A 71-year-old woman was recently attacked on the New York City Subway station by four unidentified teenage girls in the latest act of violence perpetrated against an innocent civilian on the city’s public transportation. The incident occurred as the victim, named Linda Rosa, was commuting to a New Year’s Eve Christmas service when the young girls attempted to steal her handbag.
Rosa was repeatedly punched and stomped by the attackers as they attempted to abscond with her property. However, Rosa was not going down without a fight. At first, she was smacked in the face by one of the assailants while one of the others managed to snag a pocket pouch containing Rosa’s ID and medical cards.
“I was still wrestling with the first person,” Rosa explained while recounting the incident. “Then I was trying to kick her in between her legs, but my leg wouldn’t stretch far enough, so I believe that’s when I fell. I fell, and then she stomped on me,” she continued, further illustrating the attack. However, Rosa was undeterred, refusing to let them get away so easily.
“So I got up right away, and with that, I grabbed her braids and twirled them around my right hand, and then I pulled her down. She had her head down,” Rosa stated. “Then the other young lady said, ‘Let her go.’ And I said, ‘Oh, no, I’m not letting her go.’” She added, “So out of nowhere, I grabbed her hair and twisted it around my left hand.”
“So I had them both facedown….[like] rams when they’re getting ready to fight,” Rosa said. Despite the violence perpetrated against her, Rosa forgave the four attackers. “They do not know what they do,” she said. “They don’t know what they did. It’s just teenagers acting foolish.” Nonetheless, subway attacks have become a serious issue in New York City, where many elders have been impacted.
“It could happen to anybody,” Rosa noted. “Now we’re seeing seniors getting attacked. Anywhere – it can happen anywhere, any station. You could be walking down the street. You could be crossing the street.” Police are still looking for the four young girls and have requested the help of the public.
Amid the horrific acts of violence occurring in the Big Apple, such as an innocent woman recently being set on fire by an illegal immigrant, The American Tribune reported on the return of the vigilante group, the Guardian Angels. As safety conditions have deteriorated to a level not seen in decades, the group will resume patrolling subway cars to improve public morale.
The group leader, Curtis Sliwa, said, “Well, in our day and night patrol, three-person patrols were all together, walking through the cars, which is something the police no longer do. Notice. There are no mental health workers. There are no crisis intervention. They have all these fancy names. I never seen them, and we spend millions of dollars on my day. Our job is a do a wellness check on a homeless person, if they’re homeless or emotionally disturbed, see if they’re okay.”
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