(03 Feb 2024, 5:44 pm)DeltaMan wrote Absolutely terrible news. Nobody should die doing thier job. Hopefully the
detritus faces the full force of the law https://news.stv.tv/west-central/teenage...lgin-moray
Terrible news. Yet another victim to the crime epidemic, and another child-come-killer. How many lives have to be ruined before something is done about it.
I think that incidents like this, always highlight how little care and consideration is given to welfare and facilities for bus drivers. From what I've been able to find, the issues at Elgin bus station (specifically being labelled a 'no-go area') were well documented. See this article from only 18 months ago. It's not the only one either:
- "Police patrols stepped up after anti-social behaviour closes busy Fife bus station": https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/crime/p...on-4431367
- "St Andrews bus station closed due to antisocial behaviour": https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fif...behaviour/
- "Ossett: Yorkshire town will no longer be served by buses after 6pm due to 'anti-social behaviour being through the roof'": https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/tra...of-4247988
That's only a handful of examples though. We'll all know of similar situations in local bus stations around the North East. I used to use Durham on a night for years, to the point that in the end, I felt safer standing waiting in the shelter on Millburngate. The Galleries is very much becoming the same way as that.
I'm not sure what the solution is, though I'm sure we'll still get the odd politician or police chief down for a photo opportunity. Maybe the operators or driving unions need to take some drastic action on it, before there's someone else not going home to their family.