Ellie Hodges@elliehodges62
Just got on the Tube and watched three young men walk straight through the barriers one wearing a balaclava. They had 0 shame didn’t even glance around to see if anyone was watching. They knew nothing would happen, and they were right.
Meanwhile, the rest of us work hard, pay our fares, follow the rules, and end up looking like fools while some people walk straight through for free. But this isn’t just about fare evasion it’s about a BROKEN SOCIAL CONTRACT.
Look at Broken Windows policing in New York in the 90s: after fare evasion and minor disorder were tackled seriously, fare evasion in the subway was CUT by about 75 % over five years..
Ignore these so called ‘minor’ crimes, and the bigger problems follow