Overheard on the F Train: A Little Misinformation Goes a Long Way
Scene: Downtown F train, 9:30 Tuesday night. Crowded car. Two white men in suits, approximately in their late 30s, are holding a discussion with a late-20s white man. The youth is wearing all black with a giant backpack, dreads and a giant bicycle taking up half a row and slamming into our leg every time the train lurches.
Man 1: …See, they call Muslims terrorists, but that’s what the NYPD is, a terrorist organization. That’s why they exist, to terrorize.
Man 2: Well, they are not terrorist terrorists.
Bike Guy: No, they are. They just harass people in order to terrorize New Yorkers. I once got arrested for riding my bike!
Man 2: On the sidewalk? Read More
