TTC riders on edge in the wake of public transit attacks. Despite assurances from police and the TTC, some riders have changed travel plans and armed themselves after a spate of violent incidents.
A spate of violent incidents on the TTC — five in the past five days — has left riders feeling scared and changing their travel plans, despite assurances from the TTC and police that the system is safe.
The stabbings, which reflect a broader trend of increased violence on the TTC since the pandemic, have added to a sense of unease among the public. Some are looking for ways to protect themselves while on public transit, while others opting for other forms of transportation. Perhaps most disturbing about the attacks on the TTC is the lack of rhyme or reason in which they seem to occur: in all parts of the city, at all times of day, on streetcars, buses and subways, inside and outside stations. In almost all cases, the assailant and the victim do not know each other.outside Sherbourne subway station; a woman was doused in flammable liquid and fatally lit on fire on a bus at Kipling station; and a woman was stabbed to death at High Park station.
“As a result of the incidents taking place on the TTC, a directive has been sent to all officers encouraging them to engage with passengers and TTC operators during the course of their duties,” Stephanie Sayer, senior communications adviser for the Toronto police, said in an email. TTC CEO Rick Leary said he recognizes why some public transit users are scared, but emphasized that the system is safe.
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