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WarbossTodd t1_jebsfkz wrote

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

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.

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EC_dwtn t1_jebu89m wrote

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.

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