[dominicq]

I find the downvotes to your comment absurd. The downvoters seem to me what Kaczynski called "oversocialized". They accept being taken against your will because the system says that's how it's supposed to work. And then rationalize their conformity with apparent consequences (medical emergency services not providing care elsewhere, you being penalized for a fake call, and so on).

It shows a concerning lack of agency and a concerning amount of conformity.

[saagarjha]

I agree that the decision made by the train here sucks, but I think it's pretty clear that the use of "kidnapped" is hyperbole. You are not "kidnapped" if the bus driver refuses to let you get down in the middle of the freeway. The situation is a little similar if the driver is taking you to somewhere you don't want to go, because that is also what a kidnapper does, but that's where the similarities end.

[abigail95]

I'm not asking the bus driver to stop in the middle of a highway. I'm asking the bus driver not to go past 15 actual bus stops before letting me off. With the drivers rationale being - "This bus is not registered at any of those stops".

[saagarjha]

If you’re on an express bus it will do that though?

[tartoran]

The use of "kidnapped" is hyperbole and a bit click-baity but that does not change the story much though.

[throw-the-towel]

I'd agree with you on this, but abusing emergency medical services like this is a step too far.

[burnt-resistor]

I'm disappointed that this deviancy is normalized and rationalized, and that more people aren't freaking out while being held against their will. The status quo continues because it's tolerated.