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Cutting in line is one of the greatest affronts to law and order, even if the punishment is usually no more than an angry stare or a polite “Excuse me.” But it’s apparently plaguing the lines for drivers waiting to board Washington State Ferries, .

Ferry officials received more than 2,000 reports of line-cutting on their “Hero Hotline” in 2017. That’s an uptick of several hundred from the previous year. If you are reported to authorities, you will receive a warning letter in the mail.

“I think the letter in the mail is not enough. I like the street justice that occurs in the ferry line,” said ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Radio’s John Curley.

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“I’m not advocating for violence, but a lot of screaming … a lot of public shaming. The public has an opportunity on this one. It just takes one person to go, ‘Hey, he cut!’ And then all of a sudden, people descend upon them. It’s great. It’s like killing a bee and all the other bees come to get you.”

Ferry line-cutting often the result of GPS

In addition to getting shamed, the perp could also wind up with a $136 ticket if a state trooper catches them in the act. Ferry officials say that much of the line-cutting is inadvertent, the result of drivers not knowing where to cue up, or being led down line-bypassing side streets by their GPS.

WSF officials recommend putting the toll both location in your GPS to avoid this, and not the ferry terminal.

“You can blame technology,” said ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Radio host Tom Tangney. “But it’s still illegal, even if you don’t intend it.”

Those witnessing line-cutting can call 1-877-764-HERO. While this is the primary method of reporting, WSF officials told ³ÉÈËXÕ¾7 that they’ve seen pushing matches, as well as people getting out of their cars and yelling.

Beyond ferries and line-cutting, Curley is bothered by what ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ reporter Mike Lewis calls the “the devaluing of the word hero.”

“Someone runs into a building and pulls out babies and children and risks their own life and then comes out on fire — that person is a hero,” Curley said.

“But somebody sitting in their car, puts down their latte to call the hero line to tell that someone has cut in line — that person’s a hero as well? We’ve really hurt the term hero if that’s what you are.”