Original_MudButt
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It just never stops does it????? Every f&^%$ing issue has to be turned into racism.....
Who are these f*&^%ers and how do we get rid of them??
I am soooooo tired of hearing crap like this......
Getting a break: Muni has temporarily halted its biggest weapon against fare evasion - saturation campaigns in which fare inspectors and sometimes police officers check everyone on a bus or rail car to make sure they've paid up or have a Fast Pass - because some have apparently mistaken them for immigration raids.
"There was confusion surrounding the uniformed presence," said Kristen Holland, a Muni spokeswoman. Muni operates under a proof of payment - or POP - system in which riders are required to have a transfer, pass or properly debited Translink card while riding transit. The agency employs a force of fare inspectors who typically work in teams of two, but starting last summer, Muni began saturation inspections using teams of eight to 10 fare inspectors and two to four San Francisco police officers.
A total of 130 saturation inspections between July and March managed to check 326,293 passengers and issue 3,348 citations, which Holland said led to fewer fare evaders.
But some people complained that the saturation inspections were racist or classist, focused only at poorer neighborhoods; however, the saturation inspections have been held citywide.
"Muni fare inspection is in place to promote fare compliance and for no other reason," said agency Executive Director Nathaniel Ford. "We look forward to working with the (Immigrant Rights Commission) to ensure that our program is more sensitive to these issues."
Commission representatives did not return a call for comment, but said in a press release that they appreciated the action.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/05/11/state/n083704D02.DTL&tsp=1
Who are these f*&^%ers and how do we get rid of them??
I am soooooo tired of hearing crap like this......
Getting a break: Muni has temporarily halted its biggest weapon against fare evasion - saturation campaigns in which fare inspectors and sometimes police officers check everyone on a bus or rail car to make sure they've paid up or have a Fast Pass - because some have apparently mistaken them for immigration raids.
"There was confusion surrounding the uniformed presence," said Kristen Holland, a Muni spokeswoman. Muni operates under a proof of payment - or POP - system in which riders are required to have a transfer, pass or properly debited Translink card while riding transit. The agency employs a force of fare inspectors who typically work in teams of two, but starting last summer, Muni began saturation inspections using teams of eight to 10 fare inspectors and two to four San Francisco police officers.
A total of 130 saturation inspections between July and March managed to check 326,293 passengers and issue 3,348 citations, which Holland said led to fewer fare evaders.
But some people complained that the saturation inspections were racist or classist, focused only at poorer neighborhoods; however, the saturation inspections have been held citywide.
"Muni fare inspection is in place to promote fare compliance and for no other reason," said agency Executive Director Nathaniel Ford. "We look forward to working with the (Immigrant Rights Commission) to ensure that our program is more sensitive to these issues."
Commission representatives did not return a call for comment, but said in a press release that they appreciated the action.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/05/11/state/n083704D02.DTL&tsp=1
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