Mentally ill are a true danger on NYC’s subways, action must be taken

[Kamaji]

Mentally ill are a true danger on NYC’s subways, action must be taken

By Michael Benjamin
February 8, 2022

Last Friday, my wife Susie and I got on board a 6 train from Pelham Bay Park to City Hall and encountered a youngish, disheveled and barefoot homeless man standing over and threatening an older passenger, who remarkably remained calm.

I walked closer to the duo to hopefully distract the apparent emotionally disturbed person with my presence. It didn’t take long for me to realize that the man, later identified by police as Johnathan Gonzalez, was armed with a knife. He threatened the passenger.

“I can cut your throat right now! Nobody can do anything about it. Who’s gonna step up?”

Then, “I have nothing to lose.” He said he would get “three squares a day” on Rikers if he did it.

The older man replied, “I don’t want any trouble, kid.”

Public menace

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/02/08/mentally-ill-are-a-true-danger-on-nycs-subways/

[Kamaji]

Can't say it enough:

Dear New Yorkers:  this is what you inevitably get when you vote for democrats.  Next time, think before you vote, and remember what happens when you vote democrat.

[Smokin Joe]

Dyin' ain't much of a living, son.

Be prepared to defend yourself and others.

[GtHawk]

There used to be institutions to deal with the mentally ill and keep them off the streets but the ACLU and democrats had them shut down and the crazies dumped on the streets because keeping them housed, fed and on their meds violated their rights. I'm not saying there were snake pits out there, there were, but seems to me the answer was to prosecute the violators and do a better job of inspection and enforcement not dump people incapable of caring for themselves on the streets.

[Fishrrman]

GT says:
"I'm not saying there were snake pits out there..."

Fine with me.
So be it.
Re-open the snake pits, and throw the snakes back into them.

(Might as well say it plainly.)

[rustynail]

Put 'social workers' and mental health specialists on the trains 24/7.

[Kamaji]

There used to be institutions to deal with the mentally ill and keep them off the streets but the ACLU and democrats had them shut down and the crazies dumped on the streets because keeping them housed, fed and on their meds violated their rights. I'm not saying there were snake pits out there, there were, but seems to me the answer was to prosecute the violators and do a better job of inspection and enforcement not dump people incapable of caring for themselves on the streets.

[Gefn]

Bkmk

[Smokin Joe]

GT says:
"I'm not saying there were snake pits out there..."

Fine with me.
So be it.
Re-open the snake pits, and throw the snakes back into them.

(Might as well say it plainly.)

Never happen. The way many politicians are acting, they're likely afraid they'd be first.

[dfwgator]

They just figured this out?