News Brief: DC Media's "Fare Evasion" Meltdown
Added 2022-10-19 20:42:08 +0000 UTCIn this public News Brief, we discuss local TV news, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal's breathless coverage of so-called "fare evasion" and how our media decides which theft to care about and which to ignore.
Comments
This is one of the few episodes in which I disagree profoundly with the host. I use public transportation daily and feel aggrieved whenever someone evades the fare. It is not right that I should have to pay when they do not. It is true that we should work to subsidize the cost of fare and I support that mission. However, I’m against the idea that fare evasion is no big deal.
2022-11-10 03:06:30 +0000 UTCAppreciate the focus on the ridiculousness of the DC media here. Important context is the DC metro system is also expensive and often unreliable. The subway can often be delayed, people waiting 15-20 minutes for a train, and you're usually paying $3-4 just to go one way. I'm one of these dangerous criminals who was hopping the metro turnstiles because I was working as a substitute teacher and wasn't paid enough to afford metro's costs.
Patrick Flaherty
2022-10-22 10:27:49 +0000 UTC
