Food Ban
Food should be banned from the New York City subway system. There are a few reasons why the food ban should be enacted, chief among them are the health concerns cited by state senators. Proponents of eating food on the subway system generally have weak arguments based around their own personal desire to eat food on the subway, rather than any coherent responses to the central sanitation and public nuisance argument.
According to the text of the bill (S6312), the purpose of the bill is to "mitigate the growing rat infestation in the NYC subway system." The bill would establish fines and other punishments for eating food on the subway system. There are a number of problems with the rat issue in the subway system. In general, people experience a sense of revulsion at the sight of rats, in particular the large, greasy variety found in the subway system. This alone is a good case for action taken to reduce the rat population in the New York City subway system.
However, there are sound medical reasons for eliminating eating on the subway. Subway passengers often spill food, on the trains which creates a mess, but also on the platforms. This spilled food provides nourishment for the rats that live in the subway system. The rats, however, pose a health threat to humans. Rats carry parasites, such as fleas, worms and mites, and these spread disease. Such parasitic insects, such as ticks, can carry disease like Lyme disease that can be spread to humans.
Worse are the communicable diseases that can be carried by rats. These include leptospirosis, a disease that affects the kidney and liver, damaging those vital organs. Rats are also carriers of meningitis, and can carry illnesses that cause respiratory damage. In addition, rats are known carriers of bubonic plague. The subway system is a densely packed...
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