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Do you think the controllers in the field are the one making the rules or are you just casually racist

They are not… nice. I’ve never had to deal with them, but the way some of them treat people makes you wonder how little power it takes to turn some people into mini-dictators.

I’m not taking sides in this matter. We should all pay for the services we use, etc.

I have no doubt this is the case for some of these ticket controllers. The problem however was with the "Turkish and Arabic punks" part, not the "some ticket controllers are assholes and BVG collection practices are terrible".

I agree with you, but many (most?) of the controllers are indeed from that demographic. Of course the language wasn’t the best; unless you like punk >.<

> you just casually racist

Please don't pretend that North African and Middle Eastern criminal clans do not exist in Germany and in Berlin in particular. Yes they exist and they infiltrate and corrupt various institutions.

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