What did the guy actually do to demonstrate that he was a "dangerous lunatic"?
I'm not taking his side here, but all of the Marine's defenders are pointing to the guy's rap sheet.
Even if his rap sheet was a mile long, more than that would be needed to justify a chokehold.
If the Marine can't demonstrate that the guy was physically assaulting someone or waving around a weapon, I think he's got a problem; you can't put someone in a chokehold for being nuts or having a bad day.
No, he didn't need to physically assault someone or waive around a weapon to be subdued. Verbal threat of harm, menacing, or terroristic threats would also justify taking him down.
Hopefully all those facts come out in the investigation to come.
I have not seen the video, but have heard many say that this homeless dude was threatening and apparently behaving menacingly . So there’s that.
Newly, the homeless man, was raving, first about being hungry, then stating he wanted to go to jail and didn’t care if he got a life sentence.
He then took of his jacket and thossed it to the floor.
That scenario to me spells imminent attack.
What the Marine did seems to make sense in that situation.
However, it has been reported that he maintained the chokehold for 15 minutes; if that is accurate, it seems like a very long time. Maybe others have more info about that or more knowledge than I do.
There’s no way out of a subway car, till it stops, and you’re stuck in there with a crazy guy yelling threats. You are completely on your own