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Nick Szabo· 2026-02-17 00:59
RT Blake Neff (@BlakeSNeff)For decades, Germany was such a law-abiding country that instead of having regular turnstiles to get on trains, travelers could simply walk on board and conductors simply conducted random spot checks to see if people had a valid ticket.Two weeks ago, a foreign fare evader beat a conductor to death when he tried to conduct the spot check. So now, the German government is changing policy: They've told conductors to NOT request ID if there is a "high risk of escalation" from a person ...