"terzal" wrote in message
om...

Certainly he was breaking the rules by using a stereo, and acting
stupidly by doing it in view of the public. But what harm was he
really doing? Its not like he was driving the train, the Victoria line
is run automatically. If he's caught, he'll almost certainly get the
sack. Why do you feel its such a big deal that you're prepared to
report him, announce his train number so he can be identified, and
cause him to probably lose his career, yes for breaking the rules, but
not in anyway thats going to cause any harm to you. Why are people so
desperate to report any misdemeanor even when basically its got
nothing to do with them. Just think of the consequences of identifying
him. To you he might just be an anonymous railway employee, but no
doubt he's got dependants to support. You are directly risking his
livelyhood, even if he was acting stupidly in the first place.

Perhaps because if the train operator concerned could not hear urgent
messages from the Line Controller to stop in an emergency situation?

What concerns me, is the poster did not inform staff at the station he got
off the train at of what he thought he saw, so it could have been checked
immediately if the train operator was actually using a personal stereo
rather than having ear defenders on and some wires / cable / cord dangling
down.