Egged's spokesman Ron Ratner said that over the past year and half there has been a marked increase in the number of riders who do not pay, and that an alarming number of these stolen rides take place on bus lines that service haredi communities. Ratner said that “a substantial number” of haredim get on Egged buses but do not pay for their rides. In one example Ratner cited, 27 of 51 riders on a predominantly haredi bus did not pay the fare.
Riding the bus is like taking a challah from the corner grocery store. Just like you pay for the challah, you must pay for the bus ride, Egged ad tells haredim
Haredi Journalist Files Criminal Complaint For “Racist Incitement” Against Bus Company Spokesperson Who Complained About Haredim Stealing Rides
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
It's like turnstile jumping in New York City – but it might be worse.
Haredi journalist Yaakov Eichler didn’t like it when Egged’s spokesperson, Ron Ratner, told listeners during a Galei Yisrael Radio interview that Egged had to launch a special advertising campaign for the haredi community to explain to haredim that riding Egged buses without paying the fare is stealing because so many haredim were stealing rides.
Ratner said that over the past year and half there has been a marked increase in the number of riders who do not pay, and that an alarming number of these stolen rides take place on bus lines that service haredi communities. Ratner said that “a substantial number” of haredim get on Egged buses but do not pay for their rides. In one example Ratner cited, 27 of 51 riders on a predominantly haredi bus did not pay the fare.
Eichler claims that Ratner’s statements are racist incitement against haredim, and filed a criminal complaint with police, according to Yeshiva World.
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[Hat Tip: Seymour.]