Violence * USA - T riders driven to
‘It’s hard to even express how on edge you are’Boston,Mass,USA -The Boston Herald, by Marie Szaniszlo -June 23, 2007: -- MBTA workers are being pummeled, spit on and even beaten unconscious at a soaring rate, making the basic job of working for public transit an increasingly risky one... The number of MBTA employees assaulted over the past three years has risen 48 percent, from 119 in 2004 to 176 last year, according to agency statistics... “It’s incredible that people trying to serve the public should be threatened with violence,” said state Sen. Mark C. Montigny (D-New Bedford), a member of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation. “It’s pretty sad when your life’s in jeopardy for trying to collect a fare”... Because T employees are prohibited from speaking to the media without permission, most of those interviewed declined to give their names. But some of their stories of violence are harrowing... (Photo: One driver says he has been kicked and spat on - Violence towards MBTA workers is increasing in Boston at an alarming rate)
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