Bus driver sacked OMG

[pete01]

He was given one primary task, and he failed to do it. He preferred to chase a thief.

He went above and beyond

What if the end result of his fight with the thief had ended badly for him?

It did he got sacked

 

[King Billy]

Get your tenner quick Pete, King himmy won't be around much longer.

I was gonna drop that out a bit later

I detect a coordinated attempt to close down a discussion. That must be the sign that the adversaries have exhausted their collective intelligent arguments.

 

[Highway Man]

I detect a coordinated attempt to close down a discussion. That must be the sign that the adversaries have exhausted their collective intelligent arguments.

Or you wriggling out of it again eh Tom?

 

[King Billy]

Weak people like you would happily standby and watch innocent people being robbed, beaten up etc,

When you have a responsible primary job to do, which includes the responsibility for numerous passengers and a distraction could unleash a potentially far worse crime, you are not idly standing by watching a crime unfold.

What could have happened if the bus driver was seriously hurt in the fight?
What could have happened if an opportunistic thief or even a terrorist had taken the bus for a ride?
The drivers primary responsibility was for the bus and his passengers.

lets hope you never end up as a victim whilst people standby and watch you.

Do I detect a bit of schadenfreude disguised as concern? Judging by your inconsistency, I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[King Billy]

Or you wriggling out of it again eh Tom?

I see you've joined in the coordinated attempt to derail the discussion. Why am I not surprised. My earlier comment applies to your nonsensical jibes.

 

[securespark]

Weak people like you would happily standby and watch innocent people being robbed, beaten up etc, lets hope you never end up as a victim whilst people standby and watch you.

Listen, I was having an end of college celebration in 1985, left the pub to be sick, walked down the road so I wasn't sick outside the gaff, threw up in a bin, walked back and got roughed up by the doorman. Slammed me up against the stone door frame and split my scalp open. Needed 6 stitches.

Two blokes were sitting in a white van parked directly facing the pub and witnessed the whole thing and they did absolutely nothing.

Do you want to know the worst thing about it?

They were coppers in a marked white Mariah.

 

[King Billy]

He went above and beyond

He absconded from his primary duty.

It did he got sacked

That was a minor inconvenience compared to the potential for other outcomes.
Imagine a bus with passengers being driven round London as a weapon.

He chased the thief for about 200 meters.
The thief returned to confront the driver and the fight broke out about 20 metres from the bus.
The bus driver punched him to unconsciousness.
it took about 30 minutes for the police to arrive.

 

[motorbiking]

I wonder if there is more to this story, it shouldn't be too difficult to find the tribunal ruling.

edit: https://assets.publishing.service.g...ROLINE_LTD_6018181_2024_Reserved_Judgment.pdf

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

I wonder if there is more to this story, it shouldn't be too difficult to find the tribunal ruling.

edit: https://assets.publishing.service.g...ROLINE_LTD_6018181_2024_Reserved_Judgment.pdf

It was linked from the news article from the first post.

I couldn't be bothered to read it all, but it's obvious there's way more to it than a good bloke who's been bullied by the evil company.

He keeps getting more money donated while he keeps going on about it.

 

[motorbiking]

At the point he KO'd him, it seems there was no threat.

But had they sacked immediately or within 7 days, rather than follow their disciplinary process, he would have not been able to bring a claim at all.

 

[Highway Man]

Listen, I was having an end of college celebration in 1985, left the pub to be sick, walked down the road so I wasn't sick outside the gaff, threw up in a bin, walked back and got roughed up by the doorman. Slammed me up against the stone door frame and split my scalp open. Needed 6 stitches.

Two blokes were sitting in a white van parked directly facing the pub and witnessed the whole thing and they did absolutely nothing.

Do you want to know the worst thing about it?

They were coppers in a marked white Mariah.

I would always step in to help anyone who is getting roughed up by thugs. I could not standby and watch anyone in this situation. I have stepped in and broke up fights in pubs many times, it is just instinct to me.

 

[ellal]

At the point he KO'd him, it seems there was no threat.

Maybe you should apply that argument to your own posts in the ICE topic

 

[Mottie]

I'm not aware of the circumstances you describe. Were you in any danger of injury or was there any threat of violence against you?
Were you attempting to detain someone until the police arrived? Had you called them?

Called the police while they were breaking my steering lock and about to make off with it? How quick do you think they would have responded? Ten more seconds and they’d have been away with it. Good old vigilante justice was dished out. Practically got a pat on the back from the police when I did report it.

 

[fillyboy]

Called the police while they were breaking my steering lock and about to make off with it? How quick do you think they would have responded? Ten more seconds and they’d have been away with it. Good old vigilante justice was dished out.

You're a hero mate.

 

[motorbiking]

Maybe you should apply that argument to your own posts in the ICE topic

Yes the similarity of events and laws are identical... oh wait, they are completely different.