The driver, who was probably scared s***less, was trying to do his/her best to
keep anyone from being harmed. Driver had no training in dealing with this kind
of thing. He/she had been trained to push the panic button which would identify
a situation--without any details--and get transit police there to deal with it.
Transit police work is considered "gravy work" by the officers. They are, by
report, quite lazy.
WMarks
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> A little true story: Five years ago, my son, then an 8th grade student at
> Ramsey, decided to nip out of school early with a friend. They decided make
> their escape via MTC #18 since it passed right by the school on Nicollet and
> 50th. They boarded and a block down the street a young man boarded the bus
> armed, showed the weapon and threatened another passenger. The MTC driver
> told the passenger to take cover and proceeded up Nicollet, stopping at the
> regular stops and advising new boardees to take cover too. At about 35/36th
> Street, the transit police showed up and when the bus stopped, the armed guy
> simply left the bus and walked away down Nicollet. The Transit Police made no
> effort to identify or detain him. When I tried to find out what had happened
> and why, the incident report just mentioned a passenger "disturbance" but
> made no mention of weapons or a suspect. If it weren't so scary, the
> ineptness of the whole thing would be funny. Sounds like things haven't
> changed much, what with these "routine beatings".
>
> Ann Berget
> Kingfield 10-10
