The NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000 - eviltoast
The NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000 - Hell Gate
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The massive increase coincided with just a two percent decrease in serious crime.
  • cogman@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Cool, so the city paid for 4 people to sit and watch a turnstile for who knows how long to prevent, what, $100, $1000 in lost revenue?

    It costs them $50/hr per cop (roughly). Is the argument really that this squad is stopping more than 60 people every hour from skipping fares?