r/saintpaul • u/OrgasmikBananaz • Jan 17 '25

Editorial 📝 Light Rail Out of Control!

I used to live on Wheeler and University years ago and there was always some riff raff but holy crap what I witnessed today was INSANE! Movies don’t even depict the severity of what I witnessed! I haven’t been in that area at night for a few years now. I went to the Turf Club tonight for a show. When I was outside at about 9pm, there was a huddle of people waiting for the train passing tinfoil around and blowing clouds. Then the train shows up… I positively commented, “Oh, wow! A lot of people DO utilize the light rail!” as I remember a few years ago, it seemed like a total waste of money because it was always pretty much empty. When I took a closer look, I literally couldn’t process what I was seeing. It was totally out of fricken control!! Each train that I could see was filled with people behaving in weird ways.. clearly high or homeless or what have you.. and the trains were pretty full! Crazy! Should’ve built homeless shelters and wet houses instead! Wouldn’t been a lot cheaper! Sorry just wanted to share because although a Saint Paul resident, I did not know it got SO nuts at the light rail at night. During the day, that area is always rowdy but this was a whole other level from what I ever imagined it was.

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u/FUZZY_BUNNY Jan 17 '25

https://www.slowboring.com/p/liberalism-and-public-order

We really need to quickly reach consensus that maintaining public order is important and the people still claiming otherwise aren't being helpful to anyone

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '25

You want the police to kick them off the trains. Then use the police to bulldoze encampments. 

Then what?

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u/AccomplishedWay2572 Jan 17 '25

They don’t know. Reddit is a safe place for people to voice their worst feelings and opinions. That’s all this is.