Man Handcuffed For Selling Subway Token To Passenger

[matcom]

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ATLANTA -- He says he was just trying to help a fellow subway passenger who was having trouble with a token vending machine, and for his trouble, he ended up getting handcuffed and given a misdemeanor citation.

Donald Pirone, 42, was spotted selling a $1.75 token inside a station in Atlanta last week. It's against the law to sell the tokens, but instead of giving him a warning, a transit police officer decided to handcuff him and give him a citation.

The transit agency acknowledged that Pirone was selling the token at face value, and wasn't making a profit. But a spokeswoman said the law is the law, and that "fare abuse is a chronic problem."

Pirone told Atlanta radio station WSB that he'll fight the citation. But he said he'll have to ride the subway to court, because he doesn't have a car.

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[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Scalping subway tokens is wrong!! Thank God we're being protected

from the very criminals who would help us out....! ummm...er....? :hi:

[matcom]

2. if you sell subway tokens

the terrorists have won :cry:

[Orsino]

3. Why the hell is this against the law?

Face value?

"The law is the law" is the lamest of excuses.