Oct 24, 2026, 4:24 PM@Rastal @MarkHoltom In the UK the system is more secure, as you must pass through a gate with a valid ticket, if I recall correctly (so entry without one is unlikely, unlike in some European countries). In my EU country (sorry don't want to be specific), public transport allows entry without a ticket, meaning anyone, including homeless people or drug users, can enter, it is wild!
Oct 24, 2026, 4:53 PMI live in UK too, not every station or transport hub has ticket operated barriers.
You may get drug users or homeless people on the trains or hanging around stations, but its extremely rare for them to target strangers in any way.
People can take all sorts of drugs and not be obvious (and its far better if they do that and use train/bus than driving!)
There are safety risks on UK transport but its more from angry men looking for somebody to harass (maybe for gender/skin colour/sexuality, or that they are in the public eye).
Which might also be why Sir Paul McCartney picked an empty part of the carriage where many (especially younger people) might think he is just any other middle aged man..
@vfrmedia @d4v @Rastal @MarkHoltom he's in first class.
@d4v
I've been googling now for a while in German, French and English and didn't find a single report of somebody getting "stabbed by a drug addict on public transport". It really is too bad you don't want to be specific about your country & can't share links to articles about such incients. We just have to trust you, right?
Oct 25, 2026, 9:24 AM@musevg @Rastal @MarkHoltom You can keep googling statistics - I’ll keep trusting my own eyes and experiences. Works better for me.
@d4v @musevg @Rastal @MarkHoltom that is at best anecdotal evidence. And as any scientist will tell you: anecdotal evidence is no evidence.
@d4v @Rastal @MarkHoltom so you hate people that are much more socially vulnerable than you, got it.
Oct 25, 2026, 9:18 AM@cairobraga @Rastal @MarkHoltom Caring about my own safety in public transport doesn’t equal hating anyone. That’s quite a leap in logic.
@d4v @Rastal @MarkHoltom then why are you dehumanizing unhoused people and people with addictions as if they have less right than you to access public transportation?
Oct 25, 2026, 11:18 AM@cairobraga @Rastal @MarkHoltom Not wanting to get assaulted on my way home isn’t "dehumanizing", but thanks for the lecture ☮️✌🏻