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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you understand what "decriminalization" means? It's still an offense, it's just not a criminal offense. You have to pay a fine, you can't be arrested or sent to jail for it. Why should not paying a Metro fare be treated any more harshly than failing to pay a parking meter?[/quote]

+1   HHS Secretary Tom Price cost tax payers nearly 1mn$ with his elective private jet trips and all that happened was that he got fired.  Why criminalize behavior that costs tax payers just 4$?[/quote]

Absolutely.  Metro is outrageously expensive, especially for kids and young adults.  If it were possible fiscally, I'd want Metro to be free for everyone.  If I don't pay the $4 toll on the Delaware Memorial Bridge, the fine is $25.  Why should the penalties for not paying the Metro fare be any more severe?[/quote]

Well... here is my reasoning on this. 
When you don’t pay a toll in your car, they have your license plate to track you down.  Pretty easily. 
If you don’t pay a metro toll, they have no identifying information to track you down.  Plus, if you jump the gate, that sets off a chase that could be hazardous to other passengers.  
So, it is more a deterrent than anything.  Make the penalty more serious, people will think twice about doing it.  [/quote]

So you criminalize behavior and have the resultant costs of lawyers and jail just over a $4 fare?  We need to be smart about the crimes we tackle.  It's not cost efficient to prosecute poor people who try to sneak into Metro.  A fine is sufficient.[/quote]

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