tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post449173017801225609..comments2024-02-19T09:05:53.444-08:00Comments on Akit's Complaint Department: Wanted for Misconduct & Fare Evasion: Muni Employee & Union Rep Should be FiredAkithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905273274257369338noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post-36441910876935449482010-09-26T10:27:35.164-07:002010-09-26T10:27:35.164-07:00Ah, come on, Akit! I would think you'd call h...Ah, come on, Akit! I would think you'd call him a hero for revealing a flaw in a manner that forces Muni to deal with it quickly. If he had gone through channels within Muni and not talked to the media, it would have taken years to fix. (I know - I'm a gripman at Cable Car Division). By going public, he wasn't telling people how to beat the system (and we still have fare inspectors, and people can still board the Metro without barriers on the streets), he was making the design flaw public so somebody would actually do something about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post-66657551897220071072010-09-23T20:35:27.208-07:002010-09-23T20:35:27.208-07:00I didn't know you were an attorney, but I thou...I didn't know you were an attorney, but I thought SFMTA employees could enter any station/board any Muni vehicle by flashing their red, MTA employee badge. <br /><br />As for it being unethical (teaching others how to evade the law) and boneheaded from a PR point of view, I think you are right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post-48703525757276759082010-09-20T10:14:33.149-07:002010-09-20T10:14:33.149-07:00I think he'd probably be covered under whistle...I think he'd probably be covered under whistle-blower laws -- a disgruntled, unauthorized employee demonstrating a wasteful practice to the media is not uncommon.<br /><br />In any case, I don't see what the big deal about this particular way of screwing the fare-paying taxpayer is. If you do this and the fare inspectors stop you later on your trip, and you haven't swiped your Clipper card, you're still going to get cited. And if you just plain wanted to risk it and jump the fare gates, you can still use the emergency exit like everyone else.John C. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277944053970138867noreply@blogger.com