Muni Fare Evaders-People Behaving Badly

Stanley Roberts took his camera to the streets of San Francisco and found riders getting a free ride but not without cost.

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News & Politics

Tags:

• Muni
• Fare
• Evaders
• tickets
• fines
• San
• Francisco

[freakylocz14]

It's a shame we waste police resources on this petty shit. These officers are a disgrace to real police officers who protect the public from criminals... violent criminals. Police officers are supposed to protect and serve the people, not protect and serve some company's profits by taking money from mostly poor people. That's is the exact opposite of what a good police officer should do.

[TVman1981]

@freakylocz14 @freakylocz14 San Francisco Fare inspectors are not sworn police officers.....

[Rackabello]

The fine for POP fare evasion is up to $500, not $100, according to MUNI's website

[TVman1981]

The actual ticket is 100 dollars, but with court fee's and additional fines the fine increases to about 500...

[juanjune]

It wasn't just 10 Asians!!! Watch the WHOLE video!!! There's also other races.

[TVman1981]

Actually Juanjune is correct their were many races in this segment. However the video was shot in Chinatown.

[freakylocz14]

@cbond99 I've seen that they are unarmed. Simply waltz by and ignore them.

[cbond99]

@freakylocz14 First-off, as TVman said, fare inspectors aren't police officers. They issue tickets to "public transport" abusers and violaters. They are state/city paid employees and MUNI is under control by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), a semi-independent, city run agency, NOT "some company" or big corporation as you imply. Breaking the law is breaking the law, regarless if it is something like fare evading or something more severe, like robbery.

[mikegnome]

Yes there's a sign on the door, but once the doors open you can't see the sign. Bad design. If you're new to the city and have never used the system but need to you're screwed. If you expect the bus drivers to talk to you in a coherent fashion good luck on that one.

[freakylocz14]

@opp861 That's all fine and well if we didn't have only x amount of officers and x amount of money to spend on public safety. Our cities have violent criminals and we're focusing on this petty shit?

[opp861]

everyone miss the whole point its not about if it seems not as great as other crimes its the fact that they are ripping off the city and wasting tax money or abusing a system its not right still even if it small you guys are acting like there are not already news on Violent crimes drugs ETC you know its not right and you know there is a fine for.

[opp861]

@freakylocz14 No a good police officer serves the law with blind justice thats all and you dont even know the different type of cops security and what this guy said dare inspectors which i am assuming is the same as the guy on the train who checks to see if every one pays their fair how is that right if they get to ride for free and everyone else paid? why should they get over while others payed the Tool fairly what about what a good citizen should do?

[ksullivan182]

@michellestmarie ya lol thought the same thing....

[USAisgay]

@TVman1981 so whats the reason for you to pay if they arnt police officers, i wouldnt speak to them, (well im from the UK) but unless if its a proper police officer you dont have to answer thier questions or even answer them if they ask to see your ticket

[michellestmarie]

What if they have a fastpass or a transfer?

[franrc265]

ha ha fare inspecter suck, they don't even try to run after the guy !!!!!!