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A WOMAN was beaten unconscious after she complained about a "boisterous" gang on the NightRider bus in the early hours of this morning.
The 26-year-old asked the driver to remove the group who were standing in the aisle being noisy and knocking into passengers.
A woman from the gang then threw a drink at her and punched her in the face.
"Others from the group got involved and the woman was dragged to the ground, punched and kicked to her body and head, rendering her unconscious," Sergeant Anita Brens said.
"The bus driver opened the bus door and the group ran from the bus along Swanston Street towards Flinders Street."
The savage gang was made up of six or seven men and two women.
It happened on the packed 667 NightRider bus from Swanston Street to Frankston at 2.30am.
The victim was treated at the scene and then taken to hospital where she is said to now be in a stable condition.
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the serious assault and hope to identify the offenders, who are believed to be of African appearance, from CCTV.
Are these just random events where the victims happen to be white and the perpetrators happen to be non-white, or are these hate crimes being covered up by the media?
Originally posted by IkNOwSTuff
Are these just random events where the victims happen to be white and the perpetrators happen to be non-white, or are these hate crimes being covered up by the media?
Maybe its just the media picking to report on whats interesting?
This wasnt racially motivated, it was a bunch of idiots with booze in them beating up someone who dobbed on them.
It just happens that the girl getting beaten was white and the ones doing the beating were black.
The story here is how this happened on a crowded bus not anyones skin color
Originally posted by Mamatus
On a personal note, I see just one of these pukes messing with someone I will change their lives.....
Originally posted by instigatah
people that act like animals should be treated like animals and be.....
put down.edit on 25-8-2013 by instigatah because: less harsh
Originally posted by GENERAL EYES
The following is my opinion as a member participating in this discussion.
I thought all buses had CCTV's and emergency police call buttons in case of serious incidents onboard during their routes...am I mistaken on this...or is this another racebaiting psy-op piece on the part of the media?
Something isn't right here, and it's not just the horrific nature of what is being reported.
Based on the article, I'm assuming there was no CCTV footage of this incident to be reviewed to bring these perps to justice. How old are these buses? They look modern enough to have such security measures installed.
Like I said before, something isn't holding up on this story.
If anyone can shed some light, I'd be most appreciative.As an ATS Staff Member, I will not moderate in threads such as this where I have participated as a member.
edit on 8/25/13 by GENERAL EYES because: added tags
NightRider buses provide a safe, easy and inexpensive alternative for late night travel on weekends.