Posted on 09/14/2025 5:18:00 AM PDT by MtnClimber
I am amazed at how many people walk around (or drive) while completely distracted by their phone.
Manhattan Contrarian ping
She has no reason to avoid this young black man, Brown, 34, dressed in a hoodie, who, as she sits down, appears to be struggling to stay awake (he has been muttering and making jerky movements in the moments before she gets on the train). . . . Even if she had looked behind her, or saw the man in her window’s reflection, she has no reason to fear him; he might appear fidgety, but lots of people fidget on the train. Zarutska scrolls through her phone, at one point nearly dropping it. . . . Nothing out of the ordinary is going on here.
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The above is nonsense. Ms. Zarutska should have placed distance between this obvious threat and herself, because of his looks and agitation. Above all, never let a threat get behind you. This is the first rule observed by house cats. It is instinctive in house cats, and should be taught to humans.
She has no reason to avoid this young black man, Brown, 34, dressed in a hoodie, who, as she sits down, appears to be struggling to stay awake (he has been muttering and making jerky movements in the moments before she gets on the train). . . . Even if she had looked behind her, or saw the man in her window’s reflection, she has no reason to fear him; he might appear fidgety, but lots of people fidget on the train. Zarutska scrolls through her phone, at one point nearly dropping it. . . . Nothing out of the ordinary is going on here.
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The above is nonsense. Ms. Zarutska should have placed distance between this obvious threat and herself, because of his looks and agitation. Above all, never let a threat get behind you. This is the first rule observed by house cats. It is instinctive in house cats, and should be taught to humans.
She’s a foreigner unfamiliar with our “culture & cultural problems” how would she know to do that?
Very bad habit.
Situational awareness is the key.
But the author couldn’t bring himself to state the most obvious point out loud, the most important first step in situational awareness.
Black males 15-45 comprise 3% of US population but commit 1/3 of violent crimes. This is the first screen that can be made in an instant. Then looking for people in hoodies, dreadlocks and those making odd movements and noises etc. Mark, avoid and move.
If you’re sitting near older persons, females you have a statistically much better chance of not becoming a violent crime victim.
No government agency would ever put out a PSA telling the public the actual risks involved here.
I have found Manhattan Contrarian to be an excellent intellect and writer.
Yep.
Cowardly words from one unable to face the need to win the fight against progressive tyranny
While kissing the other cheek, you can get a knife in the back
She was White and he was a hungry cannibal. That’s all you need to know.
Anyone with any sense knows not be anywhere near primitive ghetto dwellers when they are on the hunt for a morsel of flesh (which is always).
Exactly.
Also always be carrying everywhere legally possible and probably a few places that aren’t. Being aware matters. And Charlie had a different problem. Everywhere he went he was surrounded by a braying hostile crowd. His purpose was to engage that crowd in conversation. So he had to rely on security. They obviously failed their task. They were probably focused on somebody up close wanting to pull a pistol… But it’s mind boggling that they didn’t have one person running a drone, looking at rooftops etc.
And I know we’re not really allowed to say it, but this isn’t going to end until they experience some of the same terrorism they give us. When you look back across the past decade, they burn cities at the drop of a hat, they pull down statues, they set churches on fire, they assassinate anybody who disagrees with them. Any strong voice on our side is almost sure to be attacked. They are way out over the tips of their skis and need to face the same kind of things with their pot leaders. And when somebody on their side thinks about pulling down a statue, or lighting a building on fire, or rioting in front of a federal courthouse for three or four months in Portland, they need to face the danger personally. They should be too afraid to try that. If we had a riot in front of a sacred liberal site for 90 days in a row, it’s a guarantee that an IED would go off in the trashcan. We would never get away with what they do. Until they learn to fear us, this won’t end. Of course ideally, the government would remove the necessity of that with strict law-enforcement. These communist networks, their funding sources, and their communications networks should be viciously attacked by law-enforcement , and RICO cases. That way we will not face an American version of the northern Ireland troubles.
“ Your first mission in situational awareness is to spot any of these people who are near you. And then — you promptly put as much space between them and you as possible.”
And this
Hakeem Skyhook’s butchers. American Killers. “Bring a sniper rifle to a peaceful religious gathering.”
With all the hatred spread at America and Americans by the far left and their douche bags in the “Nasty Media”, does that make them “deserve” a bullet too?
“ Black males 15-45 comprise 3% of US population but commit 1/3 of violent crimes. ”
Wayyyy worse than that. It isn’t college educated black men in the Air Force and army, or working at the bank. It isn’t little black boys under 8 or 9 years old. It’s not the black males who are devoted Christians or Trump voters. It’s a very small percentage of black males in that teen to late 20s age range. It’s probably more like <1% of the population is responsible for half the homicides. And one last point. In general, they are concentrated in about 10 large metro areas around the country.
If that tiny less that 1% demographic was addressed, violent crime would drop below Switzerland levels.
“ If you’re sitting near older persons, females you have a statistically much better chance of not becoming a violent crime victim.”
Fantastic observation… because they have learned how to get old. I would also add near men with families.
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