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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Today I took the metro from Union and got off at TP.  At the TP station, I literally saw at least 3 people give zero craps and step over the gates like it was nothing. They didn't even try to hide it, didn't even, run away, and just casually strolled along with their day like it was nothing.

So sick of the normalization of this law breaking behavior and stealing.  American society has degraded into anarchy and people do whatever they want with animalistic instincts. If we cannot live up to a very simple social contract of something like not stealing and paying for your rides, then what has this society and region become?  I'll tell you what it is - gutter trash culture with no respect for any kind of civilization.  The fact that we are forced to swallow this lawlessness with a smile is patently absurd.

Why does anyone pay for the metro if tons of lawbreakers are allowed to get away with stealing? At a minimum, why doesn't the metro install gates like NYC that require turnstiles to go through that are much harder to evade fate?

DMV needs to get a damn culture and should stop condoning crime.[/quote]

You’re ridiculous, OP. You see one group of people doing something minor and all of America is in anarchy? Good Lord, do you catastrophize much in other areas of your life? You need psychiatric help for your disordered thinking. [/quote]

Agree with the first poster. Little things add up.

"In criminology, the broken windows theory states that visible signs of crime, anti-social behavior and civil disorder create an urban environment that encourages further crime and disorder, including serious crimes. The theory suggests that policing methods that target minor crimes such as vandalism, loitering, public drinking, jaywalking, and fare evasion help to create an atmosphere of order and lawfulness."[/quote]

That's a really old theory that's been debunked. [/quote]
No it hasn’t. What happened is that it led to a lot of lazy policing that was unconstitutional, eg “stop and frisk”. The research is pretty clear that consistent and vigorous enforcement with immediate penalties works. [/quote]

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