Anonymous wrote:No celebrity outrage.
No kneeling politicians.
No gold casket.
No statues in her honor.
Only silence.
Anonymous wrote:I think this video is Kitty Genovese all over again. It’s easy to watch the video, which you know is of a stabbing, and be confused about why people didn’t spring into whatever action you think was appropriate. Especially if you’re already arriving at the story on your authoritarian crusade parade.
For the people in the moment, I think it was probably a LOT more confusing and I don’t think they acted with indifference. They were normal people in a totally unexpected, very weird situation and I doubt anyone on the train knew what had happened right away.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How would the National Guard have prevented this, OP?
Not OP but if National Guard was on that train I guarantee this would never have happened.
You could not possibly guarantee that.
But is your plan now to deploy the military to public transportation?
If cities won't do more on their own, then yes.
Anonymous wrote:No celebrity outrage.
No kneeling politicians.
No gold casket.
No statues in her honor.
Only silence.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How would the National Guard have prevented this, OP?
Not OP but if National Guard was on that train I guarantee this would never have happened.
That seems unlikely. It happened pretty fast. Even if there was someone in the same train car it is unlikely they could have stopped it in time.
I disagree. Have seen security personnel and policemen take down (pull to the ground) in seconds men who are acting strangely and uncooperatively around Atlanta's downtown and GA Tech areas.
It would have taken more than a few seconds to simply get to the man, even if they were in the same car. And they probably wouldn't have been.
There are situations where trained police could help, but this wasn't one of them. There aren't a lot of situations where untrained national guard can help.
I still disagree. His agitated movements and demeanor indicated he wasn't okay mentally.and a trained eye would have noticed and a security person could have moved closer to him. On a daily basis, our church feeds hundreds of homeless men who wouldn't hurt anyone. Some individuals just stand out.
You don't seem to spend a lot of time on public transit.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There was another pretty blonde girl her age murdered on the subway in Chicago a couple months back too. Media silence.
Does the victim being a pretty blonde girl obligate the media to report on it instead of the other murders that happen?
I think we all know the answer to that, PP. This particular incident was brutal and random and shocking to see on video. But I doubt it would have gotten the same amount of attention if the victim looked different, say if it was another black man around the same age and build as the murderer.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How would the National Guard have prevented this, OP?
Not OP but if National Guard was on that train I guarantee this would never have happened.
That seems unlikely. It happened pretty fast. Even if there was someone in the same train car it is unlikely they could have stopped it in time.
I disagree. Have seen security personnel and policemen take down (pull to the ground) in seconds men who are acting strangely and uncooperatively around Atlanta's downtown and GA Tech areas.
It would have taken more than a few seconds to simply get to the man, even if they were in the same car. And they probably wouldn't have been.
There are situations where trained police could help, but this wasn't one of them. There aren't a lot of situations where untrained national guard can help.
I still disagree. His agitated movements and demeanor indicated he wasn't okay mentally.and a trained eye would have noticed and a security person could have moved closer to him. On a daily basis, our church feeds hundreds of homeless men who wouldn't hurt anyone. Some individuals just stand out.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There was another pretty blonde girl her age murdered on the subway in Chicago a couple months back too. Media silence.
Does the victim being a pretty blonde girl obligate the media to report on it instead of the other murders that happen?