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Posted by Easy on Fri Apr 26 10:54:36 2024, in response to L.A. Metro declares safety emergency, posted by Gold_12th on Fri Apr 26 08:40:19 2024. Self-inflicted.Even before the pandemic LA Metro didn't want code of conduct enforced following an incident where a young woman was physically removed from a train after refusing sheriff deputy instructions to take her feet off a seat. After the pandemic and BLM protests, they allowed trains and train stations to become places where drugs such as heroin, fentanyl, and meth were openly used and sold. The metro board at the time was apoplectic when the then-sheriff publicly stated that he was going to have his deputies remove non-destination, non-paying people from the system, referring to them as "our customers". Over the last year they've back-tracked and have tried to limit fare evasion and remove people openly doing drugs, but most choice riders have lost confidence and even the transit dependent often seek out slower buses to avoid taking the train. |
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