Spain will introduce free train travel

Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by jakelazaroff on Saturday July 23, 2022 @11:44PM (#32210123)

The intended beneficiary of public transportation is, well, the public. That includes people whose presence might make you uncomfortable. Those people exist, and they have the same right to use the system that you do. This is fundamentally an issue that law enforcement cannot solve.

Also, for what it's worth: as someone who uses the NYC subway extensively, it does not feel unsafe.

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Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by Consultant32452 on Sunday July 24, 2022 @11:05AM (#32214156)

I have no problem with anyone "using" the system for its intended purpose: to get from point A to point B. That is not what I'm referring to at all and you know it.

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Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by jakelazaroff on Sunday July 24, 2022 @12:38PM (#32215079)

Unhoused people are only “misusing” the system because the broader system has failed them. And their presence isn’t hurting anyone. I have very little patience for wanting a state paramilitary force to violently remove others for the crime of reminding them that not everyone has a bed to sleep in at night.

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Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by Consultant32452 on Sunday July 24, 2022 @10:51PM (#32220058)

I don't want to argue with you or change your mind. I will just never submit to your shitty public transportation conditions.

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