So NYPD subway cops chasing a man for $2.90 in fare money, shot 4 people, including a bystander and another cop? Cool.βοΈ
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So NYPD subway cops chasing a man for $2.90 in fare money, shot 4 people, including a bystander and another cop? Cool.βοΈ
An important thing to know about the subway cops stopping the crime of fare evasion, is:
1) White New Yorkers evade fares more than anyone else.
2) Cops get fired if they stop white fare evaders vs Black or brown fare evaders.
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/112375817515001544
This is what cops mean when they say that the racism is systemic, that the system was not built by cops but by rich men.
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John Blairreplied to mekka okereke :verified: last edited by
@mekkaokereke systemically, this is the worst way to prevent fare evasion. Berlin and Helsinki have no fare gates. There are ticket checkers who check a subset of riders to verify they have paid, and write tickets to offenders. No fare gates, no turnstile and no guns required.
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@jdblair @mekkaokereke though arguably enforcers in Berlin target people whom they think they'll get a payment out of, which often means immigrants and foreigners get targeted most.