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In reply to the discussion: Author faces backlash for reporting black Metro employee for eating on train; book deal halted [View all]dsc
(52,172 posts)Though the union acknowledged it is against Metro rules to eat on a train or in a station, Hobsons statement also referenced an email from Metro Transit Police Chief Ron Pavlik sent May 8, ordering officers to cease and desist from issuing criminal citations in the District of Columbia for fare evasion; eating; drinking; spitting, and playing musical instruments without headphones until further advised.
I presume that some other enforcement scheme is in the works but enforcement or no, and apparently this rule was being enforced with criminal citations as recently as May 7th or 5 days ago, it was still a rule that was being held out to the public as being enforced with criminal citations. Again, if she was in the right, why didn't this employee simply say that she was permitted to eat and that the rule wasn't being enforced. But instead she was rude and we are shocked, shocked I tell you that the customer was pissed off.