Yes but a lot of New Yorkers see it is some sort of positive or "rite of passage" to see crazy shit on the subway. It isn't, and thinking of it as "harmless entertainment" does nothing to actually address the problem.
Police baton practice dummy or K9 practice dummy would probably be suitable threats for repeat offenders. But for better or worse that's not an option.
You're probably correct that within the constraints placed upon law enforcement there isn't anything they can legally do.
I never understood that mentality "the place I live is always a little shitty, but I like that because I think it makes me look tough/worldly". Honestly, basically every reason people might have for wanting to live in New York City or another big city seem like negatives to me.
I can't tell you how many comments I've read from old New Yorkers who lived there in the 70's and miss those "wild days" of violence and graffiti everywhere when they were young and free and roamed the streets like packs of wolves. They despise Giuliani for cleaning it up and make it "family friendly".
Fortunately for them it's going back to the bad old days.
https://youtu.be/fRDgW0LBqHM
It's been known about for a while.
Yes but a lot of New Yorkers see it is some sort of positive or "rite of passage" to see crazy shit on the subway. It isn't, and thinking of it as "harmless entertainment" does nothing to actually address the problem.
Well, Cosby told that joke in the 70's, and so far the numbers have increased. Several ideas have been tried.
It's really hard to threaten someone who has nothing. It's also hard to scare them when the reward is a nice safe prison in winter.
Police baton practice dummy or K9 practice dummy would probably be suitable threats for repeat offenders. But for better or worse that's not an option.
You're probably correct that within the constraints placed upon law enforcement there isn't anything they can legally do.
So what if we start imprisoning them with the sjws?
We'd have to arrest the SJWs first. Homeless people purposefully get arrested to get away from snow.
I never understood that mentality "the place I live is always a little shitty, but I like that because I think it makes me look tough/worldly". Honestly, basically every reason people might have for wanting to live in New York City or another big city seem like negatives to me.
It's called coping.
I can't tell you how many comments I've read from old New Yorkers who lived there in the 70's and miss those "wild days" of violence and graffiti everywhere when they were young and free and roamed the streets like packs of wolves. They despise Giuliani for cleaning it up and make it "family friendly".
Fortunately for them it's going back to the bad old days.