Hibs fans refused to let disabled man sit down on Glasgow train

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HIBS fans who refused to let a disabled man sit down on a Glasgow train and subjected him to a torrent of verbal abuse are being hunted by police.

 

The 51-year-old man, who walks with two sticks, was targeted on a Scotrail train travelling between Carntyne and Glasgow Queen Street.

 

The victim boarded a train bound for Helensburgh and asked the fans if he could sit down on a seat designated for disabled passengers.

 

After initially refusing they allowed him to sit down.

 

And when he got off the train at Glasgow Queen Street, the group subjected him to a torrent of verbal abuse, making references to his disability.

 

Police are treating the incident as a hate crime.

 

 

The Hibs fans are believed to have been travelling to watch their team play Dumbarton in an SPFL match.

 

Constable John Paul O’Kane, the British Transport Police officer in charge of the enquiry, is appealing for anyone with information regarding the identity of those responsible to contact him:

 

He said: “Hate crime in any form is totally unacceptable and there really is nothing that excuses such behaviour from the group of Hibs supporters.”

 

British Transport Police can be contacted on 0800 40 50 40 or by texting 61016 – quoting reference B176 of 8/3/2016.

 

Information can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

 

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To be honest, I don't really know what this has to do with Hibs but it does show you that when you wear your club's colours you are considered to be representing it and any poor behaviour can bring shame to something you purportedly love.

 

The one positive side of this type of reporting for us is that it highlights that the general media, especially the BBC's, portrayal of Rangers as the evil club while everyone else is nicey, nicey is given a bit more balance.

 

Our fans just have to remember that when it's us, the boot kicking us is always bigger. If "we are the people" we have to show what kind of people we are.