About six to ten times a year....I get ticket-checked on the bus or train (here in Germany). About once every two years....I'll stand there and note a 'conflict' where some 'guest' of the bus/train...fails to produce a ticket.
So, I noted a interesting story from the weekend (Sunday)...over at Halle.
This was near the Halle-Neustadt subway station....where a dispute between a train conductor and a passenger started-up.
A physical situation occurred....both injured.
Late afternoon...a 38-year-old passenger from Cameroon was checked....refused to produce a ticket....things got heated, and the fight started.
From what they describe (witnesses)...the train conductor was struck in the face, fell to the ground, and hit the back of his head so hard that he briefly lost consciousness.
Charges? The Cameroon guy will be dragged into court....probably getting a mental eval situation. Even if sane....he'll be charged up with two or three things....could be looking at a minimum of 12 month in prison.
My general advice....if riding the train without a ticket....have 60 Euro in your mind as the fine. You might ride 200 times in a year without a ticket....never being audited. But one day.....it'll come.
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