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Liberal utopia…
So the outcome of soft DA’s is ultimately that you need a police state with actual soldiers to bring about some semblance of order?
Create a problem so you can benefit from the solution.Now you see the bigger picture....
Intentionally create a problem, so that you can implement your desired "solution". That way people welcome it, instead of realizing it was the end goal all along.
Seems people will never learn.
Not even in the same league.I've ridden on the DC Metro many times and there were a few times things felt sketchy, but I'm sure it's nothing like the NYC Subway.
Create a problem so you can benefit from the solution.
Essentially getting paid to create chaos
I don't know the specifics involved here but in theory I am all for it. Progressives support public transit but then don't have the stomach to enforce rules in a way that makes it a viable alternative to driving. It can't just be safe, it has to be orderly and pleasant. That means lunatic homeless people who are screaming left and right need to be thrown out even if they haven't physically touched anyone.
You see this with fare evasion too. Progressives support the idea of transit but will make excuses for those who jump turnstiles by saying "well make it free if people can't afford to pay", not realizing that fare evaders are just antisocial types who do it because they can get away with it. Not to mention there's been studies that show that making transit free doesn't increase ridership, improving qualify through higher frequencies and better connectivity does. More ridership will never happen if fare evasion is tolerated or if the experience of riding isn't safe and pleasant.
Unfortunately it is, the median right winger is generally against urbanist reforms like investment in public transit and other alternatives like bike lanes as well as zoning reform and whatnot. #notall of course but many.I mean, public transit isn't just something progressives support lmao. When did public transportation become a partisan issue
I always find it funny as someone that is from LA county when Europeans say why don't we just have more public transportation. Probably because where I'm from it's full of crackheads, mental patients, and vagrants. Something I was barely comfortable riding when I was young and single, I'd never even consider it with my wife and daughter. And going to NYC I didn't find the experience to be much better. I think this is a smart play by the Governor, people shouldn't have to fear for their lives or possessions just because they take the metro.
go soft on crime, make heroes out of pieces of shit like Rashad Penny, condemn heroes like the Marine who choked that scumbag out, and attack the police....and you wonder why crime has gotten really bad?
lol.
Heading to NYC for a few days later this month with my teen daughter.
Will probably just avoid the subway.
That's not why either, we used to have the best public transit in the world.That's not the reason we don't have more public transportation. The reason is because most of these cities were built before public transportation was a thing.
Most of these cities were built with horses being the main means of transportation. My City, for example, has super narrow streets everywhere for that very reason.
Then, once you get out of a major city, public transportation is hardly viable due to travel distance to anything that people need to get to.
Concealed carry is heavily restricted in NYC anyway and they have a lower murder rate than other cities so I don't think they should change that. The problem isn't really murder or other extreme violent crimes as much as it is low level law breaking like open drug use, fare evasion, disorderly conduct and so on. For that I don't think concealed carry makes a significant difference unless you think we should start shooting people for those offenses.