Crime

Fight subway crime by actually enforcing the law

By Washington Examiner
Published June 17, 2023 4:01am ET
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Fight subway crime by actually enforcing the law
“This bill does not say that crime is OK,” Washington, D.C., Councilman Vincent Gray said in 2019 as he voted to decriminalize turnstile jumping in the Metro system. “This bill does not advocate lawlessness,” he insisted. “Rather, it advocates for fairness.” Decriminalize the petty crime of fare evasion, the council reasoned, and you make everyone […]


“This bill does not say that crime is OK,” Washington, D.C., Councilman Vincent Gray said in 2019 as he voted to decriminalize turnstile jumping in the Metro system. “This bill does not advocate lawlessness,” he insisted. “Rather, it advocates for fairness.”

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