Metro Ticket Inspectors

Metro Ticket Inspectors

What is the crack with these Men/Women?
I was on the Metro yesterday when the train stopped at Jesmond & an Army of Inspectors came on to do an Inspection, a few got caught without a ticket so got asked to step off the Train.
I seen 2 lads attempt to run away until they were Physically stopped & held against a wall!
Surely this cant be allowed? there Ticket Inspectors, not Transport/Travel Police or the actual 'Old Bill' themselves?
Then the lot of them surrounded these 2 lads until they'd issued the fine.
It was funny as an onlooker but couldn't help thinking they shouldn't have been allowed to sort of physically detain these guys for not paying for a Metro Ticket!
Does anyone know how much power these people have got? E.g. Allowec to arrest etc....?
Id love to see it happen on the otherside of the route - Medowell, Percy Main etc.. I could image the kids there just standing taking the fine

it's private property i suppose.... cheapstake

aye i've seen this happen before at the haymarket. i didnt think they would have the power to that but as MoS says its private property so may be able to.

Assault is assault even if it is on private land. If that was the case you could beat anyone to fuck as long as your on private land.............dont think so eh. They have employed St. James Security as Inspectors so now some are part time bouncers and the rest are full time retards

As long as it's reasonable force, and from the original post it doesn't sound unreasonable, it's not assault.

Has anyone seen anyone they know in that named and shamed thing i seen a few ppl i knew fucking tools

I was travelling to Cullercoates and I had an all zone network pass, me and my friend got up and as we got off the train to leave the Police officer told us to stop along with 3 other passengers 'apparently' we saw the police and got off the train very fast which made us look suspicious

I don't see the problem. Should they of just let them go without paying?
If they had stolen something from a shop the security would stop them using reasonable force.

If they dont restrain some people, then surely you could just walk away and pretend you cant hear a word that comes out of their mouth.

then walk all the way to where you are going , without being stopped.

which would be silly

I used to get the metro in to Newcastle from Percy Main regularly from work when i was docked. I always felt really strange buying a ticket and could sense everyone around me wondering what the fuck i was doing at that big metal box thing with the coin slots

scruffy cunts people who dont pay

fuck paying

When I used to get it from Sunderland to Newcastle I always paid! I would rather pay £2.20 than be embarrassed getting caught.

Yeah me too it always seems to be proper skinbackers who get caught aswell, leading me to believe that the people on here who are saying "fuck paying" are pikey skinbackers

I used to metro it from shields to tyne dock every day.

then i got busted.

He said "I bet you wish you bought a ticket now huh!"

and i just said "look mate, ive been doing this for 4 months . A tenner aint bad"

pmsl