Oh OK. I know it's common tho.

Yo, I was all confused

1. It’s a joke, chill.

2. How uncommon do you think autism is?

Deadly force is a last resort where your life or the life of another is in danger of ending and you or they cannot get away. The problem with this is that people with guns get it in their head that anything can put their life danger - “that guy called me an asshole and is staring me down, what if he punches me and I hit my head on the pavement and die? Time to pull out the gun and start blasting!!!”

There is also the issue with population density and the fact that bullets don’t care about your intent. NYPD cops know this first hand as a number of police involved shootings have harmed innocent bystanders. More guns in this city, legal or otherwise, will result in more gun deaths.

I'm not excusing racism or beating up kids, but that's another EXTREME TYPE of vulnerability. Lil man probably didn't even know what was going on other than knowing someone was being hostile to him. Stop trying to be mad to be mad until you been around someone autistic. Someone like that isn't gonna ask for help if theyre dying.

I can excuse racism and beating up children, but I draw the line at attacking autistic people.

(/s so I can’t get a “this u?” 10 years from now)

>As shitty as this situation was, it doesn’t look like anyone ended up in the hospital.

Do you think there is a limit to the amount of damage you should receive before you can use a gun?

>But introducing a gun in this situation may have put someone in the morgue. That would absolutely be a worse outcome even for assholes like these.

At what point do you think that someone should not be concerned with the well-being and safety of their attacker?

Yep no anti-Blackness in non Black Latino communities 🙄🙄🙄

When we’re you able to do that?

As shitty as this situation was, it doesn’t look like anyone ended up in the hospital. There were broken glasses, a bloody lip and probably a bruised ego. Those kids should absolutely be arrested. But introducing a gun in this situation may have put someone in the morgue. That would absolutely be a worse outcome even for assholes like these.

With a group of teenagers, call 911 or tell the conductor so they can call the police.

If it’s a station where police are stationed then I wish I could tell you to go get the police, but that usually ends with some smarmy comment from the cops about “so why didn’t you do something about it?” They’re more likely to respond through “official” channels.

What you don’t want to do is get involved on your own. If you’re in your 30s or older, the fact is that teenagers are often faster, stronger and have a lot less impulse control than you. They won’t mind beating the shit out of you and running away. If it’s you and a couple of other guys, then maybe you can intervene.

I understand. This has always been an issue in densely populated metro areas. I wish there was a better way for people to keep themselves safe and be able to help their fellow citizens, all without coming into harm's way.

As an Asian, people are people. No one deserves this type of treatment. Hope this kid recovers from this.

Yo that's a station I'm at often... WTF is with people ?!

it's what it implies, a fan of railway transportation.

Negative in a big way. I'm a supporter of second amendment and if we were country that had extensive background checks I would definitely feel more comfortable. The issue that I really have with so many people being armed is that something as simple as harassment or even a fight which would end up with most people walking away winds up with someone dead or bystanders shot and killed. The last thing I want to be is stuck on a subway train with some lunatic firing their gun. If someone pulls the emergency brake, the car stops and you're literally stuck there.

Jesus Christ. What is wrong with people!?

What do you think about having more armed citizens? With background checks, psychological checks, registries, etc. Do you think that would be more of a negative or a positive in situations like this in our city?

Oh nah, my daughter is autistic. Now, I got more rage for them. I'm not gonna lie.

I mean Mississippi has a massive history of being racist against black people. Washington Heights/the Bronx is not exactly Mississippi...

What is a railfan..

>an anti-black hate crime in area that's about half black.

What a weird argument. Theres no anti-black hate crimes in Mississippi because its half black..???

Why did they do this?

This was hard to watch. Feel so bad for the poor kid

And the adults do nothing…

Always been the case. I’ve been taking the subway and bus almost everyday of life for over 30 years. Starting from junior high school, through high school, college, and my career.

I got jumped on the train in both high school and junior high by groups of teenagers for no reason (this was late 90s). I got harassed by groups of teenagers even as an adult. Not saying all groups of teenagers are bad, but being part of those groups of teenagers myself at some point, the peer pressure and need to look cool in front of others makes you do dumb shit. Nothing annoys me more, even now, than seeing a group of rowdy teenagers on the bus or subway. I know they are kids and I let it slide, especially being in that position myself once. But, even if a bystander stepped in, he or she would risk getting attacked too.

Also, anyone bringing race into it is stupid. The same stuff happens regardless of the race or location of the kids. Even in the suburbs, groups of unsupervised teens are the worst.