Several members of the BART board of directors are suggesting the fare evader enforcement program be eliminated as it is catching too many blacks and not enough whites
by Bob Walsh
Yes, it is sad but true. There is a paucity of white criminals plying their trade within the jurisdiction of the Bay Area Rapid Transit police. It is a serious problem for them.
The trouble is fare evaders. The fare gates at BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) are a joke. A crippled octogenarian in a wheel chair can get over the gates. BART loses a shitpile of money every year to fare evaders and rebuilding the fare gates would cost also a shitload of money. So they put some money into catching fare evaders. That, however, may have to stop as their board of directors is bothered that they are not getting enough white fare evaders.
The BART ridership is about 12% black. However fare evades are about 47% black. Several members of the BART board of directors are suggesting the fare evader enforcement program be eliminated as it is catching too many blacks and not enough whites.
If you are white, go ahead and put in your application. They would love to hear from you.
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