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It isn't surprising to hear about stuff being thrown at trains. It's been going on for a long time. Back in the 70's, AMTRAK started outfitting their locomotives with window guards to keep rocks and debris from breaking the windows. At one of the rail museums I belong to, the later cabooses on display all have plexiglass windows- the reason being is that they were more resistant to rocks and bullets. (One of them has what looks like a .22 caliber bullet star in a cupola window.) I'm a deputy sheriff in a rural county in Alabama. People throw stuff not only at trains; even trucks get hit. Two weeks ago an adult motorist threw a 2 liter bottle of Coke, partially consumed, out of his car at a truck. It hit the driver's side window... the driver ended up with his windshield in his lap and a severe case of the shakes. About kids... and cops. Lots of parents seem to believe that when a kid gets "out of control" that they need to call a cop. When we arrive on scene, we have to play parent and social worker because the parent wants us to "give the kid a good talking to." Many times what the kid needs is a good hiding. We can't suggest that to a parent- nor can we administer said discipline to a kid, even though "common sense" says otherwise. My chief deputy- who is a dad and an outstanding law enforcement officer- tried suggesting a good "whuppin'" to a mother... and found himself in front of the Sheriff's desk answering a complaint... from the mother! Erik
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