While I don't disagree with what they are trying to do, I've just never heard of anything like it before. Yes we've started cracking down on assaults against flight attendants, but I've never seen any stories about someone being prosecuted for assaulting train personnel.SCOTLAND – Nine samples of saliva have been sent for DNA testing to find – and hopefully convict – people who have spat upon rail staff.
Hopefully this is something that will spread, as they do deserve respect for the job that they are doing. Even if a RR employee is rude, a personnel assault is not the correct way of dealing with the problem.
The NYC subways have recently started putting up signs that state "Assaulting a conductor or engineer is punishable under the same laws that protect police officers on duty."
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