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Originally Posted by esquire
I don't know that I'd call people who aren't paying fares today 'thieves'. Passengers are caught in the middle of a dispute between the City and the ATU. If a driver has his coat over the farebox and tells you not to pay, what are you going to do, rip the coat off and insist on paying?
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Well actually, they are. If you don't pay for something that costs money, you are stealing. Whether or not the driver said contrary that doesn't change the fact that are breaking the law. There would be definite cause for dismissal if drivers (employees) are telling riders (customers) they don't need to pay for rides (inventory). It's one thing for drivers to turn a blind eye, and it's another for them actively to tell people not to pay.
Passengers aren't caught in the middle of anything – this is all the driver's directive, not the city's. And maybe "millenials" want to or are paying because they know this is a ridiculous, old-school, whiney way to deal with problems, and old union/employer relationships are absurdly antiquated.