Aight so boom 💥 we know the feds is out here using broken windows policing trynna get us locked up for existing. So let’s talk about how fare beating arrests are racist, classist, and straight up violent. Let’s talk about combating this and why #SwipeItForward is so important
Fare evasion is the SECOND HIGHEST category of arrests in NYC and 92% of those arrested are Black and Brown people #SwipeItForward 
What these numbers tell us is that the NYPD specifically targets young Black and Brown people who use public transit. NYPD routinely stops and harasses folks to “verify” that they have paid the $2.75 to ride train. This is a continuation of unconstitutional stop and frisk policy
In 2017 over 79,000 New Yorkers were stopped and issued summons and/or arrested for fare evasion. And over HALF of those arrests were of young Black men
A summons for fare beating is a $100 fine! So if you didn’t have $2.75 to ride the train you now have to pay a ridiculous fine or risk facing a warrant. This is how easy it is for poor Black and Brown people to get swept into the criminal justice system #SwipeItForward
What do fare beating arrests mean for immigrants? Every arrest in NYC requires fingerprinting, which is shared with federal institutions such as ICE, FBI, DEA. This places 300,000 immigrants + their families in danger of deportation #SwipeItForward
NYC spends over $50 million a year harassing and arresting Black and Brown New Yorkers for fare evasion when it would be $10 million CHEAPER to give those same people free train fare. That’s $50 million of our tax dollars being misused to lock up our own
So how can you help combat this? Join the #SwipeItForward movement! It is perfectly legal to offer a swipe to your fellow New Yorkers. If you have an unlimited Metrocard it will cost you nothing to swipe someone in as you exit the station.
Another way to plug in remotely is to donate funds to help us do more #SwipeItForward actions across the city! gofundme.com/swipeitforward…
