The Metrocard story is just the beginning. In fact, the way this case for forgery was decided is instructive. The court determined that there was no forgery on the basis of the human eye. The modified metrocard didn’t look much like a metrocard. it could not have fooled a person. Forgery according to thelegaldictiornary.com:
“Forgery consists [...]
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The Machine Eye Supplants the Human Eye
Bent MetroCards: Forgery to the Machine
So apparently expired Metrocards can be repurposed. The unlimited 7-day, 14-day, and 30-day subway passes, even when they expire can still be made to work. How? Take an expired metrocard pass and bend it against the stripe and run it through the machine and presto– you’re in. Another victory for the anarchists “fare-ies”? Maybe. Only [...]
