Photo of man lying across three seats on a Sydney train during peak hour sparks fiery debate online - and some people DEFEND the sleeping commuter
- Many defended the man saying he may have fallen asleep before it was busy
- Other slammed him for being inconsiderate while other passengers had to stand
- The man was dressed in an all black tracksuit and nobody told him to move
A photograph of a man taking up three seats on a packed train, forcing other commuters to stand, has sparked controversy over whether or not he was in the wrong.
The hoodie clad passenger was pictured sleeping across an entire row of chairs in a peak hour Sydney train on Tuesday, while other travelers struggled to find an empty seat.
The image was posted on social media platform Reddit, receiving mixed reviews with some rushing to his defence saying he most likely fell asleep while the train was empty.
The passenger was sleeping (pictured) across three seats on the packed Sydney train while other commuters were forced to stand
Many people defended the man who was dressed in an all black tracksuit saying he may have fallen asleep or was homeless and was just trying to find somewhere warm to rest.
'Maybe the train was empty when he fell asleep? Doesn't mean he was being a jerk,' one Reddit user commented.
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'More likely this dude is homeless and wanted a warm place to sleep,' another wrote.
Some said this had happened to them before and people shouldn't be so quick to judge.
Some Reddit users rushed to his defence suggesting he may have fallen asleep before the train filled up
Other users commented that someone should have woken him up rather than photographing him.
'Did you like speak to him instead of just taking a photo to post?' one person wrote.
While some people defended the rider, others slammed him for being inconsiderate of other passengers on a peak hour train.
The sleeping commuter was slammed by other people claiming he had a 'lack of basic common courtesy'
'The lack of basic common courtesy for anyone gives me so much anxiety I have no idea how people like this function. I can’t see one scenario where this is OK,' someone commented.
People said this was a constant occurrence on Sydney trains with many passengers taking up more than one seat for their belongings.
Other people claimed this had happened several times before on Sydney trains
