Chelsea fans stop black man boarding train & shout "we're racist & that's the way we like it" http://trib.al/SiBZFbQ pic.twitter.com/I6j5mzYuei
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And, yes, I have stood up to people being abusive, racist or homophobic or sexually harassing people on trains. I'm still alive!
@JuliaHB1 So have I, but it is more dangerous to do it as a man, than a woman, I think. Nobody ever backs you up.
@TonyHomewood I agree. Actually safer for a woman to do it
@JuliaHB1 and it was OK when I was 37 and could fight back but now I'm 57 it isn't quite as simple. I get no credit for age from these ppl
@JuliaHB1 I was once on train w vv drunk & loud Pompey fans. I was only person to tell them to shut up - everyone else looked terrified
@JuliaHB1 So you do not suffer the intimidation & fear of the mob Julia? Be a Special Constable! See how you get on!
@JuliaHB1 & once I'd stood up & berated them, everyone else looked grateful, but didn't back me up.
@JuliaHB1 Even if EVERYONE did intervene, some would still get a lot of punches from a bunch of football louts. They don't back down easily
@JuliaHB1 Julia, you live in a different world.....the masses wont do anything, look at the riots....who done what then?
@JuliaHB1 That's true and easy to write, but unless you're with a team of kick boxers in that situation it's going to get bloody.
@JuliaHB1 unlike many, I defend the rights of free speech to perhaps an undesirable end however, fearing physical punishment for standing 1/
@JuliaHB1 Have you ever watched The Football Factory? These people are neanderthals!pic.twitter.com/P6By9AF4pM
@JuliaHB1 At least the victim wasn't hurt (physically).The incident can be followed up after event.Intervention may have caused escalation.
@JuliaHB1 up for a principle is a poor excuse in my opinion. Violence should never alter the resolute nature of your beliefs
@JuliaHB1 fighting fire with fire is always the answer of course. Don't be silly.
@JuliaHB1 That's the difference between a cohesive mob and a group of individuals
@JuliaHB1 I wish some of the brave souls like you who are tweeting about it were there to stop this at the time.
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