Topic: You can now get arrested for "manspreading" in USAmerica
Anonymous A started this discussion 11 years ago #42,558
Go USATwo men from Brooklyn were arrested for 'manspreading', it has been revealed, after police found them taking up too much room on the subway.
The Police Reform Organizing Project (PROP) poured over court testimony, talked to lawyers and reviewed lawsuits and news reports to produce a PDF on NYPD practice in the past few years.
Most of the 117 vignettes it published are examples of what it sees as people "experiencing and enduring disrespect and abuse at the hands of NYPD officers", particularly with regards to race and class, but one bizarre anecdote picked out by Gothamist about men taking up too much room on transport (known as manspreading) was tucked away in there:
On a recent visit to the arraignment part in Brooklyn’s criminal court, PROP volunteers observed that police officers had arrested two Latino men on the charge of "man spreading" on the subway, presumably because they were taking up more than one seat and therefore inconveniencing other riders. Before issuing an [adjournment contemplating dismissal] for both men, the judge expressed her skepticism about the charge because of the time of the arrests: "12:11AM, I can't believe there were many people on the subway"
https://archive.is/Fpt7E
squeegee joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #564,531
taking one edge case and generalizing it across the entire country.
nice gymnastics there OP, but no
nice gymnastics there OP, but no
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 8 minutes later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #564,532
beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 47 seconds later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #564,533
Can someone mansplain this for me?
squeegee replied with this 11 years ago, 4 minutes later, 16 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #564,534
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 4 minutes later, 20 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #564,535
Mattshtick
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 22 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #564,536
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Green !BEERiVqJJw joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 26 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #564,546
Um..what?
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 17 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #564,550
WSD !dBGi/iH4eY joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #564,551
Should one not be arrested for refusing to cooperate about being kicked off the train for refusing to give people room to sit next to you?
Anonymous E replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #564,552
@previous (WSD !dBGi/iH4eY)
Walter, please, this is an anti-SJW circlejerk where reasonable responses are not welcome.
Walter, please, this is an anti-SJW circlejerk where reasonable responses are not welcome.
Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 35 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #564,559
This shit is nothing that a good cock punch can't remedy, and happily the "wide stance" sitter offers an easy target.
Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 26 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #564,566
kook !!mCVqftDha joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 19 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #564,573
@564,551 (WSD !dBGi/iH4eY)
When will they start arresting women for putting their bags on an extra seat?
When will they start arresting women for putting their bags on an extra seat?
Anonymous O joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 22 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #564,579
> two Latino men
Racism, xenophobia.. White Women can't stand the sight of hispanic peoples polluting their wWite trains and get offended, SMH these racists come up with every excuse avaliable to arrested and opress latinos just minding there own business. AmeriKKKa 2015.
Racism, xenophobia.. White Women can't stand the sight of hispanic peoples polluting their wWite trains and get offended, SMH these racists come up with every excuse avaliable to arrested and opress latinos just minding there own business. AmeriKKKa 2015.
Metæ joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #564,580
Men should revolt. Keep their legs neatly crossed, but carry giant messenger bags and set it on the seat next to them, maybe two bags, one on each side.
Anonymous Q joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 57 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #564,585
WSD !dBGi/iH4eY replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #564,587
@564,573 (kook !!mCVqftDha)
If they refuse to put it on their lap after being told many times and refuse to leave after being kicked off, they should be arrested too!
If they refuse to put it on their lap after being told many times and refuse to leave after being kicked off, they should be arrested too!
kook !!mCVqftDha replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #564,600
beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q replied with this 11 years ago, 3 hours later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #564,632
kook !!mCVqftDha replied with this 11 years ago, 45 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #564,634
@previous (beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q)
I'm on the side of staying in your own damn seat. Genitals are irrelevant.
I'm on the side of staying in your own damn seat. Genitals are irrelevant.
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 3 hours later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #564,651
Anonymous S joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 5 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #564,655
@564,552 (E)
Why is this anti-sjw? Manspreading simply means sitting across two seats on a subway.
It's generally young black men who are targeted. It's an easy way to make your ticket quota.
Why is this anti-sjw? Manspreading simply means sitting across two seats on a subway.
It's generally young black men who are targeted. It's an easy way to make your ticket quota.