London Underground Abuse Video

Recently there has been understandable controversy over a video showing a London Underground employee abusing an "elderly" passenger. From watching the video I can see that the employee should not have spoken like that but at the same time I wonder if we are being given the full picture or how accurate the reporting of it has been. Certainly watching the video I can see a couple of things that do not quite add up if you were to read some of the reports of the incident.

Whilst the employee clearly over stepped the mark and behaved disgracefully we do not know fully what conversation led up to the incident or the behaviour. Also it should be noted that the passenger got on the train after being asked not to. There are two sides to every story. We only see what is on the video. There could well be more to this than meets the eye and I would like to know more if that is the case. Regardless though the employee was out of order.

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[vanhool100]

Youd definatley like to know more??? why? what does it have to do with you , a bloke living abroad??? I also note you have chose not to mention the part at the end wher the man says , ' we should throw him under a train' why dont you mention that? and is that not aggressive?

[kensington25]

@vanhool100 And why not? :)

[richbdd01]

My take on this was that the employee should have been severely reprimanded NOT sacked and perhaps retrained. You have to take everything into account! Some people make out of character misjudgements at stressful times in their lives and losing a job could push someone to the limit. If, however, he showed no remorse, then perhaps dismissal is more understandable.

[kensington25]

@richbdd01 I agree with you. Two sides at least to every story :)

[MintythecatIsABeast]

we have some really stupid people who use the underground system in London too.

a particular specimen decided to push me today because my near empty bag touched him :D

Madness.

I have never had just s crummy time of it as when using the London underground in comparison to all the other cities I have spent time in for any duration.

[kensington25]

@MintythecatIsABeast I know exactly what you mean :)

[paul13467]

Jonathan Macdonald's concerns appeared to be more of a revenge mission to me rather than a concern as I have noticed when he was being interviewed both by the BBC and ITV.

As A Customer Service Assistant, I find the general public much ruder than how they have been described to me by those that have been working for the railway 10+ years ago.

I am not defending this employee, but what I am saying it takes 2 tango and it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case int his particular situation.

[friendlyhipp0]

Sensation! Read all abahd it! Man calls other man a git! Read all abahd it!

My god.

[tashdog1]

well william i had to use the under ground train to go to raylighs town in essex

to an aquatic store to bring back my 2nd 3,foot-36inch leopard eel back and 14inch lionfish back to southampton near bournemouth and the staton guard would not let me on the under ground train and the ell and lionfish were only in this bag, HA HA MATE when the station man guard went into the office i saw another station guard it was coloured lady 28 years old with outher grade looking hair and she let me on liked f

[kensington25]

Thank you Matthew and much appreciated :)

[matthewrcope]

Agree with you, Kensington

[kensington25]

I totally agree. Definitely two sides to this and yes as I said it does take two to tango. Good points and thanks for making them :)