so he drove to the depot for help in evicting them (remember Christchurch ratepayers, you subsidise the discount fares they pay). The evil pack, led by several young girls (oh those oppressed underage girls) attacked the driver and a second driver who came to his aid – then St Johns Ambulance paramedics WAITED till the evil entities ran off before treating the severely beaten second driver.
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Where are the Police? Why can’t St Johns Ambulance or the bus driver have pepper spray to attack these little scumbags? Yes, I know their parents would press charges and Cindy Kiro would be saying "we don't understand these young adults" blech.
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Most of the article in Stuff goes on about security for the bus driver and the Labour Department is investigating.
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Sorry??? It isn’t the bus company’s fault that some parents are irresponsible and some young people are like crap on someone’s shoe. Fortunately there is a Police investigation, though the Police were clearly not on hand on the night.
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Apparently the brats wouldn’t get off the bus at the end of the route, so he drove to the depot for help in evicting them (remember Christchurch ratepayers, you subsidise the discount fares they pay). The evil pack, led by several young girls (oh those oppressed underage girls) attacked the driver and a second driver who came to his aid – then St Johns Ambulance paramedics WAITED till the evil entities ran off before treating the severely beaten second driver.
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Where are the Police? Why can’t St Johns Ambulance or the bus driver have pepper spray to attack these little scumbags? Yes, I know their parents would press charges and Cindy Kiro would be saying "we don't understand these young adults" blech.
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Most of the article in Stuff goes on about security for the bus driver and the Labour Department is investigating.
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Sorry??? It isn’t the bus company’s fault that some parents are irresponsible and some young people are like crap on someone’s shoe. Fortunately there is a Police investigation, though the Police were clearly not on hand on the night.
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The moral equivalent left would say they are children, victims of circumstances and need help, not punishment. The conservative right would say the little bastards need prison - I say both.
The moral equivalent left would say they are children, victims of circumstances and need help, not punishment. The conservative right would say the little bastards need prison - I say both.
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If they are found, lock them up for a while - make them clean buses, make them earn enough to pay the hospital expenses and compensation for this driver - make them recompense for their despicable behaviour. Then look at their homes, see what trash lets 12 year olds go out till midnight - see what trash doesn't care. See if you can get the brats to show genuine remorse and move on.
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They are fucking evil – at what point do young teenagers think it is ok to bash a man up and send him to hospital for nothing other than doing his job? It makes me so angry that I hope the lot of them cram into a crapped out car and drive off the road somewhere and kill themselves -think how much force these girls must have used to send the man to hospital with possible spinal injuries. Instead, their loving mummies and daddies have them tucked in bed, listening to their ipods and knowing that the loving state thinks they are children - and are protected.
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Why does this happen? Is it parents who think parenting means 12 year olds can go out till midnight on the town or are allowed to play such evil filth as Grand Theft Auto for entertainment?
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Why isn’t this a national scandal? Why should Leopard Coachlines feel it has to consider dropping late night bus services because of this?
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Arm the drivers, one way or another, and install video cameras – and don’t weep when your little Charlene comes home with her little slutty face covered in pepper spray because she attacked a bus driver.
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They are fucking evil – at what point do young teenagers think it is ok to bash a man up and send him to hospital for nothing other than doing his job? It makes me so angry that I hope the lot of them cram into a crapped out car and drive off the road somewhere and kill themselves -think how much force these girls must have used to send the man to hospital with possible spinal injuries. Instead, their loving mummies and daddies have them tucked in bed, listening to their ipods and knowing that the loving state thinks they are children - and are protected.
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Why does this happen? Is it parents who think parenting means 12 year olds can go out till midnight on the town or are allowed to play such evil filth as Grand Theft Auto for entertainment?
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Why isn’t this a national scandal? Why should Leopard Coachlines feel it has to consider dropping late night bus services because of this?
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Arm the drivers, one way or another, and install video cameras – and don’t weep when your little Charlene comes home with her little slutty face covered in pepper spray because she attacked a bus driver.
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You probably wont notice anyway since you're either out or in your room out of your mind on P while having an orgy with Wayne and your mate Cherise, since you don't know where you're little bitch daughter is - got the picture why she behaves like that?
5 comments:
Pepper spray would never be implemented on an ambulance in that way, although, if legal, at a guess it may be considered for more defensive uses.
Mostly an image and role problem. Rambomedics don't look good!
That is speaking from an operational standpoint.
Private individuals on the other hand...
YES.
I emailed Rape Crisis about a year ago asking if they would support the legalisation of pepper spray.
Nope...
Don't know what the big deal is with people opposing pepper spray. It's non-lethal, has short term effects and moves the balance of power away from large males (the "it will be taken and used against them" argument is pretty redundant if the assailant was going to win the fight anyway...)
Entertaining, insightful post LS, especially this:
"...don’t weep when your little Charlene comes home with her little slutty face covered in pepper spray..."
I would hate to see it come to full on CCTV and bus drivers locked away in their little cabin up front like in the UK, where yobs/chavs/football hooligans are commonplace. On the weekend, I witnessed some little shit get denied from getting on a bus because he was using his mates pass and then proceed to give the driver an earful. I bet the driver was thanking his lucky stars for the perspex between them too...
Lets just hope that this is a one-off and can help bus companies and authorities formulate sensible and effective strategies to deal with this problem if it ever arises again.
PS: People who blame Grand Theft Auto on why they commit crime are idiots. If they're stupid enough to imitate a video game, then they deserve to be locked up.
PPS: Re Clockwork Orange, perhaps we should use the same pyshcotherapy treatment they did in the movie. But instead of Beethoven, play the latest gangsta rap etc etc.
CD- I understand your perspective, I think it is best if bus drivers have the option to have it on hand.
Seamonkey- I was thinking that, bus drivers are so impersonal and distant from passengers over here, by contrast to some in NZ. I have good memories of some very friendly and helpful drivers in Wellington. My point on Grand Theft Auto is not blaming the game, but I DO think it is inappropriate for children, it makes fun of some enormous brutality, and I wouldn't let any kids of mine under 16 have it, just like I am unlikely to let them see Clockwork Orange (they can read it, they wouldn't understand the language).
The Ludovico technique hmmmm.. don't want them to not have the right to self defence though. The book WAS a lesson you know. not a manual :)
Wow, what bus routes did youtake when you were in Wellington!! :-)
I find 80% do little to acknowledge your existence.
But hey, most passengers probably treat the bus drivers like nothing too.
I just try to say hello in the morning!
Definately re bus drivers. Hell, you could plumb the backseat with pepper spray piping, its no coincidence that all the tagging is on the back seat ;-D Just press the button when you hear a spraycan/swearing.
(Yes, I am joking)
CD: Its the 20% that you tend to remember though. =)
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