Caught-on-video subway “Granny-Kicker” says she had it coming

NY Post ^ | 3/23/19 | Kevin Fasick, Joe Marino

[marktwain]

“She said, at that point, ‘I have a knife and I’m going to stab you,’” and flashed “a sharp instrument,” the lawyer, Steven Mechanic, claimed. Earlier Saturday, a former neighbor of the victim had told The Post the elderly woman was mentally ill — and had threatened residents in the past with a knife.

The video does not show what happened before he kicks her.

[Anti-Bubba182]

The dialogue on the video is definitely British upper class...........ahem.

[MrEdd]

Since the Bernard Goets persecution, this is what you get.

As was the intent.

[KrisKrinkle]

“The evidence gatherers should be charged as well. “

With what? Would the perp have been caught if they hadn’t gathered evidence? If you are not physically or mentally able to intervene should you not gather evidence?

I’ve read that there are court decisions stating the police are not legally liable for not intervening on behalf of an individual, if that’s true should should other citizens be legally liable to do so?

[IronJack]

I’m betting Marc is going to get a jailhouse education on the folly of beating up on grandmas. But ... he has it coming.

[tbw2]

This is a problem in schools. The kids think that recording it is “helping”. They don’t give the video to their parents, the victim’s parents, or school administrators. They post it on line and assume they’ve done their duty to report it.

The other horror is that liberals have said all violence is equally bad. If you get involved in a fight to break it up, if you assault a bully who is beating someone up or a rapist assaulting a child, YOU are considered guilty of something wrong.

They have trained people NOT to get involved. They rightfully fear being charged with assault or sued by the person they hit trying to help the woman.

[SunkenCiv]

Nice touch.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Does NY have that Princess Di law that onlookers can be charged?

[Libloather]

Apparently, yes. Can’t cut and paste but here’s a link -

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/magazine/a-bystanders-crime.html

[KrisKrinkle]

And then there’s this story (not that we necessarily know the whole story): Man charged with assaulting boy he caught sexually assaulting 5-year-old in Eastlake:

https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2019/03/man-charged-after-assaulting-boy-caught-sexually-assaulting-5-year-old.html

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-lake/man-arrested-after-attacking-teen-he-caught-molesting-5-year-old-speaks-out-against-charges