[news] Bus riders say no to guns on skytrain

[Resist!ca]

Criminalization of bus riders on the increase in 2005 2005 has brought three attacks on bus riders in as many months. After raising bus fares and increasing fines by 270%, now TransLink Skytrain police will be carrying guns. TransLink's Special Constables are becoming the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (GVTA) Police Service and will have the same powers as the RCMP, including bearing arms, and the power to detain and arrest people for outstanding warrants and arrest people on and off skytrain property. Their jurisdiction will include all parts of the transit system, including the buses.

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2005/3/25/13553/8815