Posted on 11/06/2001 10:29:07 AM PST by Fujiwara
So I'm going home last night on the NYC subway (#1 Train Uptown Broadway Local) when a large (280-300 lbs)agitated, African American man boards the train. The man is wearing a Palestianian head-dress (picture Arafat's typical head piece).
He begins loudly talking to himself aboout how he is going "to have to kill some one". Frightened passengers begin to move away - suddenly he launches an unprovoked barrage of punches against a seated passenger.
Several other passengers momentarily subdue the bad guy - train pulls into the station - bad guy attempts to non-chalantly leave the the train and the station.
So I follow him while talking to 911 on my cell phone. Police arrive quickly, bad guy resists, ends up with a face full of pepper spray - but is subdued quickly and efficiently by NY's Finest.
So the police begin to empty this guys pockets on the street. They find: a copy of the Koran, a book called "Wives of the Prophet", prayer beads, etc. Then they check his waistband where they find A LOADED 9 MILLIMETER HANDGUN, with one in the pipe, gun has no safety.
Later I learn the guy has adopted a musilim AKA, was talking repeatedly about going to Afghanistan to kill people, better yet - he is a convicted murderer so he can be taken at his word.
So what's the point? Do I think this guy is a member of al queda ? No, not even they would want an idiot like this. Do I think he went out last night looking to kill someone for no reason other than craziness and religious zealotry? YES, I do - I saw that in his eyes and his behaviour.
Worse still, I think there are many, many more like him. If I had any doubts that the enemy is among us those doubts are now long gone. Yours should be too.
Sounds like you had quite an adventure. Glad to see a group of people responding to incidents such as this. If this had been the norm over the past few decades, we would be in a lot better shape as a nation! God bless and thanks for the first-hand post.
"If you are afraid to carry an unlicensed firearm, there is an effective substitute. I would recommend a can of hornet spray and a lighter. If you have a problem with someone in a confined space like this and must resort to any means to protect yourself, the combination of these two can be used to project a long stream of flame at the assailant. This spray is intended to be used on a hornet's nest from a safe distance, so when you use it in this manner you can probably strike someone a full subway car length away from you without having dispersal effects from the flame on adjoining passengers."
The worst thing to happen to me on the 1 train lately has been a guy throwing up all over himself in my car. I notice more homeless guys begging for money again.
Theeeerrrrrrreee BaaaacckkkkkkKK!!!!!!!
Case is People v. Roger Reid (aka, Ahmed Abdul Rahim) Case #: m01094764
You can also contact Assistant District Attorney Chad E. Sjodquist 212/335-3878
I'll be expecting that apology from you and venata (and his wife)- by the way I smoke Cohiba's (Dominican not Cuban)if your interested in making an apology that matters:)
Hang in there and welcome to FR.
The point of the story was not self-congratulations (Despite the kind words from many Freepers -I actually did very little) - my point (small, obvious one though it may be) is that the events of 9/11 have been effectively a call to arms for a lot of crazy dangerous people and that we all need to be just a little more aware.
Glocks don't have external safeties, just internal ones.
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