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minus-squareunderscores@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 month agoPeople will do anything to be a nuisance, if fines aren’t the solution then what would you propose? To me this sounds like the right move, although fines should be proportional to income.
minus-squarespicy pancake@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoI would propose that the first time someone does it, they’re removed from the bus and forced to wait for the next one The second time, they get a fine proportional to income Third time, banned from that public transit mode for a few years at least
minus-squareKeavesSharpi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoThat’s an easy one: Should have thought of that before you chose to be an antisocial fuckwad, buddy. Grab a cab or walk.
minus-squareryven@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoDoing nothing? These are not problems that require disciplinary action. Sometimes people will behave in ways we find somewhat annoying, this is just the reality of sharing a planet with 8 billion other people.
People will do anything to be a nuisance, if fines aren’t the solution then what would you propose?
To me this sounds like the right move, although fines should be proportional to income.
I would propose that the first time someone does it, they’re removed from the bus and forced to wait for the next one
The second time, they get a fine proportional to income
Third time, banned from that public transit mode for a few years at least
What if it’s the last one?
That’s an easy one: Should have thought of that before you chose to be an antisocial fuckwad, buddy. Grab a cab or walk.
Doing nothing? These are not problems that require disciplinary action. Sometimes people will behave in ways we find somewhat annoying, this is just the reality of sharing a planet with 8 billion other people.