EC_dwtn t1_jebrr6t wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:23 PM

Reply to comment by WarbossTodd in Glenmont redline racist incident march 30th, 2023 by Key_Ad_7299

I don't think the new faregates will do much, but I'm guessing that people who do stuff like this are also not likely to pay their fares.

WarbossTodd t1_jebsfkz wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:28 PM

There’s absolutely a correlation between fare jumpers and events like this, but if we had more cops on the trains and platforms both issues would be addressed! Station Managers are alerted when someone jumps the gate! There’s an alarm that goes off. Station Manager notifies the platform officer, the person is ticketed and escorted off the platform. Cops on the trains and on the platforms can easily verify paid status, ticket people who haven’t paid AND ensure things like this don’t happen!

Metro is making the choice to continue to put safety behind trying to recoup profits.

EC_dwtn t1_jebu89m wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:40 PM

I'm not even opposed to having more cops, but where are you going to find them? MPD is offering a $20,000 hiring bonus because it's hard to find recruits.

And seeing as how WMATA is facing a half billion dollar deficit next year, I don't think trying to recoup lost funds is a bad thing.

Yithar t1_jec7nvx wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:13 PM

There are two things.

I've seen a lot of people jumping as a common occurrence. Everyone should pay their fare to help maintain the system.
There's definitely a correlation between crime and fares. Someone who's stealing wallets probably isn't very interested in paying the fare.