Smoking

[mushroom25]

Woman pushed on railway tracks http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/754604 6.stm Smokers: Would you feel justified in defending your habit in a similarly robust manner? Or is this a case of "interfering busybody" who should have left well alone?

[JonnyBoy12]

Well, they say smoking is bad for your health, but that is taking things too far!

[daisycup]

I think she should have just reported them, then confronting them herself. I read in the paper that she confronted them 3 days running. They obviously weren't going to stop - so just report them. Doesn't excuse them for pushing her though.

[youngmafbog]

It is nothing to do with smoking laws.

These two thugs thought they could bully a person who could not fight back.

The police are investigating an attempted murder but what is the betting the CPS wont persue that charge duse to liberal judges having pity on the 'poor darlings'

All you moorons, yees I did say that, who think she should not have interferred what planet are you on? Your attitude is precisely why we live in Browns Broken Britain. You should hang your heads in shame.

[Quinlad]

Ha!

[Ethel]

I agree with you, youngmafbog (although I would never call anyone a mooron, nor a moron).

The more bad behaviour is ignored by people, the more it becomes normal and 'acceptable' to those perpetrating it.

Stand up to objectionable people who put their filthy shoes on bus and train seats; who swear at the top of their voices; who spit in public; who let their dogs foul the pavements; who smoke in prohibited places and in general behave badly, terrorising people.

Make them see their behaviour is shameful and unacceptable. Let's try and get personal pride and dignity back.

[Eve]

It's very sad where I live where you see people getting away with so much because of their fear of the ramifications if they say something.

I've seen some very nasty incidents including:

Men on bus making comments about youths trying to get out of paying. Ended up in a 4 man fight after they were set upon with metal bars pulled off the bus.

Even sadder, the bus driver just stopped, let us off (only when asked) and let them get on with it. No police called, just an ambulance.

Two bus passengers tackling this guy who was obviously on something which ended up the bus stopping and two of them going through a shop window.

A man who tackled some youths smoking and using foul language on a bus. The bus driver finally stopped and threatened to call the police when things started getting violent and the youths got off but not before threatening to find his young daughter sat with him and rape her.

People are just too scared to say anything nowadays.