Walked up on three undercover taking down two women for apparent fare evasion at boro hall in BK this morning. How is this okay?
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I got stopped once for fare evasion. I argued with the cops for a good 15 minutes about how it's not my fault if the machine doesn't open when I swipe, then got a verbal warning and went on my way. I wonder what's different between me and these two women?
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This happened to me at 6:00 this morning. The damned machine read my swipe but the f'in turnstyle didn't budge.
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NOT close to okay. Cruel, mean policy-backed by #deBlasio-to arrest poor NYers for farebeat. Get cops outta subways, provide free fares for poor ppl. Will lead to kinder, fairer city & save money to boot.
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Disgraceful.
Meanwhile cops look the other way with placard corruption and it's illegal and *stolen* parking worth more than a subway fare.
How do you justify this @NYPDONeill?
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👏 on filming!
Here are handy screenshots.
If you 👀 them at Borough Hall or Jay Street or Hoyt Street stations, offer to #SwipeItForward. Crazy that disguised cops are used to arrest ppl for not having $2.75. These arrests likely cost the City more than $1,500 each.
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How much does placard abuse cost? More than $2.75, it would seem.
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In what world are two poor people who can't afford fare a threat to public safety on the subways? (BTW these arrests will cost you us thousands of dollars that could be used to actually make the city safer.
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