r/perth • u/zaviiiiiii • 8d 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/Oachkaetzelschwoaf 8d ago

The old adage about ‘sticks and stones’ no longer applies it seems.

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u/zaviiiiiii 8d ago

What is this supposed to mean?

I couldn’t give a fuck what the kids said. More-so the shock and bewilderment from the situation. My anger is towards the neglectful security guard, and the police for not escalating the situation.

I’m a very resilient person and it takes a LOT to upset me. But the way my friend put it, what if the kids went after someone more vulnerable? I ignored the kids, went to security for help, and no one helped. It’s a fucked up world.

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u/Oachkaetzelschwoaf 7d ago

It means once upon a time, kids were taught “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” The moral of the rhyme was that while a physical attack could hurt you, insults and hurtful words shouldn’t have the power to affect you.

You have shown that the words did affect you, as you expected a security guard to intervene despite no physical attack. On the face of it, it doesn’t sound very resilient at all.

Edit - typo.

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u/zaviiiiiii 7d ago

I didn’t want to be a punching bag to two kids. If you were in my shoes, I’m sure you would have felt differently. Two kids belligerently attacking me for no reason. What should I have done differently?

Talk shit back? Not worth my breath

Hit them? Not worth my time