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Re:Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free for Kids by tom_mellior on Sunday January 20, 2019 @05:25PM (#18956008)
> So no one is camping out on the platform, for long.

I've never been in the Paris métro after it shut down, but are you saying the homeless people camping in some stations in the evenings, wrapped in their sleeping bags, get up at 1 a.m. and file out? I somehow doubt that.

Re:Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free for Kids by ahakki on Sunday January 20, 2019 @05:43PM (#18956095)
They are kicked out. The doors are locked.
Re:Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free for Kids by iodbh on Sunday January 20, 2019 @07:47PM (#18956675)
I have spent a couple of nights in locked metro stations myself : before locking, they just warn that they're going to lock. Whoever's still inside is locked in until morning, but there's no kicking out.
Re:Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free for Kids by yardie on Sunday January 20, 2019 @10:45PM (#18957482)
That must be one of the bigger stations like Châtelet. There are endless hallways and tunnels to hide in. A simpler 1-train station will have 2-4 exits and they will certainly put you out.
Re:Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free for Kids by hopler on Sunday January 20, 2019 @09:15PM (#18957078)
Using subway stations as shelters during off peak hours is a masterstroke of efficient infrastructure. Every city should do that.
Re:Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free for Kids by pelasaco on Monday January 21, 2019 @02:24AM (#18958391)
nope, the right would be everyone be able to have a place to live. There is no dignity in supporting the poverty.
Re:Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free for Kids by icebraining on Monday January 21, 2019 @07:20AM (#18959850)
What if some people don't want a place to live, just somewhere dry to spend the night?