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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Decriminalization means that metro fare evasion results in a fine, not arrest or jail time. No different than getting a ticket for speeding or parking in the wrong place. [/quote] Good point[/quote] It is. People who use one form of transportation and break the laws monetizing that right (paid parking, toll road violations, inspection and registration) get a ticket; people using another form of transportation and break the laws monetizing that right (fare evasion), go to jail.[/quote] If I don't pay my parking tickets, I can re-register my car. What leverage does DC have to get a 16 year old to pay her fare evasion ticket?[/quote] The pillory, stocks and a public thrashing might work, but the DC council surely doesn’t have the fortitude for that.[/quote]
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