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Anonymous wrote:I used to be a daily Metro commuter; I haven’t been near a Metro track in years because to do so activates my anxiety to panic levels. And yes, I have a diagnosis of panic disorder and have taken meds for decades.

My metro panic developed from claustrophobia but now I’m sorry to report is multifaceted. I have no interest in facing my fears as I’ve done with airplane travel. I simply will not ride Metro.

As challenging as airplane travel can be, at least the passenger sitting next to you is not lighting up a joint mid-flight and likely didn’t vault past the security checkpoint and the gate agent to board the plane without paying.

But who cares if the person next to you vaulted over the turnstile? Why would the fact that they didn’t pay make you more anxious?

Fare evasion is theft of services. And you can be sure that anyone who commits assault, robbery or some other crime likely didn’t pay a faire to ride.

OK, but that doesn't mean that the person next to you who didn't pay likely is going to commit assault or robbery. Besides, once you're on the train, you have absolutely no way of knowing whether the other people in the system paid or not when they walked in, except in a small handful of cases where you see people entering when you do.

Do you ride Metro regularly? Or you just have an opinion on how it's sketchy now because people aren't paying? I commute to and from work by Metro two or three days a week, and I really am not remotely bothered by individual people not paying, except insofar as it's obviously not good for the system if they're not collecting fares. I pay. I don't care if the person next to me paid. None of them have assaulted me.

There is a strong correlation between people who commit this crime and people who commit other crimes. People are generally not selectively anti-social.

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Anonymous wrote:The last time I rode metro an unhoused man was smoking drugs that were not marijuana and screaming obscenities.

A bunch of people, including myself, get off as quickly as possible and move to a different car. I always wonder about the people that stayed.

They weren't racists.

lol…back in my day trolls at least tried a little bit.

OK. How about, "Statistically speaking, you are more likely to be assaulted by a cishet White male than an unhoused person." Moving to another car just puts you in more danger.

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Anonymous wrote:The last time I rode metro an unhoused man was smoking drugs that were not marijuana and screaming obscenities.

A bunch of people, including myself, get off as quickly as possible and move to a different car. I always wonder about the people that stayed.

They weren't racists.

lol…back in my day trolls at least tried a little bit.

OK. How about, "Statistically speaking, you are more likely to be assaulted by a cishet White male than an unhoused person." Moving to another car just puts you in more danger.

Why are you assuming the unhoused person in this story isn’t a cis white male? The biases in this forum are unreal.

I didn't say her or she was. I said a cishet White male more likely to assault you than some random unhoused person. Moving to another car with more White men is increasing your risk, not reducing it. You are safer in the car with fewer people even if one of the passengers is an unhoused cishet White male.

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Anonymous wrote:The last time I rode metro an unhoused man was smoking drugs that were not marijuana and screaming obscenities.

A bunch of people, including myself, get off as quickly as possible and move to a different car. I always wonder about the people that stayed.

They weren't racists.

lol…back in my day trolls at least tried a little bit.

OK. How about, "Statistically speaking, you are more likely to be assaulted by a cishet White male than an unhoused person." Moving to another car just puts you in more danger.

Why are you assuming the unhoused person in this story isn’t a cis white male? The biases in this forum are unreal.

I didn't say her or she was. I said a cishet White male more likely to assault you than some random unhoused person. Moving to another car with more White men is increasing your risk, not reducing it. You are safer in the car with fewer people even if one of the passengers is an unhoused cishet White male.

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Anonymous wrote:The last time I rode metro an unhoused man was smoking drugs that were not marijuana and screaming obscenities.

A bunch of people, including myself, get off as quickly as possible and move to a different car. I always wonder about the people that stayed.

They weren't racists.

lol…back in my day trolls at least tried a little bit.

OK. How about, "Statistically speaking, you are more likely to be assaulted by a cishet White male than an unhoused person." Moving to another car just puts you in more danger.

Why are you assuming the unhoused person in this story isn’t a cis white male? The biases in this forum are unreal.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last time I rode metro an unhoused man was smoking drugs that were not marijuana and screaming obscenities.

A bunch of people, including myself, get off as quickly as possible and move to a different car. I always wonder about the people that stayed.

They weren't racists.

lol…back in my day trolls at least tried a little bit.

OK. How about, "Statistically speaking, you are more likely to be assaulted by a cishet White male than an unhoused person." Moving to another car just puts you in more danger.

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Anonymous wrote:Metro shouldn't ask MD/VA for extra tax dollars until they enforce fare evasion.

It’s a failed system at this point, they should let it die. Maybe just run a few well-policed express trains from the suburbs into DC, two stops, max.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last time I rode metro an unhoused man was smoking drugs that were not marijuana and screaming obscenities.

A bunch of people, including myself, get off as quickly as possible and move to a different car. I always wonder about the people that stayed.

They weren't racists.

lol…back in my day trolls at least tried a little bit.

OK. How about, "Statistically speaking, you are more likely to be assaulted by a cishet White male than an unhoused person." Moving to another car just puts you in more danger.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I used to be a daily Metro commuter; I haven’t been near a Metro track in years because to do so activates my anxiety to panic levels. And yes, I have a diagnosis of panic disorder and have taken meds for decades.

My metro panic developed from claustrophobia but now I’m sorry to report is multifaceted. I have no interest in facing my fears as I’ve done with airplane travel. I simply will not ride Metro.

As challenging as airplane travel can be, at least the passenger sitting next to you is not lighting up a joint mid-flight and likely didn’t vault past the security checkpoint and the gate agent to board the plane without paying.

But who cares if the person next to you vaulted over the turnstile? Why would the fact that they didn’t pay make you more anxious?

Fare evasion is theft of services. And you can be sure that anyone who commits assault, robbery or some other crime likely didn’t pay a faire to ride.

OK, but that doesn't mean that the person next to you who didn't pay likely is going to commit assault or robbery. Besides, once you're on the train, you have absolutely no way of knowing whether the other people in the system paid or not when they walked in, except in a small handful of cases where you see people entering when you do.

Do you ride Metro regularly? Or you just have an opinion on how it's sketchy now because people aren't paying? I commute to and from work by Metro two or three days a week, and I really am not remotely bothered by individual people not paying, except insofar as it's obviously not good for the system if they're not collecting fares. I pay. I don't care if the person next to me paid. None of them have assaulted me.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to be a daily Metro commuter; I haven’t been near a Metro track in years because to do so activates my anxiety to panic levels. And yes, I have a diagnosis of panic disorder and have taken meds for decades.

My metro panic developed from claustrophobia but now I’m sorry to report is multifaceted. I have no interest in facing my fears as I’ve done with airplane travel. I simply will not ride Metro.

As challenging as airplane travel can be, at least the passenger sitting next to you is not lighting up a joint mid-flight and likely didn’t vault past the security checkpoint and the gate agent to board the plane without paying.

But who cares if the person next to you vaulted over the turnstile? Why would the fact that they didn’t pay make you more anxious?

Fare evasion is theft of services. And you can be sure that anyone who commits assault, robbery or some other crime likely didn’t pay a faire to ride.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to be a daily Metro commuter; I haven’t been near a Metro track in years because to do so activates my anxiety to panic levels. And yes, I have a diagnosis of panic disorder and have taken meds for decades.

My metro panic developed from claustrophobia but now I’m sorry to report is multifaceted. I have no interest in facing my fears as I’ve done with airplane travel. I simply will not ride Metro.

As challenging as airplane travel can be, at least the passenger sitting next to you is not lighting up a joint mid-flight and likely didn’t vault past the security checkpoint and the gate agent to board the plane without paying.

But who cares if the person next to you vaulted over the turnstile? Why would the fact that they didn’t pay make you more anxious?

Anonymous wrote:The last time I rode metro an unhoused man was smoking drugs that were not marijuana and screaming obscenities.

A bunch of people, including myself, get off as quickly as possible and move to a different car. I always wonder about the people that stayed.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last time I rode metro an unhoused man was smoking drugs that were not marijuana and screaming obscenities.

A bunch of people, including myself, get off as quickly as possible and move to a different car. I always wonder about the people that stayed.

They weren't racists.

lol…back in my day trolls at least tried a little bit.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The last time I rode metro an unhoused man was smoking drugs that were not marijuana and screaming obscenities.

A bunch of people, including myself, get off as quickly as possible and move to a different car. I always wonder about the people that stayed.

They weren't racists.

Anonymous wrote:Metro shouldn't ask MD/VA for extra tax dollars until they enforce fare evasion.