LA Metro Board approves safety improvements while violent crimes surge

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Ай бұрын

The Los Angeles Metro's Board has approved new safety measures, after a spike in violent crime on Metro busses and trains.
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@berylgreen1973 Ай бұрын

Most of the crimes are committed by fare-evaders. The should be NO WAY you can get into the Metro system without paying your fare.

@overratedgm5713 Ай бұрын

Are there no crimes committed by fare-avoiders?

@ITSFULLOFSTARS1 Ай бұрын

@@overratedgm5713 Sheriff Alex Luna was on Fox 11 last week. He said that 90% of problems on Trains & Buses are caused by Fare Evaders.

@thejuicerr Ай бұрын

@overratedgm5713 Of course there is, but the numbers are much much lower. But that is irrelevant, EVERYONE should pay the fare.

@ThroughMyEyes2020 Ай бұрын

Everyone hates security until they need SECURITY...

@thejuicerr Ай бұрын

Defund the police!!! Wait......society is falling apart.....

@factchecker6674 Ай бұрын

Say no to Bass and Biden.

@malin7919 Ай бұрын

The real improvements will only happen when voters make changes to mayor, DAs and the judges this November.

@user-pu6jw2tk3f Ай бұрын

Fat chance sheeple only care about partying. That's what the leaders are counting on them being dumb AZZ. As for media they speak for them no immediate help for riders/taxpayer. Stupidity is are downfall

@NickNekko Ай бұрын

How about arresting violent criminals and keep them in jail? duh!

@factchecker6674 Ай бұрын

Get Gascon Gone!

@BradfordHills Ай бұрын

Lighting, cameras and tech are good. But what is needed is a police Force that actually uses constitutional force to arrest the criminals who will be held to account. Good will ambassadors can not accomplish that.

@ITSFULLOFSTARS1 Ай бұрын

For starters make all passengers pay the fare...Stop making buses and trains a crime ridden free for all. Mayor Karen Bass said that "The immediate attention is to violent crime" not if riders are paying the fare. I guarantee you that all those involved in "Violent Crimes" did not pay the fare. You cannot separate the two.

@paulp3488 Ай бұрын

stop letting mofos that stab people outta jail the next day remember when actions had consequences im a “ law abiding citizen” but even i feel like stealing a tv or some dumb shyte if its a free for all.

@DavidGTalktome1789 Ай бұрын

They train their employees to not get into altercations for the fare evaders

@ceedub619cameraman3 Ай бұрын

You’re darn right…..they’re not being paid enough to handle that garbage.

@jeffreythomson2979 Ай бұрын

Didn't see any "police presence" on the 720 Wilshire bus, day, night or most of all late at night when it is desperately needed. Coming home from work at 11 pm in a packed bus did see 3/4 of the passengers not paying and 4 homeless people sleeping taking up 2 seats

@John-jm2lc Ай бұрын

The lights and cameras aren't going to stop the bums. 🤦‍♂️

@jezramoz1711 Ай бұрын

Tap in and tap out? Please 😂😂😂 they can just jump the little barrier 🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽 enforcing the fare is the way to go! People who don’t pay think they can do whatever they want because there’s no consequences!

@thejuicerr Ай бұрын

Major European cities enforce fare this way. It's not 100% fool-proof, but you definitely don't see homeless people riding the train all day for free.

@jezramoz1711 26 күн бұрын

@@thejuicerr they can just jump the turnstiles

@thejuicerr Ай бұрын

Fare enforcement!?!? I never thought I would see it in my lifetime.

@hynos323 Ай бұрын

Stephanie just giggles when asked a serious question.

@rockyroad-hq7hz Ай бұрын

Police officers from the different jurisdiction should have a monitoring device while they go through the trains or buses. Swiping everyone TAP Card checking to see if people have a paid and active TAP Card. Otherwise, get ticketed or jailed for stealing.

@CityLifeinAmerica Ай бұрын

Funny how you mention that. Here in Phoenix they put NFC Tags on both sides of a train car. The cop has to tag that NFC tag physically on both sides of the train car to log that they checked out the train. It’s a great system. LA metro needs this! It ensures the cops actually do their job and has a log to prove it.

@FlixCreEightR Ай бұрын

Start enforcing the laws.

@pg396 Ай бұрын

I remember when the Police Chief of San Jose 35 years ago was lauded by the Media for being a progressive winner for his Broken Windows Theory of Law Enforcement. The Crime rate dropped because he was arresting more minor crimes like vandalism they said. No entry level crime passes. What happened to that???

@destinyreturns4885 Ай бұрын

It was that same idea that cleaned up New York years ago. Now look where they are today without it.

@paulliebler7660 Ай бұрын

Living in Los Angeles is a dystopian nightmare , I never know when some loon will target me and my family

@hashaskinner Ай бұрын

It’s literally like that anywhere you go

@paulliebler7660 Ай бұрын

@@hashaskinner not everywhere , my friend lives outside Columbus and has zero issues , his three kids have good education, and they have after school programs and high school events , here my nephew doesn't even have a music elective , I did marching band all 4 years and have friends that got scholarships to asu and nau back home from music , and they don't even give them an option here in Los Angeles , they don't even have a football field in his high school . It's basically a warzone everyday too , he shows his aunt and I videos of fist fights and kids setting off fireworks , in Sweden j think they banned private schools , to force the rich people to make the public schools better , and I agree with that approach , why should some kid in Beverly hills by default get a better education when we all pay taxes ? Just because they can lobby money and privatize education doesn't mean it's okay ! Morally and objectively wrong for society. If you're an overachiever or Einstein then high school isnt even the place for you.. lmao

@billygr7628 Ай бұрын

I blame Metro for all the incidents. Not wanting to pay for the extra for law enforcement to patrol. Keep all the mentally ill homeless out.

@destinyreturns4885 Ай бұрын

Obviously, you don't see the correlation between the De-fund the police movement that this exact LA Board made, nor the fact that only 30% of Metro Crime is actually prosecuted by the DA. "YOU" are part of the PROBLEM.

@sunahamanagai9039 4 күн бұрын

It seems Metro bus drivers don't secure wheelchairs anymore. Is it a part of keeping drivers safe?

@cleenlivin Ай бұрын

If the MTA execs are so disgusted with the performance of the law enforcement agencies just fire them. It’s crazy to just complain about services you’re paying for, not be satisfied with but still keep them around. Oh, yeah you don’t have any other choices. 🤔🤔

@milazinnia Ай бұрын

It's a good start, and I'm glad they are addressing bus safety first. But fare gates at rail stations (along with attractive fencing surrounding the at-grade stations) that bar unsavory individuals from entering the stations and trains has been a need for decades now, and I have absolutely no idea why that can't be considered and implemented sooner. Even if it's not criminal activity, the presence of mentally ill homeless people on buses and trains has been a continuous issue, and it stops _so many_ citizens from using it, even when it's their only option. Many Angelenos are dependent on these services for essential travel (like me, meaning no vehicle) and it's frustrating when seemingly there are solutions to the problem, but just don't happen. It's no secret that Big Oil has a presence here (Chevron in El Segundo, and LA being a very car-dependent city by design) and I believe that they are a big reason why certain improvements, or extensions of rail lines get delayed or scrapped. The K Line to Torrance extension is a good example, with Chevron having local interest and NIMBY's being elected into local city positions, like in Lawndale. The D Line extension down Wilshire is another one, with idiots in Beverly Hills slowing shit down for legitimately no reason at all, raising costs of construction by billions. Also with the potential Sepulveda Pass subway, that would dig far underneath Bel Air and have two stations in Sherman Oaks, of course rich assholes in both places proclaiming it things like a lost cause to a liberal conspiracy somehow, one Sherman Oaks HOA guy even stating that "flying cars will be the standard" by the time construction is completed... and his dumbass will be dead, so who cares! It just feels like punishing impoverished people, and somehow benefiting a few in Big Oil when traffic is legendarily awful here and getting worse, and other equivalently large cities like Chicago and New York have legitimate systems in place when we could too. 🤷🏻‍♀

@dantealligieri9055 Ай бұрын

So metro had no answers, so law enforcement does not attend board meetings, so WTF? My issue is with security in the system. A lady was just killed at the studio city station. When are metro managers start taking safety seriously? There are always deranged people riding the metro without paying the fare. Something as simple as fare enforcement will take care of or at least reduce the level of mayhem going on. I take metro frequently but I will not let my family on the metro due to very real security concerns. I will repeat this until somebody at Metro pays attention: METRO: you are not a social services agency, YOU are a public transportation system, do not allow the junkies to ride for free, patrol inside the trains and buses. The smile and wave by law enforcement outside the stations is not working!

@gianniclaud Ай бұрын

Idk why these ppl haven’t figured out that the poorer people get the higher the crime. Always treating they symptoms and never the core Nobody needs the lip service

@Eisenheim1191 22 күн бұрын

The Ambassadors can't do anything, I have witnessed them talking to each other and mess around on their phones. Just yesterday I watched a homeless druggie hop the pay gate then proceeded upstairs where he then jumped down onto the track and looked for cigarette butts. He did this in plain view of these Ambassadors, they did absolutely nothing about it.

@kalvin1123 29 күн бұрын

I'm sure the safety upgrades will be completed by the 2028 Olympics.

@lovis8432 Ай бұрын

This is a joke

@user-pu6jw2tk3f Ай бұрын

Cameras , lighting hows that going help someone being attacked or stabbed , nonsense. They just don't want to spend money for boots on the ground they sit on millions or billions with plans for themselves & family and friends to use that money.