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| NY turns to psychiatrists to stop subway fare beaters after massive economic loss |
| 2024-06-07 |
| [FoxNews] Fare evasion 'directly linked to crime,' NYPD says; experts point to 'Broken Windows' theory. New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is looking at paying up to $1 million for a psychologist to analyze the motivations of turnstile jumpers, saying that "historic approaches" like increased policing have had "limited success" in reversing record-high losses due to fare evasion. Of approximately 5 million daily riders on New York City's subways and buses, about 900,000 skirt their fares, according to the MTA; 13.6% of subway riders jump the turnstile or sneak through emergency doors onto the platform, while nearly half of all bus riders skip paying. The transit thieves may think their nonpayment is just a drop in the bucket, but it all adds up to a projected loss of $700 million this year. "We have to win or else the system is gone," MTA CEO Janno Lieber said at a recent board meeting. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 "We would like you to diagnose and treat all these thieves and criminals." "Well...everyone in the city leadership is a sociopath in need of electro-shock therapy..." "That's not what we meant!" |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-06-07 11:12 |
| #6 "This is Dr. Frasier Crane... I'm listening!" |
| Posted by: Raj 2024-06-07 10:03 |
| #5 The entitlement community is a voting block that must be looked Fter. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-06-07 09:10 |
| #4 How about actually punishing the thugs according to the law. Or would that cause problems for the liberal democrats by jailing and holding accountable those harming others? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-06-07 08:26 |
| #3 You could always give those breaking the law sanctuary. Problem solved. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-06-07 07:39 |
| #2 I think any decent psychiatrist could tell them it's crazy to think scofflaws will stop if you don't arrest them. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-06-07 07:30 |
| #1 S&W could solve the problem. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-06-07 07:25 |