Andy Driscoll wrote:
This is utterly insane. What is going on here? Truly, this is sounding like Nazi Germany or Cold War Soviet Union. Someone must put a stop to this. There is no excuse for this security overkill. The worst thing about it?
The worst thing about it? I don't think it's happening. I have _never_ seen police in "riot gear." I'll admit I didn't check to see if they were carring weapons but "riot gear" brings images of bulletproof vests, face shields and clubs, none of which I have ever seen on the train.
Ms. Palandri, I can only assume your skin resembles that of the Indian sub-continent. - or of any number of Arabic nations. I would be willing to bet that this guy was checking the tickets only of people with skin betraying origins other than Northern European.
Ok, let's put a stop to the paranoia here. I have had my ticket checked many times. This is how ticketing works on the line. If you are found without a ticket, you will be charged a $200 fine. There is no checking at stations, so it must be done on the train. This is standard procedure for all newer LRT lines.
This is racist harassment at its worse and most blatant, all by way of degrading people of color in front of white folks and causing undue divisions among diverse communities - for no real reason whatsoever.
The above statement is very close, if not over, the line of libel.
David Greene Lowry Hill East
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