Oh, I’d probably agree… Except that when mom served corn on the cob she considered it a vegetable. (Not that corn on the cob has anything to do Funyuns™.)
Like I said, the hassle of booking someone for the misdemeanor is more costly for the city than someone not paying the fare. OTOH, you have to arrest a certain number of the jumpers or no one will pay.
Decapitation is fine to show kids, but don’t use a bad word. And no skin. In a number of other countries they are less worried about nudity and more worried about depictions of violence.
“Jumping a turnstile on the New York City subway is a Class A misdemeanor, which is a violation of New York Penal Section 165.15. The penalty is up to one year in jail, but first-time offenders are usually offered plea bargains with lesser charges. These charges may include community service or an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal”
Another article asserted no one has ever been sentenced to a year for the crime and offered a list of options that have been given miscreants.
Processing them is more of a hassle for the city than the fare would have cost the freeloader in the first place. Jumping the turnstile with the cop standing right there is the definition of stupid, however there are a lot of stupid people in the world. Verdict: Day 9 without plot holes or logic errors.
Only bull mastiff I’ve met was a neighbor’s, the only danger was its love for affection. It would knock you over begging for attention. And if it tried to crawl on your lap…
Oh, I’d probably agree… Except that when mom served corn on the cob she considered it a vegetable. (Not that corn on the cob has anything to do Funyuns™.)