Crime and transit seems like a great topic, but why stop at buses? We should really look at the total economic cost of crimes, and correlate that with what kind of vehicle the criminals used to get around. Then, we should ban that vehicle, thereby reducing the cost of crime to our society.
I think we should start with the biggest crimes, and figure out what the perpetrators drove. If we find that Lexus's, Cadillacs and Limosines are major contributors to economic crime in America, we should ban them and everyone would be safer. Seriously folks, criticising mass transit for its affect on crime rates is nothing more than class warfare, which seems to be perfectly acceptable in our society, as long as the privileged are waging it against the poor. Bob Treumann, Saint Paul Thomas Searles said: > I find it curious that few want to talk about a possible link between mass > transit and crime. Why the fear? Doesn't anyone want to know the answer, > or is there fear that the answer will not be politically correct? > http://www.startribune.com/stories/373/4751050.html [snip] > I am not trying to portray all users of public transportation criminals, > but if there is a link it should be investigated. Putting our heads into > the sand will do little good and it will not prepare us very well for the > opening of the LRT line. -- Please Note: Replies to this email address all go to the trash except where the subject line contains a recognized mailing list identifier, such as [TCMETRO] _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Metropolitan Issues Forum http://www.e-democracy.org/tcmetro Rules: Sign posts with real name. You may not post more than twice a day.
