Info: Just yesterday, the doors of a train cabin were unable to open due to chewing gum stuck in the the door sensors and hydralic system by previous commuters, trapping twenty people for several hours and halting the entire train line. As per usual, the citizens of your nation have come knocking to complain about the problem.
Validity: Nations with good public transport, average civil rights
[option]A mob waving briefcases and umbrellas is demonstrating outside of your window. "This gum issue has gone on long enough!" blares @@RANDOMNAME@@, an office worker, through a megaphone. "Wouldn't you love a country not pervaded with this menace? I can't walk two feet without my shoes getting plastered with the stuff! @@LEADER@@, if you truly mean the best for @@NAME@@, please, ban it for all our sakes."
[effect]@@NAME@@'s ban on gum has made it the laughing stock of the whole @@REGION@@
[stats]civil rights decreases very slightly, happiness increases very slightly, public transport improves slightly, law and order funding increases
[option]"And that's not enough," adds Tom Lee, one of your advisors with an unnaturally high forehead. "We need to crack down on all sorts of problematic behaviours, like littering and jaywalking with fines. Oh, and forgetting to flush the toilet, we can't have people doing that too."
[effect]police cameras are placed at every street and toilet cubicle to catch offenders
[stats]civil rights decreases, happiness decreases, public transport improves slightly, law and order funding increases significantly
[option]"That's not a solution," argues @@RANDOMNAME@@, Minister of Transport and major investor in the gum industry. "We could just double the sensitivity of the sensors and hydralic strength of the train doors and our problems are solved. I don't see how that would cause any problems."
[effect]the overly-strong train doors are notorious for cutting people in half
[stats]public transport worsens, happiness decreases very slightly, retail industry expands slightly, scientific advancement increases very slightly, deaths by accident increase