Comment by em-bee

15 days ago

so we should put fare-jumpers in jail because they could be murderers?

that's a strange argument.

No, we should put them in jail in order to keep them off the subway in the moment as well as to disincentivize other people who are considering fare-jumping. Murder is not the only additional crime an antisocial person who is already committing the crime of fare-jumping might commit, that affects the well-being of everyone else using public transit.