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mangolipgloss t1_jc6fj52 wrote

Reply to comment by Rottimer in Teen brutally attacked in NYC subway station; hate crime probed: NYPD by OpinionPoop

For at least a decade in the 2010s before covid. Fall asleep, headphones in. Any train, anywhere, any time of day. I used to work nights in the village and would doze off at midnight on empty trains going to Brooklyn. With a designer purse full of cash, no less. Used to go home after raves at 4am wearing fishnet bodysuits and booty shorts. Rode trains during rush hour all of high school and college. No issues. Crime and theft definitely happened, but you could generally expect to ride the train in peace without having to worry about falling asleep, having visible electronics or decent clothes.

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Rottimer t1_jc6ip4w wrote

Yeah, I’ve lived here just about all my life, with exceptions for college and the military. The only time I’ve felt comfortable falling asleep on a train is during rush hour when the train was packed. I promise you that a young woman taking the train at night in the 2010’s wasn’t going to be falling asleep. Shit happens. And I think people are more concerned with the perception of safety on the subway than actual safety.

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thismustbethe t1_jc75yr0 wrote

I'm sorry but you just got insanely lucky. I've personally witnessed sleeping people getting pickpocketed on the train during the time period you mentioned, multiple times.

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