Politicians want you to "feel safe." Personally, I would rather be safe. SUBWAY SHOOTINGS: Man grazed by bullet at E. Harlem station, hours after man shot in head on Brooklyn train
There are 2 stories of people being shot on MTA transit. One was shot at a station. One was shot on a moving train. Both of those things are supposed to be impossible because New York City transit is supposed to be a gun-free zone. Of course in reality, gun-free zones are only defenseless victim zones.
Just last week, Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed 750 members of the National Guard and 250 state and MTA police to assist the NYPD with bag checks at entrances to busy stations. She acknowledged that calling in uniformed service members was as much about sending a public message as it was about making mass transit safer.
The deployment was in reaction to a 46% increase in transit crime in January, as well as high-profile crimes in the subway this year, including two fatal shootings on Bronx trains in February, and a fatal shooting on a Brooklyn train in January.
In other words, it was all political posturing. Make the people think you are doing something, by doing something visible. Of course if what you are doing is completely beside the point, it won't actually change safety, it will only make (stupid) people think they are safe.
As for the 2 incidents in the article, one is being investigated as self-defense. That is being viewed with alarm by the head of the MTA, because merely being the presence of a gun makes people feel unsafe. (See the bit above about actual safety versus perceived safety.)
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