Irish Times’ readers on their experience of antisocial behaviour on public transport
Over the weekend we covered a story from a woman who experienced harassment and antisocial behaviour onSarah-Jane Murphy was surrounded by a group of young men on the Dart as she travelled alone from Dún Laoghaire during lunchtime.
“I was trapped, stuck and scared. The air was heavy with cigarette smoke and the smell of stale alcohol. And still the lewd taunts kept on coming,” she said. Figures show more than 560 passengers made formal complaints last year about intimidation, vandalism, assault, begging and theft on Irish Rail services.Dart nightmare: ‘I was trapped, stuck and scared’I take the train daily to and from Howth. The experience of being alone in a carriage when a group of young anti-social men get on can be terrifying. There’s a looming ominous feeling that the group will eventually get bored and come harass you for attention.
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