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[Oznell]

Great point, @Isobel Archer .

[deepwaterdotter]

"You should not have to expect a violent encounter on your way to". . . drop off your ballot.

[Greeneyedlady21]

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@deepwaterdotter wrote:

"You should not have to expect a violent encounter on your way to". . . drop off your ballot.

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That's ok though, perfectly fine and acceptable

[Johnnyeager]

What happened when you dropped off your ballot?

[jubilant]

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@Stelladorable wrote:

God doesn't bless countries or it would bless Ukraine. That kind of thinking that the U.S is above others because of an imaginary God is why we have wars and brutality. If you need an imaginary entity to keep you good, you were never good to begin with.

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@Stelladorable  I can only say that I definitely need a God to keep me good and, even at that, he has his work cut out for him! I can't speak for you or anyone else but He sure has worked for me and I'm sure it's not a day-dream!   

[MorningLover]

nbc new york

Subway Rider Stabbed Twice Trying to Break Up Fight Between Women in Manhattan

Oct. 26, 2022

New York City is investigating yet another subway attack Wednesday -- one that left a good Samaritan stabbed twice as the morning rush got underway.

Police say the victim in the latest case was on a southbound No. 4 train approaching the Brooklyn Bridge station at Chambers Street in lower Manhattan around 6 a.m. when he tried to intervene in a fight between two women.

It's not clear what they argued about, but the good Samaritan was stabbed once in the neck and in the arm, the NYPD says.

He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. Both women fled the station. Authorities say the suspected knife-wielder was thought to be in her 20s. She was wearing green shorts and had short black hair, they added.

[teganslaw]

The above post about a subway stabbing is one reason why people don't want to get involved. It's come to the point where the best thing is to look after yourself, and I don't blame them at all. 

[Love to Run]

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@jubilant wrote:

We sing God Bless America and I believe He has.  I think if things keep going the way they are,  there will come a time when it won't be long till we no longer receive the blessings that made us so great.   I keep thinking of the Pledge Of Alligiance:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag

Of the United States Of America

And to the Republic for which it stands  

One  Nation under God, INDIVISIBLE

With liberty and justice for all. 

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@jubilant That has never been true.

[Johnnyeager]

You really must be extremely cautious about inserting yourself into a situation like the subway altercation. 

Notify authorities if possible.   Yell and scream.....record the event for law enforcement.... but I now assume everyone on the subway has some weapon.....

I never believe anyone who says "I would step in and intervene!"

Hindsight bravado.......