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Metro operator may shame fare dodgers
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PEOPLE who try to evade paying their fares on the city’s subway might soon find themselves in an online “rogue’s gallery,” its operator said yesterday.
Shanghai Shentong Metro Group said in a press release that it is considering naming and shaming fare dodgers on its Weibo account in a bid to crack down on the practice.
The company did not elaborate on the proposal, but clarified that people caught in the act and duly punished would not be additionally shamed online.
Shortly after the issue of the press release, the Shanghai government began polling public opinion on the issue via its WeChat account.
As of yesterday afternoon, more than 80 percent of respondents said they were in favor of the plan.
Lawyer Liu Chunquan told Shanghai Daily, however, that the subway operator should tread carefully if it plans to post accusatory images of members of the public on the Internet.
“Whatever move the operator chooses to make, it must be in line with its regulations. There are already specified penalties for fare dodgers, and public exposure is not one of them,” he said.
“Nobody likes fare dodgers, but it seems excessive to name and shame them,” he said.
Local man Jack Huang agreed, reminding Shanghai Daily that despite the adage that the camera never lies, quite often it does.
“Some people might appear to be dodging a fare when they’re really just having a problem with their payment card,” he said.
“Naming and shaming people is an invasion of privacy,” he said.
Under current rules, anyone caught trying to evade a fare on the Shanghai Metro can be fined up to five times the cost of their journey.
Those found using free passes or senior citizens’ cards without entitlement face a penalty of between 50 (US$7.80) and 500 yuan, and also risk being given a black mark on their official credit record.
Shanghai’s subway system carries an average of 9 million passengers a day, its operator said.
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