In New York, it is illegal to put your feet on a seat in a subway. Yes, you heard me. It's illegal. I find that law to be pretty dumb. I mean, it makes sense if it's rush hour or the subway is crowded. I get that. But if it is 3:10 am, and you happen to put your feet up, getting arrested for it seems pretty extreme. At the very most, give a ticket or something. In the article, it was said that a man with diabetes got arrested for briefly putting his feet on a subway seat after injecting his leg with insulin while riding a Manhattan subway to work. That's a bit too much. I feel that these people are getting arrested for the sake of getting arrested instead of actually displaying the goals of the enforcement.
I think the authors' goal was to communicate to their audience about how putting your feet up on a subway is illegal, and quite frankly, how ridiculous it is. They give specific instances on why the law is dumb, but also give examples on how it can be helpful. They define it as helpful when police officers arrest someone who just so happens to be wanted. But I kind of feel like it's just a coincidence.
Article:
Relax, if You Want, but Don't Put Your Feet Up by Joseph Goldstein and Christine Haughney
we are wasting tax dollars on stupid laws and the arrests that come along with them and the poor people now have to pay a fine for something completely ridiculous.
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