Bus driver sacked OMG

[pete01]

Bus driver sacked for defending female passenger, seems a nice chap, definitely done the right thing, what's the world coming to....

Theres a good interview with him on good morning Britain.

London bus driver sacked for punching thief wants apology

Mark Hehir was sacked after punching a thief who had stolen a necklace from a female passenger.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Dec27]

Bus driver sacked for defending female passenger, seems a nice chap, definitely done the right thing, what's the world coming to....

Theres a good interview with him on good morning Britain.

London bus driver sacked for punching thief wants apology

Mark Hehir was sacked after punching a thief who had stolen a necklace from a female passenger.

www.bbc.co.uk

He did the right thing. The world has gone mad.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

There's a long case transcript attached to that news article. The court decided he was in the wrong. There's also CCTV of the whole thing, without seeing that it's impossible to judge. But a judge already has, and told him to go away with his compensation claim.

He ended up with a hand infection from one of the other bloke's teeth and says he was worried about him choking on his own blood while waiting for the police.

The police didn't charge him.

Complicated, but I wouldn't assume he's been wronged based on a ten second glance of the headline.

No charges but no compensation is probably a fair outcome.

 

[pete01]

There's a long case transcript attached to that news article. The court decided he was in the wrong. There's also CCTV of the whole thing, without seeing that it's impossible to judge. But a judge already has, and told him to go away with his compensation claim.

He ended up with a hand infection from one of the other bloke's teeth and says he was worried about him choking on his own blood while waiting for the police.

The police didn't charge him.

Complicated, but I wouldn't assume he's been wronged based on a ten second glance of the headline.

No charges but no compensation is probably a fair outcome.

Watch the GMB interview hes a nice bloke with loads of common sense

 

[diy_fun_uk]

It's increasingly about caring for the perpetrators, and less about doing what's right for victims and/or those who stick up for them.

 

[Dec27]

It's increasingly about caring for the perpetrators, and less about doing what's right for victims and/or those who stick up for them.

This

 

[Highway Man]

Watch the GMB interview hes a nice bloke with loads of common sense

Just simply, a proper bloke.

 

[blup]

Just simply, a proper bloke.

Every case has to be judged on its own circumstances otherwise you end up cherry picking the ones that make good headlines

 

[pete01]

Just simply, a proper bloke.

Exactly

 

[King Billy]

"The Independent Employment Tribunal has upheld the dismissal as fair. The claimant breached road safety rules and company protocols designed to keep staff and passengers safe."
"failed to protect his and his passengers' safety by leaving the bus unattended with engine running and chasing an assailant"

He wasn't sacked for punching anyone. He was sacked for leaving the bus vulnerable to anyone driving off with the bus, and its passengers.
His first duty was for the bus and its passengers, not acting the vigilante, however noble that might be.
You could argue that the dismissal was harsh, and a lesser penalty could have been applied, but his conduct was wrong.
We don't know what was discussed or said during the investigation. If he refused to accept that his conduct endangered the bus and its passengers, or refused to undergo training, it would indicate that he would behave in a similar manner in future. Therefore dismissal would have been the only option.

You can't form an informed opinion without being fully informed.

 

[fixitflav]

He was sacked for leaving the bus vulnerable to anyone driving off with the bus, and its passengers.

Why would anybody want to do that? If somebody gets their car nicked because they left the engine running to warm up and went back indoors, it's hard to sympathise, as thieves are on the lookout for that. But in the unlikely event a thief is after a bus (with a load of passengers), are they likely to be there when an opportunity like this presents itself?
I read somewhere he was offered the job back but didn't want it, understandable perhaps.

 

[pete01]

He wasn't sacked for punching anyone. He was sacked for leaving the bus vulnerable to anyone driving off with the bus, and its passengers.
His first duty was for the bus and its passengers, not acting the vigilante, however noble that might be.
You could argue that the dismissal was harsh, and a lesser penalty could have been applied, but his conduct was wrong.
We don't know what was discussed or said during the investigation. If he refused to accept that his conduct endangered the bus and its passengers, or refused to undergo training, it would indicate that he would behave in a similar manner in future. Therefore dismissal would have been the only option.

You can't form an informed opinion without being fully informed.

Watch the GMB interview

 

[Highway Man]

Every case has to be judged on its own circumstances otherwise you end up cherry picking the ones that make good headlines

He did the right thing. We need more like him.

 

[King Billy]

Watch the GMB interview

That's a one-sided opinion.
It's the industrial investigation that informs, not the media. The media simply presents their opinion.

 

[King Billy]

Why would anybody want to do that?

Precisely. It's dereliction of his primary duty, to the bus and its passengers.

If somebody gets their car nicked because they left the engine running to warm up and went back indoors, it's hard to sympathise, as thieves are on the lookout for that. But in the unlikely event a thief is after a bus (with a load of passengers), are they likely to be there when an opportunity like this presents itself?

Are you crediting opportunists with rational thought and behaviour?

I read somewhere he was offered the job back but didn't want it, understandable perhaps.

Perhaps he'd have to pay back the £26,000 fund raising money?