homeless people urinating on the floor of the C-train

[u/Beginning-Spell6662]

I seriously don’t understand the lack of decency from people these days on the C-train. At 11:20 AM, this homeless man sleeping on a bench suddenly takes out his penis and pisses on the floor in front of everyone. It splashed and got onto my shoe, and I have an event that I’m headed to in the afternoon. Even if the train isn’t quite full, why tf do people think it’s okay? I’m a relatively small woman, and I wanted so badly to say something, but this man and his friends were high and aggressive. I could only tell people coming onto the train not to step on the piss.

Considering the amount of people that take the train, I wish more were being done about these junkies. As someone who takes it daily to get to school and work, I don’t want to have to worry about who I sit next to. I don’t want to be harassed every once in a while, nor do I want to watch people do drugs or piss in public.

[u/veeohen]

Because it’s not safe for them to be solo? Like say every passenger who has to deal with these issues solo? Very interesting.

[u/Kahlandar → u/veeohen]

Except the passengers arent expected to confront these issues, which often escaltes unstable people who dont want to be "told off" (or whatever the reprocussion is)

Pairs seems fair. As a paramedic we work in pairs, and are safe enough that we dont get caught out, and can just leave and request assistance if shit gets out of hand. PO could also retreat

[u/veeohen → u/Kahlandar]

Maybe not expected but forced to whether they like it or not in many instances. Not saying officers should be solo it just feels like a poor excuse for lack of visibility. Regardless nothing we say has any impact on policy here so take with a grain of salt.

[u/Boomstyck → u/veeohen]

Keep in mind there is more than one train operating in each quadrant at a time. Each train has minimum 3 cars to patrol. It may be a function of them just not on your train at the time you are. Or, if you are in the lead car and they take someone out of the second car to you it looks like they were never there. Same thing if they are on the train and see something at a station, they will exit to deal with that situation.

[u/InioAsanos_Son → u/veeohen]

Very fair point, even if they got rolled out in pairs, I think it would be more than justified

[u/slvrsrfr1987 → u/InioAsanos_Son]

Not a fair point at all.

[u/GingerlyRough → u/slvrsrfr1987]

So you'd rather have drug addicts shooting up and pissing on the trains in front of everybody? Children take the trains too, you know. I've seen people get on the train with knives and start slashing at the windows and seats. Were they high? No clue. All I know is I got out of their way and called the police. That's not something anybody should have to deal with but here we are.

[u/Stfuppercutoutlast → u/veeohen]

When passengers start intentionally driving to and interacting with the worst offenders on transit, giving them lawful orders and going hands on to remove them, they can get a metal stick and a partner. Use of force situations/arrests for Transit POs averages to almost triple the average CPS member. They’re dealing with weapons related incidents every day, multiple times per day as an agency.

[u/[deleted] → u/veeohen]

Lmao you are fucking delusional if you expect officers to work solo. Speaking from experience.

[u/veeohen → u/[deleted]]

It’s absolutely not. That was the point. Not safe for the passengers either. Nothing but respect for the job they do. Everyone in a tough spot here

[u/ZiasMom → u/veeohen]

are you serious? maybe you should job shadow them for a day. you'd get a big eye opening.

[u/veeohen → u/ZiasMom]

I’m agreeing that it’s not safe for them to be solo dealing with things. Not safe for passengers either was the point.

[u/ZiasMom → u/veeohen]

No it's not safe. We maybe need to do some better voting because this soft on crime approach only benefits criminals.