in nyc, the winner of a fight is always charged with a crime, regardless of who started it, because the loser will whimper and play the victim. there's a walgreens near me (i am in nyc) where the manager was telling me that ownership ordered employees to never physically stop anyone from stealing. because if they win, the thief will sue the company for use of force. if they lose, the company will have to pay the employees medical and legal bills. it's much less expensive to just let the thief take the toothpaste or ice cream or whatever it is they want. it's so fucked up because the guy daniel penny accidentally killed is complete piece of shit. there's a lot of them who terrorize subway riders, especially women traveling by themselves.
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