San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system has introduced a controversial measure to address safety concerns, involving the distribution of 'bystander intervention cards' to passengers. These cards are intended for use by victims or witnesses of harassment or attacks on the subway, allowing them to signal for help from fellow passengers. The initiative has sparked a significant backlash, with critics labeling it as ineffective and mocking the approach. Some argue that it shifts the responsibility for safety from the transit authority to the riders themselves, suggesting that more direct measures, such as increased police presence, would be more effective in ensuring public safety. The criticism extends to the perceived inadequacy of the response, with suggestions that it reflects a broader failure to address crime and public safety in a meaningful way.
This next generation is so screwed. In San Francisco, some believe "bystander intervention cards" will save them during an attack. Learn Krav Maga instead. 🙃 https://t.co/qEG8l2lMu2
"Bystander Intervention Cards" for when you're getting attacked on the train. "AGENT HAS NO MONEY" in full caps in front of the teller's window, too. The left will do anything except for throwing criminals in jail. https://t.co/E05xPwukcT
"Bystander Intervention Cards" for when you're getting attacked on the train. "AGENT HAS NO MONEY" in full caps in front of the seller's window, too. The left will do anything except for throwing criminals in jail. https://t.co/E05xPwukcT
Only in San Francisco… …the most libtarded response yet to public transport harassment & violence!?! 🤡👇 https://t.co/kRIcieROcG
Critics savagely mock 'bystander intervention cards' from Bay Area transit system to be handed out amid harassment situations https://t.co/RgDVCuBcMd https://t.co/lKuUFIy0xn
San Francisco unveils "intervention cards" for when you get attacked on the train: https://t.co/XuPINhQfEk
This is what happens when you spend an entire generation deriding masculinity, and your city (surprise surprise, it’s SF) is essentially run by beta cucks and the women who enable them. Btw this is serious. It’s not an April Fool’s joke https://t.co/vcEot3DzSF
Privatization of security on public transit! The only thing that could make this more libertarian is if the cards allowed you to offer a price for bystander intervention. https://t.co/eyyr2hPrDK
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