VIDEO: RoboCop gives the smackdown to train perverts in Japan

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In what has to be the oddest most badass public service campaign ever, the Osaka Police Department has been using a man dressed as RoboCop to patrol trains and protect women from handsy men and other train riding perverts. According to Britain’s Daily Mirror, RoboCop can make arrests and also warns passengers to keep an eye on their valuables. Or as the police department’s website puts it: “RoboCop is a hammer of justice to molesters threatening women.” That’s more like it.

Sometimes real life is even better than the movie. Now, if we’d only had RoboCop to deal with the Muni Humper.

Check out the Mirror UK’s site to watch the compelling video.

Muni Diaries Live Full Lineup Announced. Get tickets!

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Photo by Kevin Wong

It’s time to pack the Elbo Room and celebrate everything unexpected that can happen on transit from point A to point B! We’ve got the full lineup for the April 5 Muni Diaries Live, and it’s a really, really good one. Have you gotten your tickets yet?

Our storytellers:

Peter Hartlaub, pop culture critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, writes entertainment features, movie reviews, and a lot of Bay Area nostalgia. He is also the editor/founder of The Big Event blog on SFGate.com. Hartlaub grew up in Burlingame, where he was a Chronicle paperboy and dedicated SamTrans rider. His favorite bus-themed movie is Speed. His favorite bus in popular culture is The Catbus from “My Neighbor Totoro.” His favorite Muni line is the 77X-Candlestick Express. He commutes from Oakland, where he lives with his wife and two young sons. Follow him on Twitter @PeterHartlaub.
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It’s 2014, and we’re riding Muni, y’all

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Here are some examples of the whacky shit we all face day in, day out on Muni.

  • A couple took from Forest Hill to Van Ness to pick an Instagram filter. #sfmuni
  • Only on #sfmuni would you hear someone trying to buy drugs by offering to trade-in for some grapes.
  • Is being told I look like your “beautiful” prostitute ex girlfriend really supposed to be a compliment?
  • Just watched an empty Corona bottle get off this bus by itself.
  • The theme of today’s #sfmuni ride is ” every one smells like they have a poopy diaper! EVERYONE!” #washyourass
  • There’s nothing more humiliating than running after a #sfmuni as your pants fall down only for the doors to close on you.
  • #sfmuni drunk man asks tourist if daughter is wife. Drunk man forgets, repeats question. And forgets, again.

Careful out there, you guys. And have a great weekend!

These seven juicy Muni nuggets are brought to you by @amandamlim, @Kohanji831, @SMASHin2pieces, @beth_winegarner, @yayneabeba, @cdeakers, and @sami_crocker.

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