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Kings County, NY - DA Hynes: Hefty Punishment For Assaults On NYC Transit Workers

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Published on: 07-23-08 at 01:19 PM
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Kings County, NY - The Brooklyn district attorney has a warning for you: Take a swipe at a transit worker and your next stop could be jail.

District Attorney Charles Hynes said Tuesday that he has formed a unit to specifically prosecute assaults on bus drivers, subway operators and station agents. He said he will seek hefty punishment against offenders. Transit officials said they support the initiative.

Union Local 100 President Roger Touissant says it is “important” because if someone assaults a bus driver they put the passengers in their care at risk. New York Transit President Howard Roberts also said he was backing the effort.

Hynes said there have been about 40 assaults on transit workers in Brooklyn since 2005.


News Source:  AP


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  • brooklynite Says:
    comments - arrow I think it should be the oppesite..Bus drivers should be arrested for harrasing us all the time with their own laws on the bus & not caring at all for us ..

    07-23-2008 - 2:03 PM

  • critic Says:
    comments - arrow Good for them! they're utilizing their power.
    What if a non union worker is asaulted, why don't regular pasengers have the same protection as union workers??

    07-23-2008 - 2:06 PM



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