Public transportation in the US is partially hated because of incidents like this being very common. I remember visiting family and making the mistake of taking a bus to get to where they were. Fights broke out twice, bus driver stopping the bus several times for various reasons, and a few people whipping out their phones and going on the sort of rants you see on publicfreakout
people draw the wrong conclusion though. They come to the conclusion "public transit bad because it forces me to be in proximity to deeply impoverished, addicted, and mentally ill people!" instead of "public transit is good and holy shit we should do something about poverty, addiction, and mental illness as well!"
I took public transit from and around impoverished areas for years in college, and can count the number of incidents that I have witnessed on one hand. It's not 'that' common, it's just jarring when it happens because it completely pierces the artificial bubble you can place around yourself in society.
That being said, after years of driving the amount of absolutely batshit insane stuff I have seen I have lost count (though I have been driving longer). It's just that you pretty much still always have the car cocoon around you.
Public transportation in the US is partially hated because of incidents like this being very common. I remember visiting family and making the mistake of taking a bus to get to where they were. Fights broke out twice, bus driver stopping the bus several times for various reasons, and a few people whipping out their phones and going on the sort of rants you see on publicfreakout
people draw the wrong conclusion though. They come to the conclusion "public transit bad because it forces me to be in proximity to deeply impoverished, addicted, and mentally ill people!" instead of "public transit is good and holy shit we should do something about poverty, addiction, and mental illness as well!"
yeah public transit outside of America is not like that
Reactionaries of course blame that on
and not 
there are diverse areas outside of america with public transit that isn't like that
yes, without a doubt, i was just pointing out where the reactionary mind goes, steering clear of the correct understanding at all costs
I took public transit from and around impoverished areas for years in college, and can count the number of incidents that I have witnessed on one hand. It's not 'that' common, it's just jarring when it happens because it completely pierces the artificial bubble you can place around yourself in society.
That being said, after years of driving the amount of absolutely batshit insane stuff I have seen I have lost count (though I have been driving longer). It's just that you pretty much still always have the car cocoon around you.
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