The Bahn (railway) folks admitted today....on average....there's 5.5 assaults/threats -made daily against their employees nationally. They say....it's reaching a level where employees want 'something' done.
If you ride the rails......even locally....it's a mix now....Bahn-security (guys ready for action) and ticket-audit folks. I'd say out of each three trains I ride (mostly regional around Wiesbaden/Frankfurt/Mainz)....there's a ticket-check. Maybe out of each 20 trips....there's the security guys there....ready to take you to the floor.
In my 1978/1979 and 1984/1985 periods.....there just wasn't that level of violence. This pretty much started 15-to-20 years ago, and really pepped-up in the past five years.
What you have (even on buses now) is a free-rider who refuses to exit or pay the fine (60 Euro). They easily slip from a rider-mentality....to a irrational nutcase-mentality.
The security guys? Most are young...say age 25, and fairly fit (over 200 pounds), and I'm pretty sure they could throw you to the floor, and hold you down till the cops arrive.
This getting ridiculous?
Personally, I'm of the mind....they need to issue shock-sticks, and give the nutcase a jolt-or-two....halt the train in the middle of nowhere, and simply toss the guy on the gravel.
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