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Friday Funny: Area Man To Stand Trial For Selling Subway Token

Posted by: David Gest

30 December 2005 - 5:00am

Taking public transportation quite seriously in Atlanta.

"A man accused of selling a MARTA token to a passenger having trouble with a token machine must stand trial on the criminal charge...Following a 1992 state law that prohibits passengers from selling tokens, the officer handcuffed [the man] and gave him a citation...[the man] says he did not ask for money and that the passenger gave him $1.75 -- the price of a token -- out of generosity."

Full Story: Man must stand trial for selling MARTA token
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 14, 2005
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