1,944 Snitches
January 9th, 2008 by MikeSome time after 9/11 the New York City MTA created a new campaign to encourage citizens to report suspicious activity in the city’s subways. The tag line is “If You See Something, Say Something.” (as seen below… Spanish style).
Recently, the MTA has papered the subways with a new ad that celebrates the fact that, in 2007, 1,944 people saw something and said something.
That’s it? Only 1,944?
The subway ridership in New York is 1.5 billion… per year. 4.9 million per week.
This leads me to believe that the Stop Snitchin’ campaign has officially crossed over.
I mean, I alone have witnessed 1,000 incidents that could have warranted a call to 311… but I ain’t no snitch.
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January 10th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Excellent observation. The poster made me wonder–are there Stop Snitchin’ shirts in Spanish?
January 11th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
yes, agreed all around, great observation and post.
doesn’t the anonymous-therefore-ominous backpack under the seat kind of confine the command to say something to terrorism-type cases, though? maybe this accounts for the low numbers. Or could that backpack be stuff full of textbooks and really just be meant to implore us all to be good Samaritans? then 1,900 does seem mighty low.
January 13th, 2008 at 10:04 am
everytime i see an empty bottle rolling around the floor on a moving train, i have an urge to call 311 and say: “i see something.”