When I lived in New York I routinely saw crazy people on the subway cars. There were no shared societal norms over when to intervene to stop their erratic behavior from spilling over. They would threaten people in the subway. No one did anything.

Most people have careers and families and didn't want to risk losing it all for self-defense on the subway. Normal people fear violent encounters. People would run to another subway car or huddled into a corner if they got scared. Which I saw occasionally

It's not like you can get away this. This guy is now going to court and his life is going to be put on hold or changed completely soon.

I'm not surprised it's a 24 year old ex-marine doing this.

This type of self-defense wasn't going to be done by a Goldman Sachs banker or some lawyer in Manhattan. They do not want to engage in any sort of situation that can ruin them or their lives. The upper middle class doesn't fight.

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