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Originally Posted by allovertown
This seems like the wrong thing to focus on. Is jumping turnstiles really that big of a deal when it only costs a couple of bucks to get in and stay in as long as you want?
I don't think turnstiles really matter at all, at least compared to other issues. Spending that money on increased sanitation and the presence of authority seems like a better way to go. There's only a few dozen subway stations in the city, don't understand why there's not cop in each one. Would be a better use of time than roughly 99.99% of the shit cops do in this city.
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From my observation on Sunday night, Transit cops and PPD were at the City Hall/15th Stations, I can't speak about the rest of the line, but I can only hope they are putting cops in stations.
I'm confused though, how hard is it to have a cop at every station in a booth, car, or in the train cars?
Is there a reason why we that is not happening?
I know we have the whole "Soft on crime" movement across the whole US, and it is important to not abuse your power or force, but that doesn't mean we turn a blind eye to crimes being broken in clear line of sight.
There's a difference between arresting someone for smoking a joint while walking down a public sidewalk which is harmless, compared to removing or arresting someone from the EL for shooting up, harassing people, and causing QOL issues.
But the main issue in Philadelphia stems from Leadership, and the will to do better.
Now I don't want to cause a political debate, but lets ask ourselves
Would you rather have a Kenney or an Eric Adams?