Somewhere....between Karlsruhe and Offenburg (SW Germany)...a Bahn train was progressing yesterday. A conductor was conducting a ticket-audit, and a drunk 'German' (some folks don't believe this element of the story)....had a discussion (the drunk German lacked a ticket).
The conductor? He alerts the two Bahn security guys onboard.
Bahn security? They are dressed in black....looking more like upscale 'bouncers' than anything else. They arrive, and then this turns into a curious fight.
Well...somehow...the door opened (moving train). We are left to wonder how (it's supposed to be impossible with the modern trains for this to happen. I can remember 1978....noting a door opening on a moving train.
Out goes the one security guy. Drunk is arrested at the stop-off point.
So they go and search for the security guy.....he's banged-up and in life-serious condition. Based on the description....he'll be in a hospital unit for a month or two......probably getting some kind of early retirement. Medal? Yeah....there will be some type of medal deal.
The drunk?
Well...most Germans hearing the story....have doubts over this being a ethnic German.
Charges? I can see two or three serious charges....he might be in prison for five to seven years.
This brings me to the obvious view....traveling via Bahn....is just not a 100-percent safe situation. Doors opening while in motion....drunk passengers on a assault agenda....etc.
You have to be vigilant.
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