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LOL, do you also believe that girls who dress slutty are asking to get raped? Maybe the bosses should lock the trains up too, they're probably worth a pretty penny at the scrap metal yard.
LOL, yeah, but they don't work too good, so they're only worth scrap.
Well duh... do you really think the scrapper cares? Heck he doesn't care if someone ripped the copper pipes from your house, he'll pay for it.
This kind of thievery has been going on forever. All manner of goodies have been stolen and yes, management could care less, as long as the bonuses are big and the patronage jobs are plentiful. Chances are these guys got greedy or made enemies with the wrong people or were just plain stupid.
In the end, the taxpayers and the riders pay for it all.
I didn't opine on whether the scrapper cared, of course they don't. I'm saying they should be held responsible - that's a two pronged approach to fixing the problem. And despite your "duh", this is often an approach used.
I just don't get all the shock, surprise, and outrage here. There have been corrupt LIRR employees for decades. Let me tell you a little story:
When I was younger, around 17 (16?) (many moons ago!), I was dating an LIRR engineer. He engineered both electric and diesel trains. I wasn't working and used to accompany him to work on an almost daily basis. Well, being the alcoholic that he was, who do you think was actually engineering those trains? Yes, me. The 17 (16?) year old girl who was never formally trained or anything else. Yes, he taught me how to "drive" the trains, taught me the signals, where to slow down/speed up. I even had my own set of LIRR keys.
Looking back, that was INSANE. Could you imagine if I had misunderstood a signal? Or sped up when I should have slowed down? Anything could have happened. Thank goodness nothing did.
Wow
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who do you think was actually engineering those trains? Yes, me. The 17 (16?) year old girl who was never formally trained or anything else. Yes, he taught me how to "drive" the trains, taught me the signals, where to slow down/speed up. I even had my own set of LIRR keys.
LOL!! I can't tell you the countless times he would be sleeping when I was "driving" the train or would be guzzling a beer or some whisky. Just plain crazy!
On the news it stated they were being observed doing this for a while.If it amounted to such a large amount of money Management and law enforcement should be sued for the $$ loss or were they afraid of the union reacting??
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