(24 Feb 2014, 9:33 pm)Dan wrote It's common of the majority of Metro Inspectors though, that's the thing. They're so eager to fine people, it's as if they're on commission for it or something. For me it's no longer just 'a couple of bad apples', it's the majority of them. Indeed a couple of my friends in school have compared Metro Inspectors to packs of wild dogs... wolves... hunting down prey. They bark when they walk onto the Metro, "Tickets and passes!" and rip them out of your hands if they look suspicious for one reason or another. I don't think I've ever seen them smile.
The Tyne & Wear Metro system is a joke. An embarrassment to the region.
Photographs below are courtesy of the "Checky Watch" Facebook page. In no way am I encouraging "Metro hopping"...
Photos are interesting. I don't condone the last one in the slightest as it's clearly beyond reasonable force. The other two though, I can't see anything wrong with? Assume they're being pulled for not having valid tickets? I think this whole thing with "Checky Watch" has done nothing but create a witch hunt.
I can't imagine some of the shite that these folks have to put up with for doing their job. I've seen them spat at and had abuse hurled at them, and I rarely use the system! Nobody deserves to have to put up with that in their workplace.