From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 01-May-14 09:48, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 12:19:32 AM UTC-4, Stephen Sprunk   
   > wrote:   
   >> And in Denver, Phoenix, Austin, Dallas, Houston, St Louis, etc.   
   >> There is no shortage of examples of working POP systems even just   
   >> in the US.   
   >   
   > That's fine.   
   > ...   
   > The fact is that some communities have no respect for the social   
   > fabric or authority.  Their transit carriers (and other buildings)   
   > are subject to heavy vandalism, there is frequent minior and serious   
   > crime.  (This affects operations as well.)   
      
   What, you don't think any of the above cities have poor parts of town   
   with frequent vandalism, violent crime, etc.?  Hint: they do.  So, where   
   there are such security problems, you apply more security.  But that has   
   little to do with fare collection per se.   
      
   > You offer a simple math equation that you claim will take care of   
   > fare evasion.  But criminals do not act per a criminal equation, and   
   > usually never think through the consequences of their actions.   
      
   Perhaps not consciously, but they do make a risk/reward decision on some   
   level, and being poor just means that they assign a different value to   
   each factor than you or I would.  So, you tilt the factors to   
   compensate: increase the risk and reduce the award as _they_ see it.   
      
   S   
      
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