Some Further Thoughts on Shame

 I know that shame is considered a degrading and humiliating practice by many.. Yet, To me it is an appropriate way to describe circumstances and behaviors that they repulsive, cruel, sadistic and creating problems for people without any reasonable and intelligently justifiable explanation.

As far as I am concerned, The following things are DESERVEDLY thought of as being shameful and those who do such things SHOULD be ashamed of Themselves- People who are not bothered by starving children, people who praise Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin, people who think money is more valuable than human beings are. Men and women who justify rapes and child abuse are most worthy of being considered shameful. People have the right to ostasize and banish, attitudinally, those who reduce other people to the mere status of commodities or prey. To me, Those acts and and mindsets earn one the right to be " voted off the island" and to be expected to take actions that will make it wise and safe to bring them back into the tribe.

A few days ago, The DC Metro System announced a large increase in bus and subway fares will occur on July First. There was some pushback- The employees are not service oriented, the system is not dependable and people do not see that a fare increase is justified based on what they are receiving. Metro argues " We are improving and Improvement isn't cheap." They also alluded to a need to provide better for their employees- with higher wages and benefits.

 Within a week, We learned that two Metro employees had stolen thousand of dollars of coins from the Fare Machines in the Subway. We also learned that that money was used to buy lottery tickets. This is a clear violation of the public trust. Metro has been plagued by such problems in fairly recent times. Metro made their whole parking system less driver friendly after it was discovered that employees were stealing parking money.

 There is a clear feeling that Metro needs to be contrite and humble in addressing this issue.e response, sofar as been a, things happen response. I think they should agree that it is difficult for us to justify fare increases when you have a reason to doubt how our employees handle your money. This is an insult and a violation of the public trust. That it was done is most shamefdul , that Metro's oversight is clearly meager and shallow is equally shameful.

  If Metro told us that  what was done is shameful and we are ashamed of these actions by our employees, they might gain some favor and grace in the court of public opinion.