Bus driver 'beaten up'

Reginald Wiltshire

Mar 7th 2010, 19:43

I say ol'chap Dennis Catania is it, anyroad we can do with inteligent people like your goodself back home in the UK we are short of teachers at our secondary modern schools - you sound like a bright chap, ever thought of moving to our cold country? salaries are good and damn sight better conditions then in Malta. Ah well its just a thought. However i remember in the old days when sitting for various exams and what not, even if one cannot spell correctly, as long as they make themselves understood, even make a diagram would be acceptable,. nobody is perfeect me'ol sonner. just as a matter of interest thats all., good luck.

Harry Rogers

Mar 7th 2010, 19:13

Interesting Mr.Cassar as yes you'm quite right my Maltese friend, one can actually tell between the Maltese or Gozitans whatever, that have spent time overseas, by the mannerism and the way they behave on the roads which is up to out standard in most cases, but the yobos or bullies that nerver as yet ventureed out their own door step, boy they need to go back to basics as some are as ignoramous as they come. i seem them driving like the clappers with an attitude of sod you Joe get out out my way, what a load of dipsticks as we say back home - need to be locked up in a junk yard till they learn to respect other road users

Gerry Small

Mar 7th 2010, 19:04

Welcome to Malta, the friendliest people and the best educated drivers in the whole wide world. Have a nice stay,OH and make sure though to keep any opinions to yourselves otherwise its the clink for a day or two, as sonme bright Maltese always have a something to say.

Denis Catania

Mar 7th 2010, 18:48

@J J Borg: I hope those children don't start using sentences with the word AND, after reading your comment they just might. Before you start knocking people down for typing errors as you did earlier this week, you should perfect your English. Didn't they teach you not to use conjunctions at the beginning of a sentence.

@J Martinelli: Keep me out of this I didn't have anything to say on this article.

G Falzon

Mar 7th 2010, 18:34

I cannot understand why no arrests were made. Oh the forces of order in this country! It would be very interesting to reads the aggressors names.

Claire Busuttil

Mar 7th 2010, 17:54

Hard punishment needs to be given to people like these, they are the Shame, of our country!!

C Cassar

Mar 7th 2010, 16:52

Drivers of trucks delivering gas cylinders are also aggressive in the same manner. I witnessed one running out of his truck and threatening a car driver when the car driver complained that the truck driver was blocking the road causing a huge jam.

Basically, these drivers are totally uneducated in all aspects of soceity and should NEVER be allowed to take up positions which in effect are customer facing.

M Cassar

Mar 7th 2010, 14:59

We need a hard stance against road bullies. a 5 year jail term should be enough deterrant to the two aggressors to learn they can't get out of the car and beat up anyone they feel like. Will also serve as a lesson to others. They did not just hurt the bus driver, but also terrified the tourists, a source of revenue to Malta.

J. J. Borg

Mar 7th 2010, 14:50

Hardly surprising given that such incidents are rarely taken seriously by the authorities. And now a group of children have been directly exposed to seriously violent behavior, which may well encourage them to behave like that toward each other.

J Martinelli

Mar 7th 2010, 14:04

@ Deo Catania


"Investigations are ongoing, but police sources said no one had yet been arrested. Imbaghad niskantaw kif f'dal-pajjiz kulhadd jaghmel li jrid"

Have you found Jimmy Hoffa yet, Denis?

Steve Shaw

Mar 7th 2010, 13:04

Nibqaw dejem listess u ma nitalmu qat. B'dawn il moghz go pajizna igaru il malta tisthi. Jidispjecini nghid li hhad hawn hafna mighom.

John Azzopardi

Mar 7th 2010, 13:01

Are you kidding me. What is going on in Malta. Man threaten and attack a bus driver an dthey are not arrested. And you have all these witnesses. Is this a joke. No wonder laws in Malta and Gozo are broken all the time. And instead of blaming this on the police I like to go further and blame the government for this. I heard one too many stories of people breaking the law, getting tickets, etc, go to their miniter and all is forgiven. No wonder police don't arrest anyone.

Francesca Mangion

Mar 7th 2010, 12:39

I was on that bus, it was horrible and shocking...

Chrissey Zammit

Mar 7th 2010, 12:12

WHAT !! is this beautiful Island coming to ? No one arrested, words fail me.

P.Pulis

Mar 7th 2010, 11:18

"....the three men were told to report to a health centre for a check up"
"...police sources said that no one had yet been arrested"

Whey were the aggressors not 'Taken' by the police to a health centre for a check up so that if found drunk this charge is added to that of aggression, swearing in public and putting the safety of passangers at risk

G.Schembri

Mar 7th 2010, 11:14

These three persons should be punished . Normal drivers are not safe with such drivers on the road.
We heard last week about such a drivers being jailed for stabbing another driver, we are getting to a point where we cannot speak to another driver , no matter how right we are, for fear of being attacked.

Deo Catania

Mar 7th 2010, 11:11

"Investigations are ongoing, but police sources said no one had yet been arrested." Imbaghad niskantaw kif f'dal-pajjiz kulhadd jaghmel li jrid. Il-fatt li x-xufier tal-karozza kien xurban diga raguni izjed minn valida biex jigi arrestat, imma Malta le, kollox differenti rridu naghmlu. Pajjiz spiccut dak li hu.

Lawrence Fenech

Mar 7th 2010, 10:52

Salt bullies li bhal issa hawn kemm trid. Kollha edukati mill genituri li hafna drabi ikunu aggressuri huma ukoll.