Another day in the NYC subway NSFW

[Lori]

This is one of the reasons I decided to move from NY, ha! I tried to share it on FB but FB wouldn't let me, so what's the term for nudity and bad language, NSFW.

http://gawker.com/5800433/berserk-nak...

[Jonathan]

Wasn't me, honest.

[Sarah]

I can't watch the video from here, of course, but I have to say that in Chicago yesterday I saw a pretty good crazy.
I was waiting to cross the street when a homeless guy started shouting at a street musician. The musician was an elderly Asian man. He had a badge around his neck that I presume is permission to be a street performer, and he was playing what looked like a homemade stringed instrument. He was playing Greensleeves.
The homeless guy barreled up to him and shouted "My god! Don't you know any other songs? You've been playing that one for HOURS!"
He looked like he was ready to hit the guy, who started packing up his stuff. He didn't hit him, but I have to say I might be sympathetic if I'd been listening to Greensleeves on a homemade violin for hours too. Mind you, the musician had a permit for that corner and I'm guessing the homeless guy didn't.

[Jim]

I'm glad the NYC guy wasn't Jonathan!

[Lori]

Haha! Hard to say, Barb!

[Lori]

But wtf was that cop waiting for? Was he really overwhelmed by nekkid dude?

[Sarah]

Barb wrote: "... ok, so for clarification, who was the crazy one Sarah?"

Possibly both, for different reasons.

[Jim]

Lori wrote: "But wtf was that cop waiting for? Was he really overwhelmed by nekkid dude?"

I wondered that too Lori. He seemed to have plenty of opportunities to at least try to apprehend the guy.

[Lori]

A Gawker commenter said that if the guy was black he would have been shot. I fear that's true.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Ugh. This is sad and frightening. Sad that he's not getting proper medical treatment, and frightening if you're the person he's grabbing. If that was a cop, I guess I'm surprised he wasn't carrying a Taser. On COPS the guy would've been tased multiple times within 3 minutes of stripping down to his boxers. Did the cop/security person not even have handcuffs?

[Jammies]

The thing that struck me as sad and frightening was all the laughter and catcalling from other passengers.

[Janice]

The whole thing is messed up - from the naked man, the onlookers laughter, the frozen cop, to the mob attacking.

[RandomAnthony]

Barb wrote: "Jonathan! Did you go off your meds again?"

I love you, Canadian.

I miss riding the El in Chicago. But mostly because I like the way the train lulls you to sleep, or lets you read, etc.