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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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. [/quote]

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?

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So send a different message to LEOs. Are you saying cops are incapable of enforcing illegal activities that are mere violations? Because I sure as hell see a lot of cops making traffic stops. [/quote]

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