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NYPD & MTA Wage War On Poor, Marginalized Communities
This is not about a fare. It’s about keeping us poor with little to no rights.
For every stride made regarding equality, prison reform and any attempts to narrow the gap between the haves and have nots, there will always be new strategies (with an traditional twist) that will effectively nullify those supposed gains.
The biggest wealth gap exists in NYC where many live below the poverty line while the wealthiest can afford steampunk designed residences.
Despite knowing this, the MTA and police under Governor Cuomo and Mayor De Blasio increased targeting specific communities for fare evasion. But is that the real reason?
It’s A Win For The MTA Regardless
People attribute their values and priorities to other people, companies and organizations. Typically this is a mistake because different experiences manifest different values. Many also do not take into account or acknowledge our society and system is built on white supremacy.
As such, it’s a win no matter what. For the MTA, if the people in poor neighborhoods are targeted for fare evasion what happens to them does not matter because they are not paying anyway. In the end they will pay or they will be beaten, tased, shot…
