pruner
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Nov-22-03 09:44 PM
Original message |
| NYC subway conductors carry guns and wear bulletproof vests? |
|
I just ran out to get a pack of cigs and there was subway conductor on line in front of me.
he was wearing a bulletproof vest & had a revolver in a holster on his hip.
I've lived in NYC for over 10 years and I had no idea subway conductors could carry firearms.
does anyone know anything more about this? is this a result of 9/11 or was this going on prior to that?
|
| LSparkle
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Nov-22-03 09:48 PM
Response to Original message |
| 1. has the terror alert level gone up |
|
and they haven't advised us? I know NYC has been on a level higher than the rest of the country, but that's pretty frightening ... I'm thankful I lived in New York before 9/11 because to encounter that kind of firepower has got to be chilling.
|
| pruner
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Nov-22-03 09:50 PM
Response to Reply #1 |
| 2. the scariest thing was that… |
|
Edited on Sat Nov-22-03 09:55 PM by pruner
his holster kept falling off his waist and there was no clasp on it… I probably could've grabbed the gun and killed everyone in the store.
|
| Fescue4u
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Nov-22-03 09:54 PM
Response to Reply #2 |
|
Ive no problem with him carry one, but for gods sake, do it right!
|
| LSparkle
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Nov-22-03 09:54 PM
Response to Reply #2 |
|
Really inspires trust in those guys. What I loved about living in NY was that you had to take public transport, which allowed for interaction with a lot of different kinds of people .. If people start hearing about what's going on in the subways, they'll stop trusting.. sad, sad.
|
| Fescue4u
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Nov-22-03 09:53 PM
Response to Original message |
| 3. Why not? He has a 2nd ammendment right |
|
Oh wait, nevermind this is new york we are talking about.
(If I lived in ny, Id sure as hell carry a gun)
|
| LSparkle
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Nov-22-03 09:56 PM
Response to Reply #3 |
| 7. I guess post-9/11 that's true ... |
|
but when I moved there from LA I felt safer on the streets of NY than I ever did in LA ...
|
| Fescue4u
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Nov-22-03 09:58 PM
Response to Reply #7 |
| 8. I would agree with that. |
| Lars39
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Nov-22-03 09:55 PM
Response to Original message |
| 6. And what kind of training has he had for it? |
|
I hope it was more than a one-day class.
|
| sleipnir
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Nov-22-03 10:11 PM
Response to Original message |
| 9. Are you sure it wasn't a cop or even an plainclothes/undercover cop? |
|
There are regular patrols on the Subway, but I've yet to see any plainclothes cops....scary...
|
| pruner
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Nov-22-03 10:12 PM
Response to Reply #9 |
|
there's no way this guy could've passed the NYPD physical fitness test.
|
DU
AdBot (1000+ posts)     |
Thu Apr 18th 2024, 11:55 PM
Response to Original message |
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
