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WhyNotKenGaburo t1_jc0mcec wrote

Having SEPTA police in the stations and walking through the train cars would really solve a lot of the problems that happen in the subway. If there isn't the personnel to place officers in both, just having a pair on the train would cut down on a lot of silliness. I can't understand why that's such an impossibility given that the system isn't that big.

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ColdJay64 t1_jc1u7fa wrote

They just need doorway length turnstiles at the entrance of every single station so that no one but paying customers can enter. That would probably instantly eliminate 80% of the issues without having to hire additional officers.

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Mike81890 t1_jc20771 wrote

Like Patco? Doesn't super work for them, but they do have a couple of cops that go through the Ferry Ave stop every morning waking up the homeless people and sending them on their way.

I don't know what I'm trying to get at here... I guess having cops do something can help?

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ColdJay64 t1_jc23n30 wrote

Patco doesn't have them at the actual station entrances do they? As much as I take SEPTA I've never been on Patco at all. I meant that entry from the street should be completely barred to non-paying customers.

I am in agreement that police at the stations and walking the trains is needed/would do wonders. Whenever I see Septa PD sitting in cars outside a subway station I wonder wtf is the point. I was just thinking of a solution that might be easier to implement and wouldn't impact their operating budget as much.

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Mike81890 t1_jc25puo wrote

Patco has 7 foot tall gates at the stations, yes. I imagine it's not really viable to have them at the street though since they look pretty "indoor"

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Dingerdongdick t1_jc1ucxt wrote

A cop in each station?

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clander270 t1_jc20vk4 wrote

Septa cops aren't the same as real cops. Septa cops don't do their job because they're a part of one of the most underfunded transportation authorities on the east coast, real Philly cops don't do their jobs because the entire FoP is corrupt as fuck

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WhyNotKenGaburo t1_jc38ico wrote

Just curious, how are they not the same? I know that the MTA police have basically the same authority as the NYPD.

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eleboil t1_jc3ttz5 wrote

SEPTA police can lock you up in 3 states, and the K-9s all have a full set of well developed teeth. F##k around and...........

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