There are steps that can be taken. Our politicians, prosecutors, and law enforcement leadership can stop arresting people for defending themselves. When a bystander does decide to intervene, they should know that no matter what happens, they will not be arrested, and the violent criminal or lunatic will be.
There are steps that can be taken. Our politicians, prosecutors, and law enforcement leadership can stop arresting people for defending themselves. When a bystander does decide to intervene, they should know that no matter what happens, they will not be arrested, and the violent criminal or lunatic will be.
Our media institutions can stop the relentless race baiting and slandering, and stop pretending that black people can do no wrong, and that anytime a white person hurts a black person, no matter how justified, it automatically makes them a racist.
There's a lot more that needs to be done, including actually enforcing the law and removing lunatics and homeless people from the trains so that bystanders aren't constantly faced with these situations in the first place.
But making it so good Samaritans don't need to fear the law, and being ostracized by the media, in top of all the other risk, would be a good start.
There are steps that can be taken. Our politicians, prosecutors, and law enforcement leadership can stop arresting people for defending themselves. When a bystander does decide to intervene, they should know that no matter what happens, they will not be arrested, and the violent criminal or lunatic will be.
Our media institutions can stop the relentless race baiting and slandering, and stop pretending that black people can do no wrong, and that anytime a white person hurts a black person, no matter how justified, it automatically makes them a racist.
There's a lot more that needs to be done, including actually enforcing the law and removing lunatics and homeless people from the trains so that bystanders aren't constantly faced with these situations in the first place.
But making it so good Samaritans don't need to fear the law, and being ostracized by the media, in top of all the other risk, would be a good start.