Transport nazis harass bus driver, force all passengers off bus- As we pulled into the QVB stop on George St, transit officers (unsworn, no powers of arrest) got on the bus and checked everyones tickets. All passengers were cooperative and had valid tickets. Then one of the transit officers starts a fight with the bus driver that goes on for 5 minutes while the passengers wait. Eventually some passengers, including me and two women, start complaining that wed like to get to work. But the transit officers continue to argue with the driver, with 4 of them crowding him and repeatedly asking for ID. Eventually, after more than ten minutes they decide hes too stressed to drive, and we all have to get off and walk the rest of the way to work. (And I have a torn hamstring!) I had a quick chat to the driver, who is an RTBU member, and gave him my details so I can back him up. He didnt do anything wrong, he was a victim of jumped up petty tyrants that love causing trouble to justify their existence.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 22:55:45 +0000