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Ok, so public transit is one of the public spaces that the collapse of the US social safety net and absurdly violent socio-economic inequality comes to light in
by dumpsterlid 4y ago
Ok, so public transit is one of the public spaces that the collapse of the US social safety net and absurdly violent socio-economic inequality comes to light in. If you think that is an argument against public transit you don't even remotely understand the problem.
- olivermarks 4y agoArguing for or against public transit is irrelevant if using it is unsafe because of lack of law enforcement that will prevent criminals who chose not to abide by laws harming travelers. The 'US social safety net' has little to do with this - violent, opportunistic thugs use public transport to bring huge quantities of drugs into SF every day using BART, while terrorizing passengers largely with impunity. This may seem like hyperbole but a quick look at local news will confirm this.
- dumpsterlid 4y ago"The 'US social safety net' has little to do with this - violent, opportunistic thugs use public transport to bring huge quantities of drugs into SF every day using BART, while terrorizing passengers largely with impunity. This may seem like hyperbole but a quick look at local news will confirm this." The reason US society is fucked up is largely because of this kind of thinking. The US social safety net has everything to do with crime. The vast, overwhelming amount of crimes aren't committed because people are bored or are disney villains and like being evil. Crime happens primarily when people are desperate and the US is grinding innumerable people into dust right now. "More cops/Tough On Crime" is a stupid af way to deal with crime because it is a form of reactive violence against the symptoms of a suffering society that doesn't attempt to understand the root causes.