GO Transit/Metrolinx has assured me they are working with the proper authorities and their Transit Safety Officers on this case. Our safety and comfort remains their number one priority.
This upstanding citizen was filmed pleasuring himself as he rode the 31 GO Bus along Steeles Avenue this past Saturday afternoon. The video gets real disturbing (and very NSFW) as the bus passes Hartford Trail.
It was uploaded to Twitter with nothing left to the imagination later in the day. This morning, it was sent to me as a link in an email. I was walking through the Bay Concourse when I watched it and stopped dead in my tracks when I realized what I was looking at.
I don't know where anything stands except the video (there are two) is still online. I'm not linking it. I can't. If you're resourceful and interested, you can find it.
The person who posted the video wants to be compensated for it, stating in a tweet to GO Transit: "I was very disturbed by what happened & was wondering if there was any way you can accommodate me for my uncomfortable experience..."
Really??? GTFO. So disturbed that he called Peel Regional Police? Contacted GO Transit himself? Called Transit Safety? The video was online for three days and the person did nothing about the incident.
Once you put something out on the Internet, it's out there, Who knows where the video is now as this person tagged a major Toronto news outlet and a viral video website. Anyone with screen recording software can capture the video. It's no longer his (or hers).
The person again tweeted GO Transit, "... and for helping with the investigation & before I take down my video, is there any way you can accommodate me for that?"
How about a big fat NO? How about you think about how other passengers feel, like myself, that you took no action???
A passenger on a bus is sharing his DNA openly on public transit. It's illegal. It's gross. It's wrong.
The videographer doesn't deserve a reward! You should have reported it.
If you recognize this person, contact GO Transit Safety at 1.877.297.0642 or Peel Regional Police at 905.453.3311.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to bathe myself in bleach.
