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How exactly do you ban someone from public transit? And why would you? In every major city I've visited, there's no way to track who used the system: you eith
by shiroiushi 3y ago
How exactly do you ban someone from public transit? And why would you? In every major city I've visited, there's no way to track who used the system: you either pay with cash (buying a ticket), or you put money on an anonymous stored-value card and use that in the fare gates. Anyone with cash can ride.
- int_19h 3y ago> And why would you? To punish them. For all the talk about rehabilitation and compensation, our "justice" system is fundamentally still about making some people happy by letting them watch other people get hurt.
- SoftTalker 3y agoPublic transit is public. I.e. the government controls it. They could implement a transit pass tied to identity and prevent anyone with debts owed or other poor "social credit" from obtaining one.
- foxyv 3y agoPolice have much more legal power to stop, identify, search and harass you if you are in a car. For instance, your 4th amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure is nullified by forced identification laws and implied consent. A simple pre-textual stop for "Possible intoxication" makes it easy to target undesirables for searches and forced identification. This is not nearly as easy on public transportation or for pedestrians. Terry stops have much less power when you don't have a hundred traffic laws and licensing requirements that you can get a car driver for. In addition, you can't revoke someone's walking license if they don't pay child support.