Not all people with mental health issues are the same. Some people are treats and some people are not threats. I rode thé trains by myself from age 11 to my current age of 28. You get a mixed bag. I’ve seen homeless people slap somebody in the head before the doors close, I’ve seen homeless women spit on a lady because she was digging in her purse when the lady was asking for money and she thought she was giving her cash. I saw a guy get on a train, spit in the face of a young dude who was with his girlfriend and then seat him to do something so he could fuck him up. I’ve also seen people just down on their luck. It isn’t a one size fits all. We aren’t addressing mental health in this country at all and it’s putting both sides in danger.

The death penalty is obviously extreme here I am not arguing that. I am saying there have been ample times where I felt I would have to defend myself or somebody else. I have seen tourist going to JFK and I have rearranged myself to sit next to them because they are being fucked with by somebody who is clearly mentally Ill and homeless. I always think to my self, if I have to get involved physically, when do I stop? If I just knock them down and they have a knife or a gun, now I’m in trouble and give them the opportunity to kill me.