Swine Flu Fears Lead to Girl-on-Girl Brawl on D Train

NBCNEWYORK.COM ^

[Scythian]

After a rough spring that saw as many as 20 to 40 percent of New Yorkers exposed to H1N1, subway riders have resorted to defending themselves with their fists.

Violence struck on a southbound D train Monday morning after two women got into an argument over one's refusal to cover her mouth while coughing. It ended with her spitting on the other, a punch, and the second woman dragging the first to the floor of the car by her hair.

Here's the play-by-play account, as witnessed firsthand by The Business Insider's Lawrence Delevingne:

"No one got the conductor -- it just seemed like a shouting match -- but as the train pulled into 42nd Street, the coughing woman spit on the other, provoking what sounded like a punch from the reaction of the crowd (we didn't directly see it). Then the cougher attempted to exit the train as the doors were open, but the second woman grabbed her by the back of the hair, violently yanking her down to the floor."

[netmilsmom]

People are nuts anymore.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Another reason why mass transit seldom works

[Paladin2]

‘Rats turning on each other.

[Hegemony Cricket]

Just add jello

[Infidel Heather]

Exactly. Don’t like public transport.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

They have been promoting hysteria about this.
Panic is the result. That was the goal.
It's called a "planned crisis" in their playbook.
Obviously an engineered pandemic would create panic and hysteria in the cities,
diverting people's attention as the power grab of the Fabian Socialists continues.

[ansel12]

[earlJam]

If a swine fluer spit on me I would defend myself throw them to the ground until police arrived. Then I would press assault charges.

[rlmorel]

Sounds like that is what she tried to do when the spitter tried to bolt.

Crazy.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Animals can be driven crazy by placing too many in too
small a pen.
Homo Sapiens is the only animal that voluntarily does
this to himself.

ROBERT HEINLEIN

[montag813]

Anyone who refuses to cover their mouth while coughing deserves a beat-down.

[TornadoAlley3]

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[Doogle]

[r9etb]

Girl on girl.... “D train...” Oh, forgive me, my mind was wandering. What’s this article about?

[ReneeLynn]

Maybe Obama will invite the beater to the White House. She was being a very good little nanny state drone. Enforce! Enforce!

[a fool in paradise]

but as the train pulled into 42nd Street, the coughing woman spit on the other,

Assault with germ warfare. The punch thrown in retailiation was provoked and justifiable. Same as if someone gropes you on the train.

[a fool in paradise]

Sam's voice: Elaine...I am going to find you. If not in your office then in the xerox room or the little conference room near to the kitchen...

Elaine: She must've got a blueprint of the building or something.

Jerry: Did you tell Peterman about this?

Elaine: Well, I tried, but he thought it was some sort of cat fight.

Kramer: Cat fight?

Elaine: Ok, why? Why do guys do this? What is so appealing to men about a cat fight?

Kramer: Yeye cat fight!

Jerry: Because men think if women are grabbing and clawing at each other there's a chance they might somehow kiss.

Kramer: T-t-t-t...

< /seinfeld >

[jimt]

Here’s your lovely mass transit in action Willie. And subsidized by the taxpayers as well !

[wiggen]

last night,on my way home,i moved from car to car to get to the correct place for me to exit(where the only stairs are) and was pulled off the train by a cop who gave me a ticket for unsafe riding or some such offense. i shoulda sneezed!