Musician thrown off train

**dropshortjock** · 18-03-2010, 19:26

I imagine the next businessman overheard caught talking about hostile takeovers will be given a haircut a la Menezes, just in case.

**googlemap** · 18-03-2010, 23:33

It does bring to mind the thought police/big brother.

Oh and I'm screwed if this is the future as I always try to act suspicously on trains, it usually stops someone who is wierd sitting next to you!!! You never see two nutters sat next to each other.

**amazing__lobster** · 18-03-2010, 23:44

Originally Posted by googlemap

It does bring to mind the thought police/big brother.

Oh and I'm screwed if this is the future as I always try to act suspicously on trains, it usually stops someone who is wierd sitting next to you!!! You never see two nutters sat next to each other.

What a weird choice of forum name...Did you somehow manage to join ARRSE by mistake when entering a website URL?

**Bamber(Phil)** · 19-03-2010, 00:35

"Big Brother is watching You"...
Very apt....I went on Google Earth today and saw My house,with My Wife,looking out of the window asking "What is that strange van out there doing?" She was actually in the photo,plus all of our cars....If We can get hold of this type of info,God knows what the Govt. have got on us!!!!

**Bugsy** · 19-03-2010, 01:02

Originally Posted by R.D.D.

Stasi? Really?! He was just asked what he was doing- not that unusual, and yes, while this might have turned out to be a little bit OTT in this case, but there's something rather insulting to both sides about comparing it to the actions of the Stasi... get a grip, people?

They're worse than the Stasi. The Stasi was an official organisation expressly designed to make sure that everybody toed the line in their oppressive regime. That was their job, however distasteful we may find it.

These nauseous little turds had no business pushing their fat schnozzes into your man's private affairs. The whole incident would be laughable if it wasn't an alarming taste of things to come. What will these knobbers do when there's some fella squatting there writing in Arabic "Things I need for bomb-making" and then composing his list?

As if any potential terrorist who takes himself seriously is going to sit there making a list that any passer-by can read. It's just a case of a couple of wannabes overreaching themselves. The pretentious, self-important prats should be given the elbow forthwith!

MsG

Lechies · 19-03-2010, 01:15

His band should be lined up and shot for the musical abortions they were going to play, what a load of sh*te, that's the worst set list I've heard.

**ashie** · 19-03-2010, 01:16

Originally Posted by amazing__lobster

Originally Posted by FARMBOY

Originally Posted by Le_addeur_noir

Stasi Britain at it's best.

I'm afraid so - if you read the public statement on the matter from the rail company it reads with a sinister undertone of regardless we are right. How accountable are these people who "work closely" with the police?

How far we have come in 13 years............

Essentially, they (Labour) have created positions of authority which seem to attract and employ people who wouldn't have previously been given/trusted with responsibility or authority.

Can you see any government undoing this though?

How is it anything to do with the government? It was private security company employees on a privatised rail company's train.

**CQMS** · 19-03-2010, 01:25

The rise of the Jobsworth, the petty official, the Authorised Person. Nothing to do with the Government of course.

**eodmatt** · 19-03-2010, 02:40

Very glad I wont be going to Farnborough by train from Thiefrow airport next time I am in UK. The fact that I will have a mine detector and a magnetometer in my baggage is sure to get me arrested.

**Pigshyt_Freeman** · 19-03-2010, 06:42

Last time I went on a train I was carrying a long plastic case with the words 'Steyr Mannlicher' embossed on the side. The Guard asked me to 'put your guitar case on the luggage rack, mate' and strolled on.

If, however, I had had a bit of paper with the word 'gun' on it, I might have been in trouble.

**Cuddles** · 19-03-2010, 09:52

I was going to make some witty response about "railway tracks" or "train tracks" but then I thought "Fcuk it..."

**Northern_Biff** · 19-03-2010, 10:05

"The team clarified the nature of the individual's business, were satisfied with his explanation and the man went on his way." - Response by SW Trains

Am I the only one who feels that regardless of what the lad was doing, it was none of their fcuking business what he was doing as long as he wasn't doing anything to break the law.
Are we to now always tell anyone enquiring exactly what we are doing and prove that we are doing no wrong.
Jesus fcuking wept, and even some of the replies above are trying to justify it!

**mistersoft** · 19-03-2010, 10:08

I wonder what he did for an encore?

**Markintime** · 19-03-2010, 10:15

Originally Posted by ex_colonial

Originally Posted by Temple

Assuming the details of the story below are correct could I just confirm that this is completely f**king mad, or is it me

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5066...itles/?ref=rss

Big Brother IS WATCHING YOU!

Mind you I wonder would the THOUGHT police have asked one of our Muslim bretheren to do the same if they had been "acting suspiciously"

Why should they treat a Muslim any differently? The truth is that they wouldn't but you do like to peddle your petty racist agenda don't you?

**mistersoft** · 19-03-2010, 10:26