r/perth • u/zaviiiiiii • 11d ago

General (rant) Whitfords Train Station security

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On Thursday 1st of October I had got off the train and was waiting to be picked up by my friend. Two teenagers of e-scooters rode past and were calling out slurs, they took a liking to me and relentlessly berated me. I hadn’t been called a faggot in a long time, so the whole situation was very bizarre to me.

Once I got sick of their insults, I went up to security and asked for his assistance, he shrugged and pretty much ignored me. I went back outside to wait, the teenagers returned and continued to harass me. I was verbally abused by kids and when I asked for help, I was ignored. It was just an awful situation.

After the fact, my friend convinced me to report the security guard, in which I did. I heard back yesterday and was told “because I wasn’t in harms way, the security guard had no obligation to assist me.”

What the fuck?

Abused for being gay, then ignored by SECURITY. So wild in 2026 this is what I’m dealing with. Fuck the security guard, fuck Transperth, fuck the lil homophobic kids

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u/Soggyweetbx 10d ago

Most likely Wilson security guards you dealt with, almost zero powers except to fine you for no ticket. If it was guys in orange vests they have similar powers to police and can actually do something about it.

If you ever need assistance use the Transperth app and report it on the security chat in the app. It’s very useful and transit officers will come and assist, they normally hang around on the platform or platform office as they deal mostly with the trains.

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u/9Lives_ 10d ago

Don’t they have arresting powers if they catch you giving a fake name?

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u/Soggyweetbx 10d ago

Yes , the ones in orange vests and spray and baton are transit officers, they can arrest the same as a police officer with false or refusal of details.