DC council to hold hearings on decriminalizing fare evasion on the Metro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"At least there's some good news. The proposal to 'decriminalize' fare evasion just got flushed down the toilet."

This is the takeaway.

I'm amazed, the city didn't give in to this sort of SJW nonsense that makes things worse in the long run. Bravo DC, Bravo!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"At least there's some good news. The proposal to 'decriminalize' fare evasion just got flushed down the toilet."

This is the takeaway.

I'm amazed, the city didn't give in to this sort of SJW nonsense that makes things worse in the long run. Bravo DC, Bravo!

The council has yet to vote. Perhaps they can decide to pay people not to be fare evaders....



SJW=WTF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"At least there's some good news. The proposal to 'decriminalize' fare evasion just got flushed down the toilet."

This is the takeaway.

I highly doubt this incident will deter those who want to decriminalize fare evasion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"At least there's some good news. The proposal to 'decriminalize' fare evasion just got flushed down the toilet."

This is the takeaway.

I highly doubt this incident will deter those who want to decriminalize fare evasion.

Really? Metro police captures a thug with a gun who is a habitual fare evader? Even the mini Marion B. wannabees on the Council have a modicum of shame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"At least there's some good news. The proposal to 'decriminalize' fare evasion just got flushed down the toilet."

This is the takeaway.

I highly doubt this incident will deter those who want to decriminalize fare evasion.

Really? Metro police captures a thug with a gun who is a habitual fare evader? Even the mini Marion B. wannabees on the Council have a modicum of shame.

I hope you are right. But there are many things that I would have hoped would shame them into action and it hasn't happened yet.

[Anonymous]

Now Metro has announced three more arrests of fare evaders for illegal firearms, in addition to an arrest announced recently. Do the "social justice warriors" on the DC Council still plan to decriminalize (i.e., de-enforce) fare evasion?!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/11/27/illegal-weapons-seized-from-three-metro-fare-evaders-police-say/?hpid=hp_local-news_metro-1pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.0c0f5a210bf3

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now Metro has announced three more arrests of fare evaders for illegal firearms, in addition to an arrest announced recently. Do the "social justice warriors" on the DC Council still plan to decriminalize (i.e., de-enforce) fare evasion?!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/11/27/illegal-weapons-seized-from-three-metro-fare-evaders-police-say/?hpid=hp_local-news_metro-1pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.0c0f5a210bf3

Well looks like that bill won’t get passed. Life goes on.

[Anonymous]

You still get a ticket for fare evasion, it's just not a misdemeanor or felony.

Why can't officers be allowed to search a fare evader just as they currently would (because they'd be cuffing them)? Then the guns would still be found.

I'm for decriminalizing. It was done in SF and did not create an increase in fare evasion. That's the only data point I know of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You still get a ticket for fare evasion, it's just not a misdemeanor or felony.

Why can't officers be allowed to search a fare evader just as they currently would (because they'd be cuffing them)? Then the guns would still be found.

I'm for decriminalizing. It was done in SF and did not create an increase in fare evasion. That's the only data point I know of.

When something is decriminalized, it's basically sending a message to law enforcement that the misconduct is not important. Fare evasion is important, for two reasons. As we see, enforcement is a net that seems to ensnare bad guys. Second, Metro is turning over the sofa cushions looking for spare change. Why send a signal that fare evasion is a sound economic proposition, because the "penalty" is one is caught is likely to be no more than the cost of a cost of a couple of $20 smart cards?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You still get a ticket for fare evasion, it's just not a misdemeanor or felony.

Why can't officers be allowed to search a fare evader just as they currently would (because they'd be cuffing them)? Then the guns would still be found.

I'm for decriminalizing. It was done in SF and did not create an increase in fare evasion. That's the only data point I know of.

When something is decriminalized, it's basically sending a message to law enforcement that the misconduct is not important. Fare evasion is important, for two reasons. As we see, enforcement is a net that seems to ensnare bad guys. Second, Metro is turning over the sofa cushions looking for spare change. Why send a signal that fare evasion is a sound economic proposition, because the "penalty" is one is caught is likely to be no more than the cost of a cost of a couple of $20 smart cards?

Speaking of turning over the couch cushions...

Metro will no longer allow riders to exit the rail system or board a bus if it would lead to their SmarTrip card having a negative value, Metro announced Friday. The change, to begin Jan. 8, means riders boarding a bus with $1.75 or less on their card will have to add value, or riders with less money on the card than the full cost of their rail fare will have to add cash at an Exitfare machine just before most fare gates. The Exitfare machines and bus fareboxes only accept cash and coins.

Metro said outstanding negative balances on SmarTrip cards from the last 17 years total about $25 million. This is just the latest effort from Metro to show that it is scrounging for every possible cent as the agency’s supporters push for new dedicated tax funding.

The rule will also block even riders with valid daily, weekly, monthly or school passes from riding the train or bus if they separately have a negative balance on the card.

[Anonymous]

Construction hasn't even started and its already a mess. Probably because there's not enough parking for all their cruisers on that little strip of Idaho Ave they've reserved outside the station. Just wait till all the construction crews and their vehicles arrive, it's going to be a disaster.

[Anonymous]

Whoopsie wrong thread.

[Anonymous]

Another "social justice" poster child for decriminalizing fare evasion:



https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/12/04/metro-says-a-man-threw-an-abandoned-bikeshare-bike-onto-the-tracks-damaging-a-new-train/?hpid=hp_rhp-moreheds_bikevstrain-1250p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.b60274df2d98

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another "social justice" poster child for decriminalizing fare evasion:



https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/12/04/metro-says-a-man-threw-an-abandoned-bikeshare-bike-onto-the-tracks-damaging-a-new-train/?hpid=hp_rhp-moreheds_bikevstrain-1250p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.b60274df2d98

These dockless bike shares are a god damn nuisance, there's a damn good reason why Amsterdam one of the most bike friendly cities in the world banned them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another "social justice" poster child for decriminalizing fare evasion:



https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/12/04/metro-says-a-man-threw-an-abandoned-bikeshare-bike-onto-the-tracks-damaging-a-new-train/?hpid=hp_rhp-moreheds_bikevstrain-1250p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.b60274df2d98

Sounds more like a poster child for mental illness considering the guy obviously has some sort of psychological disorder. Maybe its me but I'm leaning toward the notion that even if he dutifully paid the fare to enter the station he still would have acted out upon seeing that bike on the platform.