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FourthWorldProblem t1_j6eoiid wrote

This happened to me in London. I was late for my train and came running down to the platform mere seconds before the due departure time. I forgot I was in the UK and therefore still had plenty of time. Straight away I saw an empty carriage. I knew it was to good to be true, but couldn't help myself. Sure enough, some poor barstard had lost the battle with a large surge of diarrhoea and it covered about a third of the floor. I took a chance and switched carriages. Then watched through the windows as my manouvre was repeated by every other person.

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Titariia t1_j6h09hp wrote

Where is security in those situations? And is it normal that carriages aren't connected so you can switch themon the inside?

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flapadar_ t1_j6h12c5 wrote

In the UK generally the carriages are connected and you can walk right through when the train is moving.

There's usually at least one member of staff who can then contact the British transport police about any problems, who will meet the train at the next station.

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FourthWorldProblem t1_j6jsc3h wrote

In my case, the carriage was the last one on the train and the sea of poo was right next to the internal door. I imagine that this incident had only just happened and the company hadn't had time to deal with it yet.

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Protocol117 t1_j6hkorq wrote

Lol I mean..America, the land of rugged individualism. It's basically lawless.

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Liberal-Patriot t1_j6hw2sb wrote

NYC is hardly the place I'd use as an example of rugged individualism or outright lawlessness. It's the most heavily regulated and surveiled city in the country with the largest Police force in the country.

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Irradiatedspoon t1_j6ii6dq wrote

And yet it still has the most superheroes out of any city in the US, hmmm?

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Liberal-Patriot t1_j6j2iai wrote

Because despite all the laws, crime is still bad. It's not a poster child for lawlessness, but it is often a poster child of mismanagement.

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CalamackW t1_j6jqsz4 wrote

I'm not sure where you get the idea that crime is that bad in NYC. In the US it ranks 80th for murder rate 59th for overall violent crime rate among cities.

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ThatOneGuy308 t1_j6j6l2q wrote

Honestly, I doubt any amount of management could solve the crime issue. Pack that many disparate groups of people on top of one another and it's pretty much guaranteed to happen, lol

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