Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Can police be instructed to take the gloves off on fare evasion? A lot of fare evaders are criminals. Put another way, probably everyone who commits a serious crime on Metro evaded paying to fare to enter or leave. Plus, police will catch some people on outstanding warrants when they stop them for fare evasion.
To paraphrase the late Sen. Moynihan, DC needs to stop defining deviancy and disorder down.
That would require reverse legislation. Police can't just be instructed to take the gloves off whenever we get irked by the consequences of our policies. They follow the law .
Anonymous wrote:Can police be instructed to take the gloves off on fare evasion? A lot of fare evaders are criminals. Put another way, probably everyone who commits a serious crime on Metro evaded paying to fare to enter or leave. Plus, police will catch some people on outstanding warrants when they stop them for fare evasion.
To paraphrase the late Sen. Moynihan, DC needs to stop defining deviancy and disorder down.
https://x.com/allisonpapson/status/1775989288032727394?s=46&t=Rw_jX1uyupQwvEwsjuQulQAnonymous wrote:Is there a source or link or something? I believe you, OP, I just can't find info on it...
Anonymous wrote:Is there a source or link or something? I believe you, OP, I just can't find info on it...