Picture yourself in a New York City subway car.
It is not crowded, there are many other passengers
mostly young men. Suddenly a volcanic eruption of
violence as a young Black man pounces on an
elderly Asian man with a backpack, quietly seated
holding a brand shopping bag. The attacker pounds
and fists his victim repeatedly who fights back
still clasping his bag. It is clear the victim is no match
for the vicious strikes denting his frail armour
yet he resists until the attacker has his head locked
in a stranglehold, arms tight about his neck
and he collapses. Around the two locked in combat
others seated nearby cluster from a safe distance
watching, mesmerized, frightened, traumatized
and do nothing as the deadly assault ends with
the attacker triumphantly clasping the bag, looking
at no one, exiting the car as it reaches a stop
his express racist goal successfully achieved.
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