The NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000
NYPD is a public resource (we pay for it) and is used as security for private companies.
MTA is for-profit where it matters. Being "on the brink of disaster" is their business model.
We are financing our own oppression.
https://hellgatenyc.com/the-nypd-spent-150-million-to-catch-farebeaters-who-cost-the-mta-104000