Something something COVID gave the kids no outlet.

Green and Yellow are worse than the Red Line. I can't be convinced otherwise.

Oh boy, I can't wait for metro to shell out tens of millions of dollars on this unproven tech, only to result in me missing my trains due to long lines and false positives. Oh and as an added bonus, there will be a nice long line for people to shoot at now.

https://www.nysfocus.com/2022/05/10/evolv-weapons-detectors-subway/

Oh boy, 2-3k per scanner every month and thousands of false positives.

~35 people died due to cars in 2022. Guns are WAY worse.

Unfortunately I’ve had a gun pulled on me for yelling at an idiot driver who almost ran me over in the crosswalk. Now I have to think twice about opening my mouth.

Bold to assume your perspective is purely rational.

Seems irrational to ignore increasing violence on Metro. Less people who find it safe, the more people who will drive.

I am fully aware that times have changed. Something that has not changed is reminding people of using common sense, being considerate, and not just thinking about themselves.

I work too hard to be taken out by some fool who can only think about themselves, even if it means killing a person, either pedestrian, on the metro, etc.

I will fight tooth and nail to not be someone’s victim and if I can save someone else’s life I will not think twice.

A wise person on this sub said “it’s none of your business what’s in my purse” - I’ll leave it at that

Two things can happen at the same time. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾

I get the sentiment here, but just be careful. Times have changed. You can easily get shot for trying to stand up for the right thing.

“Magic technology that hadn’t been invented yet”

https://www.evolvtechnology.com/

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And how is the tool the reason why the crime is happening? Not calling crime what it is, crime, it’s just plain laziness. So are you telling me that crime wouldn’t happen if you take the gun away?

Omg, the solution is so simple…. We don’t even have to address poverty, just take the guns away.

One of these things are not like the other.

How about actually enforcing existing laws to start.

Lol, so you're just using buzzwords. Great.

There’s probably more posts about carjacking and related shootings.

Ooh is this the part where we pretend that our precision-machined tools designed to kill people instantly and efficiently have nothing to do with people dying?

It’d be scary if you didn’t

Yeah i get ya

It should just use turnstile designs that can’t be jumped, like use an acrylic door/panel that it 5 feet high or something. I doubt people committing crimes like this in the metro system are also paying fares.

Some people need to be publicly shamed for acting like an idiot and endangering lives

It means, slow the hell down, you’re going to kill someone because you can’t wait two seconds for pedestrians to make their way across the street!

In driver’s ed that’s one of the first things you learn: Pedestrians always have the right of way LOOK

Definitely “helped” me by getting out frustration of shit I see every single day out of shitty drivers and also maybe this person will think twice before they pull that shit again

From a purely rational perspective, yes it is comparatively no big deal compared to other things we don't care about. Sometimes rationality does seem "looney tunes" as you put it.

From an emotional perspective, shootings on the metro are scary. I get that and your emotions are valid. But I'm just defending the people who don't care because they're technically correct not to.

It can be simultaneously true that 1) involved parties should be addressing crime on/around public transit and 2) thinking about lifestyle risks relatively (for example driving vs public transit).

How is profanity going to help you?

I used to live in São Paulo, Brazil where civilians kick the shit out of thugs. DC is too lenient. They know the cops are useless.

I recently went full New York on some idiot on 17th and K who almost ran me and about 5 pedestrians over. He had to slam on his brakes because he was in such a rush and following too closely behind the car in front of him, so he couldn’t see all of the 30+ pedestrians on the crosswalk.

No one said a word, but me. Lots of profanity was said directly to him on that day.

Point is: I understand DC residents aren’t Jackie Chan, but these thugs think they can get away with everything because they can and do get away with everything.