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Good point. I hadn't made the connection between the (post-COVID) sense of concern / unease / discomfort that a lot of people seem to have about using public transit and the fare enforcement issue. Absolutely the transit system should not be used as a homeless / drug / mental health haven, for that will destroy its whole purpose, that of providing mobility for as many people as possible. If that requires a more rigorous and intrusive fare checking system, then so be it. It's like many situations in public life where the rules-following majority are penalized with cost and inefficiency due to the actions (even inadvertent) of a mis-using minority (viz. airport security).

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