tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post6173855078636725779..comments2023-12-02T02:39:47.828-08:00Comments on RANTINGS OF A FORMER TRIMET BUS DRIVER: Jury finds TriMet negligent in knife attack on 2 passengers, awards$306,000 to victimsAl Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-2511830626495431362014-12-10T16:13:44.755-08:002014-12-10T16:13:44.755-08:00Exactly why Trimet didn't settle this immediat...Exactly why Trimet didn't settle this immediately is beyond my understandingAl Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-44520049179687254762014-12-10T15:44:44.580-08:002014-12-10T15:44:44.580-08:00Maybe the real killer of Nicole Simson and Ron Gol...Maybe the real killer of Nicole Simson and Ron Goldman, maybe????<br />@1:15 to 1:24 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2c12ATkw98<br />HBAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248114329569392066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-33165399252418371802014-12-10T09:58:01.716-08:002014-12-10T09:58:01.716-08:00I agree Tri Met can do a better job of training in...I agree Tri Met can do a better job of training in this area, but the problems that I see are for one, it is rare that this happens, so being ready for it and not letting your emotional state take over is a conditioning thing. I for one take the approach of avoidance, I probably would have just driven off.<br /><br />202 20 hind sight is dangerous, and lawyers are experts at exploiting it, and using it to sway juries. If Tri met paid the drivers $35 an hour, and equipped them with a direct 2 way radio system, and maybe some form of mace, in other words gave us the tools to protect our selves the rare extreme situation. The guys that got stabbed should not have had to sue for the money. Tri Met should have come up with an offer right away, and called it a reward, it would have been a great PR stunt.Flatpicker Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112357255147023139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-85859786558418364432014-12-09T12:30:53.731-08:002014-12-09T12:30:53.731-08:00As you probably know John, in the OJ case there wa...As you probably know John, in the OJ case there wasproven police tampering with evidence. That case should've been dismissed as soon as that fact came outAl Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-62727518211443658942014-12-09T12:18:17.378-08:002014-12-09T12:18:17.378-08:00Just curious Al, and also being Devils advocate.Ho...Just curious Al, and also being Devils advocate.How did you feel about the out come of OJ Simpsons Jury of Peers. I am not all that confident with some of my peers.Flatpicker Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112357255147023139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-67865665535031937812014-12-09T06:20:34.439-08:002014-12-09T06:20:34.439-08:00The jury has ruled. Of course Trimet can do to the...The jury has ruled. Of course Trimet can do to the attack victims what they did to their union employees. Tie it up in appeals court forever. Or they can do the right thing and pay the claim. <br /><br />I have very little confidence Trimet will do the right thing. They are about as rogue as a government agency can get. Al Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-23437219709959276262014-12-09T01:34:08.495-08:002014-12-09T01:34:08.495-08:00The article says that the knife came out when the ...The article says that the knife came out when the other rider had him pinned down. That the other riders weren't just innocently sitting on the bus or staying away.<br /><br />And that's my issue: Doesn't a person have a responsibility to try to stay out of a fight and not get injured?<br /><br />As for the jury, it's possible they were focused on the riders' injuries, and not what caused them to happen.Jason McHuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755863891262666887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-32242741855041012882014-12-08T12:12:23.019-08:002014-12-08T12:12:23.019-08:00The jury found Trimet 100% liable.
That counts fo...The jury found Trimet 100% liable. <br />That counts for nothing? I'll take the word of a 'jury of my peers' <br />The fault lies with Trimet. The guy pulled the knife after Leonard got off the bus and confronted him. Those are the facts apparently Al Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-12975275050567752032014-12-08T11:49:30.617-08:002014-12-08T11:49:30.617-08:00I don't disagree. But it seems the question s...I don't disagree. But it seems the question should be whether that directly caused the other riders to get injured. It sounds like they could have stayed on the bus (or run off) but instead joined the fight.<br /><br />Maybe they should receive compensation for trying to protect Leonard, but it just seems that they played active roles in the incident and that their injuries may have been a result of that.<br /><br />Lastly, is it really an employer's "failure to properly train" if an employee working on his own "fails to follow regulations"?Jason McHuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755863891262666887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-39333524052613707422014-12-07T21:47:52.124-08:002014-12-07T21:47:52.124-08:00When the assailant got off the bus the first time ...When the assailant got off the bus the first time Leonard should have drove off not got off the bus to confront the guy Al Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595057345294486478.post-59952415637492020712014-12-06T15:30:19.457-08:002014-12-06T15:30:19.457-08:00Dickson got off the bus and confronted Vanhagen. &...<i>Dickson got off the bus and confronted Vanhagen. "Dickson acted in anger," Sewell said.<br />Dickson had Vanhagen pinned down, Sewell said. "That's when the knife came out."</i><br /><br />It does seem like the other passengers put themselves in harms way, though they may have been trying to protect Leonard.Jason McHuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755863891262666887noreply@blogger.com