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I was riding the E today in a car that had a guy incoherently shouting and waving his cane in the air and slamming it down on the floor. I did just take my chances and continue riding in that car, mostly because I wasn't close enough to either end of the car to run out and get in the next one. He wasn't hitting anyone with his cane (yet) but I felt things could possibly turn ugly.
Is there a way to report this kind of thing to the MTA while you're on the train?
Not to the best of my knowledge. For heaven's sake, don't pull the emergency brake. That will just get you all trapped in between stations with the mentally unstable person.
When I was in graduate school, I did a year's internship in a mental hospital. That was an eye opening experience of how unpredictable a hallucinating person's reality can be -- and how quickly it can become dangerous to be around them. When I see someone who is hallucinating in public, I give them as much space as possible, and yes, I'll switch cars at the next station.
Not to the best of my knowledge. For heaven's sake, don't pull the emergency brake. That will just get you all trapped in between stations with the mentally unstable person.
When I was in graduate school, I did a year's internship in a mental hospital. That was an eye opening experience of how unpredictable a hallucinating person's reality can be -- and how quickly it can become dangerous to be around them. When I see someone who is hallucinating in public, I give them as much space as possible, and yes, I'll switch cars at the next station.
Not to the best of my knowledge. For heaven's sake, don't pull the emergency brake. That will just get you all trapped in between stations with the mentally unstable person.
When I was in graduate school, I did a year's internship in a mental hospital. That was an eye opening experience of how unpredictable a hallucinating person's reality can be -- and how quickly it can become dangerous to be around them. When I see someone who is hallucinating in public, I give them as much space as possible, and yes, I'll switch cars at the next station.
Avoiding the problem does not solve it. I like Henna's idea of reporting such endangering passengers in public venues. I wondered about the same on a few similar occasions. I always felt the urge to call 911 and ask the cops to take the disturbing passengers out of the public. But I wasn't sure whether they would respond.
Why call the cops on them? I think they make some great entertainment!
Until his cane kisses your head, you would wake up to realize that your safety is worth much more than such cheap entertainment...
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