I understand that the hours suck and the monotonous routine probably gets to you. I understand that you have to deal with people refusing to pay fare or sneaking on in the back. I even understand that the occasional wack job will spit on you. And I know you get paid next to nothing for putting up with this crap. But can you at least try to protect the safety of your passengers when a lewd dope fiend starts harassing everyone on the bus, including the mother and her baby sitting next to him?
It's really not asking too much. I know you heard what was going on because I think someone waiting outside for the bus could have heard what this asshole was screaming. Don't you think you could have maybe stopped the bus at some point and told this guy to get off? Or maybe you could have radioed a police officer? I mean, for crying out loud, this guy was screaming that he had a gun on him!
And if it isn't your job to protect the passengers on the bus, who's job is it? It's certainly not the woman who started bitching back at this crack head. It's also not the guy who finally yanked him out of his seat and forced him to get off the bus. Both these people risked their own safety and the people around them for doing a job that you obviously couldn't be bothered with.
Did you see the mom and the baby crying as she was trying to escape from sitting next to the wacko? I'm sure you didn't because the bus was very crowded and all the people were probably blocking the view in your mirror. And maybe this woman's tears aren't your problem after all. BUT I THINK IT'S NECESSARY PROTOCOL TO AT LEAST GET ON YOUR NIFTY LITTLE LOUDSPEAKER AND TELL THIS RACIST ASSHOLE TO GET OFF THE BUS BEFORE HE TRIES TO HURT SOMEONE.
By the way, he got on the back, so he obviously didn't pay. I know a lot of people get on the back, but a lot of them (myself included) actually have monthly bus passes and aren't doing anything wrong. The crack heads and hobos that jump on in the back and sneak on without paying... who's monitoring them? Do we need to enlist a hall monitor to check people that get on in the back?
I know there are a lot of good, responsible drivers out there that do their job right and take pride in transporting tons of people every day. So what makes you such a lazy bum? Is there any screening process whatsoever when hiring SF MUNI drivers? There must be.
My biggest pet peeve is when people can't do the job they're hired to do. You signed up for this gig, so play your chosen role in the community and do it right.
Sincerely,
a concerned daily 5 line passenger
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