I passed by the Greenwich Time yesterday at a news stand and saw a large headline about a mjor crime increase on Metro North. Later in the day, I had time to actually read the article. It was another masterpiece from the Greenwich Time. The first paragraph of the article breathlessly announces that there was a 40% increase in all crime on Metro North trains and in Metro North stations with a 78% (gasp!) increase in robberies. Later in the article, one learns that total robberies on the Metro North system went from 9 to 16 so far in 2010 and that this was mostly the work of one person who has been active in the Mount Vernon area. So, far from there being any cause for alarm for train riders, the real truth is that the system is exceptionally crime free and safe. I understand that an article with the headline “Trains are Safe” will not sell papers, but there is a point at which it becomes ridiculous for Hearst to hype non-existent crime in order to sell copies of its paper.
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