crescent-zephyr
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Megabus has relocated their stop even farther from Union Station - it's on Polk between Clinton and Canal, so 4-5 blocks away rather than 1 block as it had been. It's particularly interesting that the Megabus driver specifically said that the Megabus passengers could not wait in the Greyhound station but could wait at Union Station. I'd like to see Chicago force Megabus to use an off-street terminal and provide some sort of waiting area for its passengers - whether that means Megabus pays Greyhound for access to their station or pays Amtrak or CTA for access to another space or whatnot.An interesting part of this story is that the shooting victim and his brother had arrived on MegaBus from Memphis and were waiting to transfer to a MegaBus to Minneapolis. Since MegaBus just drops people off on Canal Street south of Union Station, the bus driver suggested they wait at Union Station for their next bus. Amtrak has taken the position that MegaBus passengers are not welcome at Union Station since MegaBus refuses to pay any money to Amtrak for their passengers to use Union Station as a waiting room. The two men were chased out of the station by Amtrak Police. For some reason Amtrak police thought they were involved in a holdup at or near the station and chased them, resulting in the shooting. The whole thing would probably never have happened if MegaBus actually used a terminal, either Union Station or the nearby Greyhound station, rather than cheaping out with street loading. I certainly hope MegaBus is included in the lawsuit that is sure to follow this incident.
Please understand that not everyone has been as well treated by the police as you and I have, and that some people, particularly black men, have an entirely reasonable and justified fear of police mistreatment. Please try to have a little bit of compassion for a man who may or may not have been committing a minor violation of the law, but whatever he did does not deserve to live the rest of his life paralyzed as a result.Sounds like a justified shoot to me. Maybe this is a good sign Chicago PD is trying to take back their city.
Amtrak has taken the position that MegaBus passengers are not welcome at Union Station since MegaBus refuses to pay any money to Amtrak for their passengers to use Union Station as a waiting room.
Megabus passengers are not only unwelcome, but even worse, I would hope that Megabus passengers selling illegal drugs while waiting inside Union Station should not be tolerated by Amtrak. I hope that Amtrak pulls Megabus into this lawsuit mess.It's particularly interesting that the Megabus driver specifically said that the Megabus passengers could not wait in the Greyhound station but could wait at Union Station.
^^This^^Based on the information provided here, it would seem there was no justification to shoot this man.
But everyone should always adhere to the rule I was taught and follow. If a police officer tells you to do something, you do it. Running, back talking, etc will usually result in a bad outcome.
If an arrest is unjustified, you and an attorney will work it out.
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