Bus Driver Slams Woman Passenger's Head Into Pole, Pushes Her Into Traffic

[matcom]

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PHILADELPHIA --A transit bus driver grabbed a woman by the hair, knocked her head into a pole, opened the door and tossed her into traffic after she yelled at him for missing her stop, police said.

The 52-year-old woman, who was not identified, suffered a broken shoulder.

Bus driver Mario Edney, 53, was arraigned Thursday on aggravated assault and other charges, said Officer Jillian Russell, a police spokeswoman. He was being held on $2,000 bail.

Edney said he had to skip the woman's stop Wednesday morning because of a detour, police said.

Transit officials intend to fire Edney, who has been suspended without pay, following a hearing, said Richard Maloney, a spokesman for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/02/09/bus_driver_pushes_passenger_into_traffic?mode=PF

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. 'bout time the bus drivers took action on unreasonable assholes.

Speaking personally, I think we as a society need to make the decision that boorish, asshole behavior is not to be tolerated, and that pushing someone into traffic is a perfectly fine solution for assholes.

[MadHound]

2. Damn, sounds like somebody was having a bad day n/t

[Gormy Cuss]

3. If when a letter carrier flips it we call it 'going postal'

should we call this 'going transit?"

[skygazer]

4. Some people should NOT be working with the public

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