Am I the only one wondering why when a bus Operator is involved, the name is public.
But what is the name and past record of the MAX operator that caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage and potentially put all sorts of people in danger by failing to stop his train properly, running into a track bumper and shaking a substation building 20 feet away when his train came to a stop by a concrete walkway?
We all know who Sandi Day is.
We all know who Claudeen Hendren is.
But who is the mystery MAX operator?
Why isn't HIS photo on the front page of The Oregonian; why isn't Mary Fetsch talking about HIS personnel records; why was he not put IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT DELAY on administrative leave; what are his drug test results (he was drug tested immediately, wasn't he? S.O.P. for a major mechanical incident...all CDL license holders are drug tested after an accident regardless of cause). Why isn't his name in big bold letters?
How many days elapsed until TriMet released the names of the MAX operators in the "child left behind" incidents... How many minutes elapsed until TriMet releases the name of a bus operator?
And more importantly...why is there ANY difference between bus and MAX?
It's no wonder there is a bus versus MAX culture in Portland. And it all starts with one man:
Neil McFarlane.
General Manager of TriMet (excuse me, General Manager of MAX, and has to put up with a bunch of buses.)
In fairness, the baby-booter was a few months ago and we just got her name in the news now. As far as I know, TriMet hasn't yet issued any statement on the conclusion of the Expo incident.
ReplyDeletewhy was he not put IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT DELAY on administrative leave
Do we know that he wasn't?
Nope, I'm making a general observation about this.
ReplyDeleteI don't have any facts to back up my claim, it just appears to me that there is a double standard in place here.
But his double standards using instead of sex bus vs max is interesting indeed.
ReplyDeleteREALLY INTERESTING!
I don't see a double standard. Provide evidence that TriMet leaked Claudine's name. Can you find an interview where Mary mentions her name?
ReplyDeleteDo we know that he wasn't?
ReplyDeleteMary had no problem chatting about Al...so surely she should have no problem discussing the MAX Operator.
Provide evidence that TriMet leaked Claudine's name.
Who else would have provided it? TriMet released that photograph of her, did they not? TriMet could have said "We will not confirm the identity of the operator" when pressed by the Media. TriMet clearly didn't.
Mary didn't provide Al's name -- Al did. He blasted his own name out into the media!
ReplyDeleteRe: Claudine, I can certainly show you lots of evidence that TriMet didn't release her name (her name wasn't in the news until just a few days ago), seems like it's in your court to prove otherwise.
Or are you (again) pulling this out of your ass?
"Am I the only one wondering why when a bus Operator is involved, the name is public."
ReplyDeleteMary did lots of interviews, there were DOZENS of stories about this incident, yet only 1 story has included her name -- the recent story by Joe Rose. The evidence (facts - rather than ass-pullings) doesn't support your assertion that the "name is public."