NYPD Has Been Arresting Men for Manspreading!

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#1  Edited By Emil_Fontz
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According to Russia Today, the NYPD has been arresting men for manspreading (i.e. for spreading their legs so far apart that they take up space for more than one person while sitting in a public transportation vehicle). What makes this phenomenon worse than it would otherwise be is the fact that it's mainly minorities who are being arrested for committing it, whereas Whites are overlooked. I'm a minority male who lives in NYC and have been aware of this for some time now and subsequently make sure to sit with my legs closed and with my bag on my lap.

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#3 lostrib
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Is there any actual evidence for this?

also:

@emil_fontz said:

What makes this phenomenon worse than it would otherwise be is the fact that it's mainly minorities who are being arrested for committing it, whereas Whites are overlooked.

How did you come to this conclusion as the article indicates this is the "first ever" arrest?

"What appears to be the first ever arrest for so-called manspreading was revealed in a new report."

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#4  Edited By Ant_17
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Put dividers.

Push the insecure basterds legs and sit down.

So many ways to deal with this

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#5 lostrib
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@Ant_17 said:

Put dividers.

Push the insecure basterds legs and sit down.

So many ways to deal with this

Or if you do need to sit there, just say "excuse me, is this seat taken?" Most polite people will move over to allow you room

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#6 Ant_17
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@lostrib: That works to

Like i said so many ways to deal with this problem

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#7 Megane
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How insensitive, that man may have just had very large danglers.

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#8 Gaming-Planet
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No women were arrested for their giant ass bags aside of them? Oh the patriarchy!

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#9  Edited By Treflis
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Manspreading?

That's a bad thing now?

For crying out loud..

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#10 Toph_Girl250
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First ever arrest, and the NYPD did it? Hmmm, sounds like they have some corruption issues to work out.

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#11 Emil_Fontz
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Some of you did not pay attention while watching the video. They have arrested approximately 1400 people for manspreading but used the term "manspreading" in only one case so far.

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#12  Edited By TheHighWind
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Not surprising considering THIS:

in New York gets you a ticket.

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#13 lostrib
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@emil_fontz said:

Some of you did not pay attention while watching the video. They have arrested approximately 1400 people for manspreading but used the term "manspreading" in only one case so far.

Perhaps you're the one that needs to pay better attention because that's not what it says at all

It explicitly states that this appears to be the first time manspreading has lead to an arrest

"What appears to be the first ever arrest for so-called manspreading"

"This is probably the first time manspreading has led to an arrest and court appearance."

And it is 1400 summons, not arrests

"According to reports, the NYPD has allegedly issued more than 1,400 summons for manspreading this year."

Also, I have yet to find the data this report is based upon

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#14 deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
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Russia Today. Even for you, BRHD, this is silly.

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#15 silkylove
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Yeah I live in NYC and that's not happening. There are signs in the subway addressing it and asking people to be courteous though. There are also signs asking people not to eat, put on makeup, clip their nails, pole dance, litter, lean on poles, etc.. None of them work.

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@emil_fontz said:

According to Russia Today,

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#17  Edited By Riverwolf007
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one day we all remember that the tipping point was when the news went tabloid.

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#18 Serraph105
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Thought this said manscaping. I am disappoint.

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#19 Serraph105
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@airshocker said:

Russia Today. Even for you, BRHD, this is silly.

I had sooo many questions for you, and now I don't. :(

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@Serraph105 said:
@airshocker said:

Russia Today. Even for you, BRHD, this is silly.

I had sooo many questions for you, and now I don't. :(

What do you mean? I don't work for the NYPD, so I probably wouldn't be able to answer too much. Manspreading isn't a problem here in the suburbs, either.

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#21 thebest31406
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Manspreading.....

*smh* #mynypd

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#22 KHAndAnime
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The word manspreading conjures up some interesting imagery.

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#23  Edited By xdude85
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If all these people just had guns, none of this would be happening.

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@Storm_Marine said:
@emil_fontz said:

According to Russia Today,

LMFAO

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#25 Bikouchu35
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No manspreading = sticky batwings just saiyan.

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#26 always_explicit
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Im impressed you managed to make sitting with your legs slightly wider than usual on public transport a race issue. Quit the pity parade.

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#27  Edited By ReadingRainbow4
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Oh c'mon now...

That term just sounds so foul, lol.

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#28  Edited By horgen  Moderator
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This is actually a problem?

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#29 lostrib
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@lostrib said:
@emil_fontz said:

Some of you did not pay attention while watching the video. They have arrested approximately 1400 people for manspreading but used the term "manspreading" in only one case so far.

Perhaps you're the one that needs to pay better attention because that's not what it says at all

It explicitly states that this appears to be the first time manspreading has lead to an arrest

"What appears to be the first ever arrest for so-called manspreading"

"This is probably the first time manspreading has led to an arrest and court appearance."

And it is 1400 summons, not arrests

"According to reports, the NYPD has allegedly issued more than 1,400 summons for manspreading this year."

Also, I have yet to find the data this report is based upon

So did TC just call people out and then abandon thread?

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#30 LJS9502_basic
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Russia today? el oh el

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Meanwhile in Russia,

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@airshocker said:

Russia Today. Even for you, BRHD, this is silly.

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#33  Edited By crazyguy111
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@emil_fontz said:

According to Russia Today, the NYPD has been arresting men for manspreading (i.e. for spreading their legs so far apart that they take up space for more than one person while sitting in a public transportation vehicle). What makes this phenomenon worse than it would otherwise be is the fact that it's mainly minorities who are being arrested for committing it, whereas Whites are overlooked. I'm a minority male who lives in NYC and have been aware of this for some time now and subsequently make sure to sit with my legs closed and with my bag on my lap.

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Yet women could dress up half naked and nothing happens to them.

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#34 General_X
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I understand why guys want to sit like that (hey we have a bit extra hardware between those legs) but it is pretty inconsiderate for other passengers. That said I find a hard time believing that there have been arrests for it.

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#35 Gwynnblade
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Just sit between their legs ffs

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@Storm_Marine said:
@emil_fontz said:

According to Russia Today,

Ah, Russia Today, the world's foremost expert on what happens in the seedy underbelly of the New York City subways.