The New York public transportation authority–a government agency that oversees the administration of public transportation–has posted signs that essentially threaten to end the life of people who are disrespectful toward “transgender” people.

Metro Transit Authority (MTA), posted the following sign stating, “Remember: Respect trans people, or your pronouns will be was/were.”

TransLink, the public transportation authority operating out of Vancouver, British Columbia, concurred with the warning.

That a taxpayer-funded government agency is allowed to post such threatening signs–which would clearly be illegal as it incites violence–and get away with it is demonstrative of the perilous times we’re living in.