British Transport Police hunt train louts (From York Press)
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British Transport Police hunt train louts
9:34am Thursday 11th March 2010 in
THREE drunken youths who racially abused a woman as she and her friends travelled to York on a train are being hunted by police.
The torrent of jibes was aimed at an Oriental woman who was a passenger on the 7.05pm Harrogate to York service on Saturday, February 27.
The youths, who British Transport Police say were “rowdy and intoxicated”, got on the train at Starbeck and subjected the frightened 25-year-old to racial insults before they left the service at Poppleton.
The youths are all white and about 5ft 9ins tall.
One is described as being slim and aged 18, with cropped blond, slightly curly hair which was gelled at the front, and wearing a white top with blue jeans and dark shoes.
Another has a shaven head and was wearing a black jumper or cardigan, blue jeans and white trainers.
The third also has a shaven head and was wearing a white jumper and blue jeans.
Anybody with information should phone British Transport Police on freephone 0800 405040.
Comments(17)
AdmiralNN
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10:31am Thu 11 Mar 10
yorkandproud
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10:31am Thu 11 Mar 10
pedalling paul
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11:28am Thu 11 Mar 10
evelyn_trent
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11:59am Thu 11 Mar 10
metsa
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12:23pm Thu 11 Mar 10
The Ludovician
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12:33pm Thu 11 Mar 10
metsa
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2:24pm Thu 11 Mar 10
carolinemac
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3:17pm Thu 11 Mar 10
evelyn_trent wrote:It hasn't really go anything to do with the staff having the guts, why should they put up with being abused, It is surly the responsibility of the btp, thats why we have them.
Banning booze on trains isn't the answer - these people were already drunk when they boarded. They shouldn't have been allowed on the train - or railway property. Of course, this implies employing platform staff who have the guts to intercept them...
The Ludovician
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3:45pm Thu 11 Mar 10
metsa wrote:I don't understand it either. Maybe someone with too much time on their hands complained. Maybe Guy saw the error of his ways and asked for it to be removed.
woah woah woah- more bizarre and abritrary censorship: Guy Fawke's diatribe was a little spittle-flecked, and I didn't agree with a word of it, but hardly worth removing. Nice one Evening Press
It's only the comments section of a parochial local newspaper, hardly a big deal.
chunks
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4:50pm Thu 11 Mar 10
yorkandproud wrote:Sadly, it's exactly this type of person that tends to frequent York races too, not that anyone seems to bother, as long as money is going into the tills they don't care!
Banning booze on trains might be the answer. Went to the races at Doncaster on Saturday, the behaviour of grown men on the train was disgusting. Ladies were leaving the carriage in fear.
LittleTed
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5:43pm Thu 11 Mar 10
The Ludovician wrote:I agree.
metsa wrote:I don't understand it either. Maybe someone with too much time on their hands complained. Maybe Guy saw the error of his ways and asked for it to be removed.
woah woah woah- more bizarre and abritrary censorship: Guy Fawke's diatribe was a little spittle-flecked, and I didn't agree with a word of it, but hardly worth removing. Nice one Evening Press
It's only the comments section of a parochial local newspaper, hardly a big deal.
evelyn_trent
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5:48pm Thu 11 Mar 10
carolinemac wrote:I agree with you: I wouldn't have the gut to face them and good luck to anyone who has. However, the 'responsibility' for the abuse not taking place doesn't lie with the BTP - it lies with people who got drunk in the first place.
evelyn_trent wrote:It hasn't really go anything to do with the staff having the guts, why should they put up with being abused, It is surly the responsibility of the btp, thats why we have them.
Banning booze on trains isn't the answer - these people were already drunk when they boarded. They shouldn't have been allowed on the train - or railway property. Of course, this implies employing platform staff who have the guts to intercept them...
Pleb
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7:50pm Thu 11 Mar 10
carolinemac
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7:50pm Thu 11 Mar 10
evelyn_trent wrote:Absolutely I agree but as we cant rely on that I think the btp should be the ones dealing with these neanderthals.
carolinemac wrote:I agree with you: I wouldn't have the gut to face them and good luck to anyone who has. However, the 'responsibility' for the abuse not taking place doesn't lie with the BTP - it lies with people who got drunk in the first place.
evelyn_trent wrote:It hasn't really go anything to do with the staff having the guts, why should they put up with being abused, It is surly the responsibility of the btp, thats why we have them.
Banning booze on trains isn't the answer - these people were already drunk when they boarded. They shouldn't have been allowed on the train - or railway property. Of course, this implies employing platform staff who have the guts to intercept them...
carolinemac
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7:55pm Thu 11 Mar 10
Pleb wrote:I agree but the btp aren't on all stations unfortunately, this route goes through hammerton and cattle which are small stations with barely a waiting room.
Nobody who has obviously been boozing should be allowed on a train. The train crew should refuse to depart until the boozers are removed by the British Transport police or the outside police force. If they have to find some other transport or walk, it's their own stupid fault for drinking.
King Edward
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8:41pm Thu 11 Mar 10
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LittleTed says...
10:18am Thu 11 Mar 10