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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by b9a2cab5 on Sunday September 12, 2021 @05:35PM (#28505217)
Replace 2 teenagers with "homeless guy that shit himself" or "criminals" [1] and you have a different story. If you have proper security this sort of class of behavior is entirely prevented.

[1]: https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/BART-takeover-robbery-5...

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by hkt on Sunday September 12, 2021 @06:28PM (#28505652)
Just a thought, but maybe a social safety net would be more effective in preventing the homeless from getting into the kind of state where they do that? Rather than more security. Just thinking laterally about the problem here..
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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by lolpython on Sunday September 12, 2021 @08:12PM (#28506434)
We can do both at the same time. We can help the homeless and also prevent people from shitting or littering in public transportation vehicles and on boarding platforms.
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