Recent data from BART shows an increase in arrests, but crime rates are also rising despite more officers on trains. The BART Board members are proposing a controversial idea of bystander intervention cards for passengers to address safety concerns, sparking criticism and concerns about public safety measures on the transit system.
This is a half baked and embarrassing attempt at improving BART public safety. When you get on a train, you should be nearly *guaranteed* a safe experience because BART has strong public safety measures in place. Instead, BART puts the onus on riders to navigate harassment ⬇️ https://t.co/subaz1eBMm
This is insane. BART is giving out business cards for crime victims and witnesses to share with each other during or after an attack on the subway. San Francisco has given up… https://t.co/O17XEQA0Nn
This is stupid. I have an idea. How about BART police to arrest criminals? https://t.co/6PPqaE6Xou
Instead of more police, making transit safe… Victims should pass a “bystander intervention card” to someone else on the train? This dumb idea is what BART Board bureaucrats Lateefah Simon, Janice Li and Bevan Duffy think should happen Not parody, real 👇😒 https://t.co/ARJGdlo8kO
BART data shows arrests are up but so is crime despite more officers riding trains https://t.co/r1I9Rthoil https://t.co/usTJwly1pU