>>>As the serviceman was being assaulted, a woman on the southbound train tried to intervene by hitting the suspect over the head with her pocketbook. The suspect then knocked the woman unconscious
Well GOOD for her! And was she the ONLY one there? No one else could help?
She was undoubtedly not the only one there.
SHE was obviously the only one there
with any 'balls.'
All my years taking the subways in NYC left me unsurprised at how more folks did not get involved to help the soldier in Atlanta. I bet you have seen this also. Most folks pretend they do not notice lunatic behaviour in city subways and on the platforms. It shouldn't be that way though. It's the old Kitty Genovese syndrome (for those reading this who do not know about this classic psychological study: Genovese was killed in Kew Gardens, Queens decades ago after her scared neighborhood did not respond to her loud screams). We could stop some of the fear if we were all allowed to carry, IMO.
Quix is right in saying that the woman who stepped in was the only one who had the much-needed cajones. She and the soldier are heroes!