Violence in the Graz: Black drivers beats a controller - prison sentence imposed!

Violence in the Graz: Black drivers beats a controller - prison sentence imposed!

Graz, Österreich - Wild scenes in Graz public transport: A 20-year-old black driver makes headlines after he has brutally attacked a controller twice. The trouble started when the young man was caught without a valid ticket and left his aggression on the controller. Again and again it is reported on the creeping increase in violence among black drivers, as Gerald Zaczek-Pichler from the Holding Graz makes clear to the Kleine Zeitung . In tariff zone 101, which includes Graz, around 300,000 checks are carried out annually, of which around four percent are without a ticket.

The details of the incidents are particularly frightening. In his first attack, the accused is said to have spit on the controller and gave him strong blows in the face that led to an eye injury. Just a few weeks later, the second attack occurred, in which the young man aggressively put on the control agent with strokes against his head and kicked. As a result, the controller was a whole week on sick leave, while the accused showed little insight in the process and an apology, which was, however, rejected. It was also reported that he tried to take the ID from the inspector and even hit a helpful passer-by, as the Today.at

judicial consequences

In the negotiation, the judge was surprised that the defendant had a fortune of 4,000 euros. She wanted to know why he didn't just buy a ticket. The young man justified his behavior by stating that he often only paid for one zone and then being checked in another. In the end, he was sentenced to a prison sentence of twelve months, of which four months are absolutely to be served. In addition, he has to pay compensation for the victims. His lawyer led alcohol as a decisive factor that was responsible for aggressive behavior.