[cbozeman]

Jordan Neely killed himself, like what happens in a lot of these cases. People think they can act any way they want in public and then are shocked when someone bigger, stronger, meaner, and tougher comes along and makes them obey the rules of decent society and the laws of the land.

And despite what people think, that isn't the function of police. Police were created to protect the merchant class and their businesses.

In times long past, when everyone went heeled, you acted politely or you got yourself shot to death for being a jackass. This is why so-called "civilized" people have such bad manners... because they don't run the risk of someone cracking their skull wide open when they mouth off, much less actually threaten innocent people just trying to ride home on the subway.