Driver says he remained calm during alleged harassment by ‘following teachings of Christ’
The taxi driver who was allegedly assaulted by a passenger earlier this month has said it is too late for apologies and that he is “prepared to go to court” so that “justice will take its course”.
“They only talk and I just think of it as expression of opinion. I don’t take really serious. But this guy was talking, calling me names, asking some questions that I don’t really understand and he started hitting me and I could not do anything. I was just trying to control the whole situation because two wrongs cannot make a right.”
The passenger later presented himself at a Garda station where he gave a statement. He was not arrested, according to gardaí., said the man began “giving out to me unnecessarily” two minutes after stepping into the car.The man then started “grabbing the wheel” while Sam tried “to take control of the car so I wouldn’t have an accident”.“I think I just followed the example of Jesus Christ, that is exactly what comes to my mind, I tried to be calm.
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