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-$2.75 fare is difference btwn eating for many in NYC.
-Man arrested 2x for not paying.
-Sentenced to community service.
-Didnt show bc he couldnt afford to get there.
-Arrested for not doing community service.
-Resentenced to community service.
-Owes $240 court fees.
-$2.75 fare is difference btwn eating for many in NYC.
-Man arrested 2x for not paying.
-Sentenced to community service.
-Didnt show bc he couldnt afford to get there.
-Arrested for not doing community service.
-Resentenced to community service.
-Owes $240 court fees.
You can’t deter poverty w/ threat of jail. Sure community service is better than fines or jail, but to what end? What lesson is being taught? Why not redirect resources spent on policing, arrests, jail, prosecutions, staffing up community service offices to free or fairer fares?
If he doesn’t do community service this time, he’ll face up to 15 days jail on each case. Total of 30 days (20 w/ good time) on Rikers. If he doesn’t pay $240 court fees, a civil judgment will be entered, ensuring he has bad credit for 7 years.
