DDOT Drivers Refuse To Work: ‘They’re Scared For Their Lives’
November 4, 2011 8:30 AM
DETROIT (WWJ) - UPDATE – 2:30PM: Deal Ends Bus Driver Work Stoppage
People who catch the bus in Detroit may be waiting awhile Friday. About 100 Detroit Department of Transportation bus drivers are at work, but are refusing to drive their buses.
WWJ Newsradio 950′s Scott Ryan spoke with Henry Gaffney, spokesman for the D-DOT bus drivers union AFL-CIO Local 26, who said this was not an organized maneuver by the union.
Gaffney said it’s a matter of bus drivers fearing for their safety, citing an incident that happened Thursday afternoon.
“Our drivers are scared, they’re scared for their lives. This has been an ongoing situation about security. I think yesterday kind of just topped it off, when one of my drivers was beat up by some teenagers down in the middle of Rosa Parks and it took the police almost 30 minutes to get there, in downtown Detroit,†said Gaffney.
Speaking live on WWJ, Mayor Dave Bing spokesman Stephen Serkaian said they are working hard to resolve the matter and get drivers back on the road.
I would NEVER consider moving there. Not under any circumstances.
30 minutes for the cops to arrive at a call for help in downtown Detroit?
Seems to me the police were waiting for the attackers to disperse completely.
Proof to the lie: The police will protect you. Get a gun and learn to use it. Police today are more about revenue collection than protection of the people. I first realized that fact when the cops at the Columbine shooting waited for an HOUR after the shooting stopped before going in-victims who could have been saved, bled to death in that time.
Bottom line: You are on your own to protect yourself. Only a fool counts on the cops for their protection.
I hate to have to say things like this...
The Sheriff of Spartanburg county S.C. is a firm believer in the 2nd amendment and concealed carry permits.
Let me see if I can find the latest story out about him/CCW....here you go. Be sure to read 2nd page or the very end of the article. :-)
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20111031/ARTICLES/111039954
The Sheriff of Spartanburg county S.C. is a firm believer in the 2nd amendment and concealed carry permits.Yep I read that. That's one sheriff out of many. Sheriffs tend to have a bit more commonsense that city appointed police chiefs who tend to parrot the anti-gun views of the liberals who appointed them. But up here in Iowa there are some sheriffs who would deny guns to everyone if they were given the chance.
Let me see if I can find the latest story out about him/CCW....here you go. Be sure to read 2nd page or the very end of the article. :-)
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20111031/ARTICLES/111039954
The Sheriff of Spartanburg county S.C. is a firm believer in the 2nd amendment and concealed carry permits.
Let me see if I can find the latest story out about him/CCW....here you go. Be sure to read 2nd page or the very end of the article. :-)
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20111031/ARTICLES/111039954
Funny this came up as just yesterday Mom came over and I gave her a cane that was too short for me but fit her fine. I had her sit and watch the Cane -Foo videos on self defence for the Senior Citizens. Not only self defence but used to exercise the upper body.
30 minutes for the cops to arrive at a call for help in downtown Detroit?
Seems to me the police were waiting for the attackers to disperse completely.
Proof to the lie: The police will protect you. Get a gun and learn to use it. Police today are more about revenue collection than protection of the people. I first realized that fact when the cops at the Columbine shooting waited for an HOUR after the shooting stopped before going in-victims who could have been saved, bled to death in that time.
Bottom line: You are on your own to protect yourself. Only a fool counts on the cops for their protection.
I hate to have to say things like this...
It's gotten to the point where they have to put cops in the schools to keep the students from going nuts (they call them "school resource officers" here). Are they going to have to do that with the buses in Detroit?
Chalk up another mark against public transportation.
I would NEVER consider moving there. Not under any circumstances.
Yeh, when I said 'Irradiate,' I wasn't talking about just 'a little.'