Working class hero ?

Here's a story from earlier this month by a UK paper over the Latham cabbie bashing,

Three years ago, Bachir Mustafa, a Sydney taxi driver, had his arm broken by Mark Latham in a dispute over a £15 fare. Mr Mustafa, 36, has not driven his cab since and, because of post-operative complications, he has lost some of the use of his right arm.

Has Latham issued an apology to Mustafa ? A driver who was entirely blameless in following the taxi regulations, which stipulate he must take the most direct route to Latham's destination. Now Latham thinks it's all a big joke, despite the injuries to a battler, whose cause he pretends to champion,

Mr Latham did not suffer politically when news of the altercation leaked out. Indeed, it made him better known and seemed to burnish his image as a tough, working-class boy from western Sydney. Reminded of the incident by a colleague, Mr Latham laughed and said: "Now the taxi drivers call me Sir."

You won't be getting 'Sir' from me Latham, but rather 'Shithead', 'Loser' and 'Well known has-been'.

Comments

[375mL]

Shit eh? I knew of the incident, but I never really took notice of the injury inflicted on the Cabbie.

It's terrible that he hasn't driven a cab yet, and even worse that he's lost some use of his arm because of it.

Shame on Mr. Latham.

[Carl]

Taking advantage of sleeping punters is only marginally better.

[Brett Pee]

Lathams reputation as a tough working class Sydneysider ? What complete bollocks. I've always had the bloke down to be an arrogant jerk, who's 'championing of the people' has always had a hollow ring to it, coming from a foul mouthed moron who should never have been voted into any kind of public office.

[Withheld]

Now how pray tell might said cabby’s arm got broke? Gee, perhaps it may have been involved in the act of binding itself to Mr Latham's person.

I would suggest the said arm was already well foul of fair play by latching itself within strike zone when being use as a restraining device.

Said cabby should have considered the preservation instinct that would be unleased when choosing to commit an assault on Mark Latham.