Something needs to be done about these crazy people on NYC Trains

[gangreen]

If you live in NYC, this is like the most annoying thing next to finding them sleeping on the train, taking up seats and stinking that shyt up early in the morning.

But anyways. I park my car near the train station every morning and take the train to and from work. Much quicker and cost efficient commute for you non nyc heads.

The other day, I was just minding my own business, heading home. Got on the 3 train headed to Brooklyn with my ear pods in.

I see mad open seats and I take one. Usually the train is crowded as fukk but now lookin back on it, people were probably steering clear.

As soon as I sit down, this crazy lookin guy comes towards me with some dirty azz hands with two dollars in it, talking with what I assumed was rambling asking for money.

I ignored that nikka, kept my ear buds in. I didnt like the approach. He kept talkin at me for like a minute like not up on me but like 2 feet away.

I was thinking in my head, I'm not moving but If this dirty nikka touches me or moves any closer, I would be forced to beat his azz. I just sat there on my phone steel faced and ignored him but aware of his movements.

He eventually walked away, shadow boxed in a corner and

then moved to some woman across from me, tried to tap her on the arm and that woman did a quick move to avoid the touch and moved further in the train to get away from him.

He eventually gets off and I am relieved.




I saw that video this morning and I had a flashback so I posted this thread

In that scenario, that crazy nikka is clearly violating personal space and I would be forced to touch this guy to push him away and if it escalates, I'm gonna be forced to choke him out.

Which I wouldn't want to do because it's not worth it but as a man, I would have to. I'm not moving away like those men did in that video.

I have compassion but damn. I am seeing this shyt more and more and I'm thinking I may be forced to one of these days. Cause they getting bolder and bolder.

Some people are just trying to get home without incident.

This shyt is getting worse and worse in nyc. Something gotta be done.

 

[It is a mystery]

Those crazy NYC people on the train were probably up all night posting in this subforum

Spoiler

but i do agree with you. Its a growing issue in most metropolitan areas

 

[UncleTomFord15]

Homeless people/ loud clown nikkas/ mentally unstable people is a daily occurrence on nyc trains. Especially with the L, 3, and 4. Been here my whole life so I'm used to it. The only time I actually get annoyed is if they're aggressive or spit flies out their mouth when they talk.


But ya. Alot esp the aggressive ones are annoying as shyt and it would be nice if something was done about them. I doubt anything will happen though.

 

[BlackDiBiase]

but thats where face recognition technology arguement is made, im against FRT but innocent civilians shouldnt have to live under pressure like that, especially on commute.

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

Number 1 sign there’s a disturbed person on a train is an empty car in the middle of rush hour. If it seems too good to be true, it is.

Honestly, it’s not much the city can do about it. Too many passengers and train lines to dedicate resources to a handful of mentally disturbed homeless. Playing the numbers game, it’s actually kind of a miracle more incidents with them don’t happen everyday.

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

Going on the train between like 12am and like 6am is a usually a pretty wild adventure

And you should know that if you ever see an empty car...there’s a reason for it lol

Worse than the smelling car, is going in the empty car in the summer...to find out there’s no ac and it’s like 200 degrees in there

 

[BlackDiBiase]

reminds me of "its reserved for my girlfriend" -

 

[SadimirPutin]

I can see both sides of the issue

But as for the OP......I honestly dont think America as a whole gives a damn about the homeless and the mentally ill. And until that changes I am not sure what can be done

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Big cities, drug addicts and subway stations downtown. It's a thing breh not just NYC.

If they pay their fare they can't be stopped

I had a confrontation this summer with a dude during Caribana weekend on Toronto transit. He was just saying wild shyt and stomping through the subway train then he tried to push me out the way and we kind of had a state down. Then he started doing all that loud barking people do when they don't want to fight. I had to sit down with my fist balled just in case because he was hovering around me. Just a regular day on transit

 

[Address_Unknown]

Regardless of where I'm at, my hand's brushing a knife on public transport. Most often than not, it's just unfortunate souls and I keep my distance and tuck a 5er in a coat pocket if they look really rough and just keep it moving.

It's when you win the lottery and got to deal with a crisis like this.

Few and far between but still...

 

[BlackDiBiase]

Regardless of where I'm at, my hand's brushing a knife on public transport. Most often than not, it's just unfortunate souls and I keep my distance and tuck a 5er in a coat pocket if they look really rough and just keep it moving.


Few and far between but still...

 

[EndDomination]

It’s been a problem for decades, centuries really.

The US needs far better mental health resources, as well as drug treatment resources. The homeless and mentally ill on the train are just a byproduct of the failure of the state to care for them.

 

[Dad]

That’s sad

 

[TRFG]

they need to round up them bums and send them to the Bronx

 

[Tunez]

Joey badass?