Fare-dodger assault man charged

assaults . when my wife was push and assaulted she was 68 at the time , a cut leg and she was very up set the sussex police were called we were told by the police the custody sgt would not charge him , it would not be worth the time, so it looks to me you have to get on tv to get the police to charge people , nice to know old age pensioners are not worth it in the sussex police eyes.ps. the person who did it is a well known bas-----ted in my area.

He actually asked the ticket collector first if he wanted him off the train, he said yes! the lad thought he was tough talking to the elderly ticket collector, his attitude stunk, if he has dodged a fair he should be charged too

HA! GOOD OLD BRITISH JUSTICE.....AGAIN.

To balance things up lets hope that Sam Mains is also prosecuted and not wrapped in cotton wool like so many offenders are. I don't understand why it has taken a shorter time for the later offence to be prosecuted when the primary offence by Mains is still awaiting a decision.

Welcome to free UK
Last week ticket inspector was stabbed by 2 youths in the same situation- did not get any help from passengers. You know why- Great Britain !!

How can this be right ?. If he had bought his ticket and not been so abusive then it would all have been avoided so he caused it all then screams "abuse" no doubt to get compensation !!.

This is why young brain dead morons get away with so much in this country, because no-one will stand up to them. This guy was brave enough to show this idiot the discipline that his own parents failed to give him and I say well done to him!

Forget the ticket - Using foul language like that in front of childen should be enough to have you removed. Once asked to leave the train by an offical from the train you should comply or expect a futher response. Perhaps he went a bit far, but a train full of paying people just wanting to get home shouldn't have to listen to that and be held up. Sam Mains could have left then reported the incident to the train company if he felt he was not treated fairly. In future smart phone owners - Dont publish images of people "doing their bit".

The boy's parent's should be charged with neglect of duty. Just supposing the delightful young person in question had been given the wrong ticket, what would a normal young person do? They wouldn't start swearing at the ticket collector. If that had been my son talking to the ticket collector like that, I'd have given him a thick ear.

when you see the whole video the "fare dodger" at no time offered to show the other ticket that he allegedly purchased. He was good at using foul language but on all the news clips there was no mention of that! I applaud Alan Pollock in what he did! and think that yet again the wrong person is being penalised. It will make other members of the public think twice before offering assistance in the future!!

Hoodie hugging at it's worst yet again. The guy was a hero. The youth should be charged, not the good samaritan. British Transport Police should be ashamed of themselves for charging someone who tried to help them.

If you watch the clip carefully you can clearly see Allan Pollock ask the ticket inspector if he wants him to throw him off the train, to which the ticket inspector says 'yeah'. Therefore one would assume from that, that if the ticket inspector had said No (No I don't need help) no further action would have occurred, , Allan only took action and offered his help only after being given consent?

Does anyone beleive he was given the wrong ticket? Dont really think I do. If he had been polite and explained the situation he may have got a fair hearing. He should have been kicked off the train just for the language he was using, whether he had a ticket or not. I'm with the big man on this as I am sure most of the people are who are sick and tired of anti social behaviour, about time they got some of their own medicine.

And British Transport police wonder why people don't report thefts, fare dodging and criminal damage to their property.... what a useless load of twats

The 'big man' was the only one with the balls to throw the toe-rag off the train, and now he's been charged with assault, outrageous. If it wasn't for him those passengers would've been sitting in that train till the next day, not to mention the tailback it would've caused with other trains, and the tens of thousand of pounds wasted - just because one diddy of an acne faced toe-rag decides he wants a free ride. Give the 'big man' a medal. The UK's law has went pear-shaped.

As a recently retired police officer i still find it incredible that time after time the police service and cps / PF shoot thereselves in the foot, this man should recieve an award for what he did, standing up to a little scumbag.... i hope and pray that the court watches the entire video and see poor littte soul for what he is, and throws out the case against the 'big man'

I hope that every person on that train have provided statements and will support Mr Pollock.

No wonder the police have such an awful reputation, hang your heads in shame....bloody idiots......

Let's hope the Big Man elects to trial by jury

Ridiculous. I hope the fare dodger has been charged for not having a ticket

A pity - although no jury will convict him - as it sends a message to all good people not to help others. Would the 'big man' have been charged if the yobbo without a ticket started slapping the old ticket inspector around a bit and he stepped in? In future I'll do what everyone else was doing in the carriage that evening - cowering behind their newspapers. Pathetic. I look forward to the judge throwing the case out with costs against the police.

What can you say well nothing just sit down and shut the F up. The police will arrest you for doing what every one else is thinking. Big Man gets my support.