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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I understand the theory, but some of the sketchiest train systems in the world are also some of the busiest - it doesn't necessarily work in practice.
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More people and eyeballs on the trains works in theory if there is an agreed upon definition of acceptable behavior among passengers and what to do when there is behavior that falls outside that standard.
In recent years there has been a subconscious social contract on the train that you keep your head down and don't make eye contact with or look at the folks who are high, suffering from a mental episode, sleeping off the drugs etc.
It's understandable that nobody wants to put themselves in a position that might compromise their safety, but at the same time when nobody does anything, this behavior becomes commonplace and just accepted as part of life using public transit.