I found this article to be very thought-provoking. Let’s be real. What would we have done had we been on that train? I have not seen the video, so perhaps I’m not in the best place to posit what I would have done under those exact same circumstances.
Assumption: in many jurisdictions, you cannot legally carry on public transportation. I don’t know the laws in NC.
Seems like deploying pepper spray in an enclosed train car could have challenges.
Do we all carry medical? Not sure that would have done any good in this scenario.
I always carry a backpack in these types of places. Seems like that could be used as a shield or insulator against an attacker with a knife if I did try to intervene.
The sheepdog’s response would vary based upon where he was sitting on that train. If he was behind the attacker, the sheepdog has the element of surprise. If you are facing the attacker, your reaction would be different.
The most disgusting part of it was that they all ignored her and the killer, even while he was walking around dripping blood from his hand/knife. It would have been reasonable to assume he was still dangerous and willing and able to strike again, except the rest of the passengers were not young, white women - as the killer told them I got a white girl (or woman, I can’t recall the exact term he used, and do not want to research that).
Saved? i’m not sure about that. But if some people on the train had their heads not in their phones…and maybe gave crazy man the hairy eyeball…who knows.
I’m suggesting that if someone were going to do something…get away with something, knowing that folks are watching them can deter them. This guy seems absolutely nuts…so who knows. As it was, I’m surprised that anyone even noticed it happened.
No one in the car offered first aid. No one in the car confronted the perp. An innocent girl died.
The experts say you can’t predict what you’d do under that kind of stress, but maybe that’s because nobody contemplates what they do under that kind of stress.
Maybe it’s time to contemplate, so the next time maybe there would be at least a fighting chance
I’m now seeing “I am Charlie” tee shirts (resurrected from the Charlie Hebdo era?)
Maybe someone should print up some "I am Daniel Penny " shirts?
Probably not. The abruptness of the attack along with the reaction of those that witnessed and the indifference, she stood no chance unfortunately. They walk among us freely.
What a sad state our society has devolved to. Our future I fear is in doubt.
Truthfully, not thinking about the perpetrator as she starts moaning and slumping in fear and pain. You can see he’s already an afterthought as he passes people on the way out! The bystanders were SO oblivious and they remain so today. It’s a fact that Daniel Penny set the precedent.
How dare you try to save a life?
Have no fear, there’s going to come a time when you’ll be able to answer that question for yourself! Be prepared. I know exactly what I would have done, it’s my weakness. Let’s get one thing straight, it has nothing to do with what he or she looked like a person dying requires some sort of decency. Humanity lost its decency! At least ALL Demoncrats!
I never use my phone in public! Could I have stopped him as his arm raised, probably stopped him from killing her but then I wouldn’t be writing about how heroic I was. I would have lost the physical fight. As the arm went up I don’t think there are many that could have drawn armed and fired without harming anyone else. Total time was approximately, what 2 seconds.
You would have to be as paranoid as me to have stopped it from ever happening. Do you think you would have asked her to move from her seat. How many would have kept an Eagle eye on him to see him open the knife! Could you have distracted him before he had a chance to act? If you pay very close attention, possibly!
It’s a fact 17% of all the children at SandyHook could have been saved had people only STOPPED THE BLEED.
The answer to the question, and I’ve seen the video censored and uncensored, YES, she could have been saved.
There are no more people like we experienced on flight 93.
This is the APATHETIC generation!
In essence we should be issuing parachutes now. Stop the crap in its tracks. Even those in the U.S.
We’re not paying attention or some just don’t give a crap.
How can 5 that five cops get shot and three die.
Just because your neighborhood is not under fire doesn’t mean we’re not at full blown war!
Amazingly , I still give a crap.