Woman Asks NYC Subway Rider Not to Smoke

A woman was stabbed in the face with a pen after she asked a man to not light his cigarette on the NYC subway. There is no smoking permitted on the subways in New York and the man who committed the assault had no right to do so. Quickly after the women suggested not to smoke an argument ensued and two riders attempted to restrain the man but he got lose and stabbed the women in the face with a pen he grabbed from his pocket. The man was charged with felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon. The women was treated for her wounds at a hospital and was released the next day.


I think that the man who committed the crime should not have tried to smoke on the train. There was no need for it only got him jail time and a hefty fine. The women who tried to stop him from smoking did the right thing by trying to stop him from smoking.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/977558--woman-asks-nyc-subway-rider-not-to-smoke-gets-stabbed-in-face-with-pen