We're Not here for Your Safety. We're Here for Your Money

Once again, the Los Angeles County Sheriff proves that it is more interested in your wallet than your welfare.

The Blue Line is allegedly patrolled by the L.A. County Sheriff. Nevertheless, an assault on the Pacific Station platform of the Blue Line has left a critically injured man near death and not expected to survive. According to LASD Sgt. Rich Pena, quoted in today's Long Beach Press Telegram: "As of Tuesday afternoon, there was no suspect information or description and no change in the victim's condition." Do they not have cameras on those platforms? Are all those Metro posters of the L.A. County Sheriff's promises of "We're Watching" just a waste of taxpayers' money AND lives?

Where are all the sheriff's deputies? When they are not harassing and arresting passengers recording them loafing about in large groups, they can be found shaking down workplace-bound commuters on the Blue Line/Green Line, creating a bottleneck and slowing down foot traffic significantly enough to cause straphangers to miss their train. (Pop by the Blue/Green Line junction early in the morning or in the mid-afternoon, Monday through Friday, to get a glimpse of the deputies in action.)

-BusTard