I Wonder !

I wonder if R.T. really know why ridership is declining ! Could it be the "FOUL LANGUAGE", The people that urinate in the seats and stairwells in full view of anyone standing within eye contact, the roving gangs of "DREAD HEADS, PANHANDLERS, or DRUG DEALERS" that feel they can do as they please without any consequence, The answer is" YES". In my job as a" OPERATOR" we are required to report "ILLEGAL ACTIVITY", but here's the kicker " IF IT'S NOT WITNESSED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR TRANSIT OFFICER" , You & I are basically S##T out of Luck. But if passengers are willing to stop looking the other way and use there "CELL PHONES" to notifiy the "POLICE OR SHERIFF DEPTS, And I know you have them because 99% of you have R.T. on your"SPEED DIAL", So quick to call complaining about "OPERATORS", But not the "DRUG DEALERS, PANHANDLERS, OR ROVING BANDS OF DREADHEADS", These LOWLIFES would get the messege that they can not "INTIMIDATE" you. But in my 5 plus yrs at R.T. one thing I noticed "IT'S NOT YOUR PROBLEM UNTIL IT'S YOUR PROBLEM".