Luas worker loses his job

If the staff / security guards had permission to smack the heads off scumbags on the Luas, there probably wouldn't be as many issues.

eviltimeban wrote: »

If the staff / security guards had permission to smack the heads off scumbags on the Luas, there probably wouldn't be as many issues.

Genuinely laughed at this! You actually think this would solve the problem without actually creating any other problem whatsoever?!

super_furry wrote: »

Dublin needs a fully funded transport police service.

This.

On the story in general , there's no point working in an enforcement role on public transport if you don't have the demeanour to take countless unjustified , wrong and unfair attacks on your nationality, weight, eye colour, sexuality or whatever else the entitled fare dodgers choose to attack you about to distract from the fact they don't have a ticket.

Sad that somebody loses their job over a bunch of racist fare dodgers but a temper or aggression just doesn't fly in any enforcement role.

So young thugs have learned a important lesson from this . Act like an eejit , don't buy a ticket , call the security names , and only the security guy gets in trouble . What a stupid country we live in that allows this behaviour to win

super_furry wrote: »

Dublin needs a fully funded transport police service.

Or maybe the police we have already could get the finger out an do their job.

While violence never solves anything the circumstances in which the incident occurred are in my opinion being ignored here. Or st the very least there seems to be a desire to make them into less than they were.

He shouldn’t have lashed out but can anyone really blame him?

And of course the dragged up little toe rag who verbally and racially abused him won’t get more than a slap on the wrist.

We are all in our jobs to work, not to be abused and his employers might do well to remember that.

I agree that Ireland needs a transport police, that feral kids are a massive problem on the luas, and that the guy probably doesn't deserve to loose his job over an incident where I can't really blame him for lashing out BUT it definitely wasn't unfair dismissal.

Bring back lashings.
Little wan*ers

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

I think what happened when the last time people were empowered to carry out lashings on children in this country would deter us from ever trying again.

So what is the solution for feral racist abusers ?

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Should not have lost his job. Very much an over reaction.

Its all managing risk and insurance. Said worker does this, gets a disciplinary and goes back to work.

A year down the road little Johnny gets on a luas with no ticket and calls him (insert racist language). Little Johnny gets struck and ends up with two broken teeth and brain damage.

Mr Transdev has to explain how a person who previously attacked a passenger was left in the role. Negligent before it's even investigated.

He shouldn't be working in security with an inability to deal with being provoked. Like another poster said I wouldn't be able to so i wouldn't work in that field.