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I'm sure none of these mopes scanned a card.

Listen to yourself....

that fare jumping contributes to an environment .. ?

In any event, this kind of event can not be pish-poshed away. And a breakdown of law and order (and basic safety for the public) on our transit systems is something that needs address.

That relentless harassment of an underclass contributes to a climate of lawlessness and anger among its denizens that leads to a great deal of disruptive and criminal activity. People tagged with even a misdemeanor or two on top of other disadvantages tend to find failure in life more often than most. Any brush with the system is liable to lead to a life-time association.

I am not denying there is a problem to be solved, but the use of this as a reason for continuing something which clearly has not worked to address it gets right up my left nostril.

(and sentiment) - and still think that giving people a 'pass' on breaking the law (even relatively minor ones) is a relatively poor prescription for either enhanced safety - or respect for rules and civil order.

Your "relentless harassment" phrase would indicate that you see law enforcement (and perhaps the rules themselves?) in a fairly different frame of light - and we are probably unlikely to agree on that remaining 10%. And so be it.

I've no objection to rules, or their enforcement. I simply want to see equity in their application, and submit that would do far more to secure nigh universal adherence to them.