[tlb]

My first reaction is killing a man to get his seat would deserve the chair, just for the symmetry. But the dead man did throw the first punch so that eliminates that. Also as I read the story, the other passengers were locked in with the killer, his knife, and the corpse. If correct I'm sure they were ok with the conductor's decision.

[njslim]

Exterminator?

One way to solve the homeless problem

[Darkwolf377]

So it's OK to stab a guy to death over a seat because he was homeless? Wow, FR just overflows with that Christian charity!

I hope the other passengers sue the conductor's ass to Mars for locking them in with a guy with a knife who'd just murdered one passenger.

[whatisthetruth]

First the Obama voter was utilizing an extra seat he did not pay for, and when Sanchez objected to this obvious injustice, the Obama voter threw the first SEIU-like punch. No sympathy here, you live by the sword, you die by the sword, one less Obama voter to worry about.

Unfortunately Sanchez who was hard-working and a taxpayer now will have to suffer for his vigilantism and the state will now have to pay to incarcerate him.

[Mac from Cleveland]

The killer has so many excuse already going that I’m tempted to rename him Major Malik Abdul Sanchez

[M203M4]

Sounds like self-defence, which I understand is wholly unfashionable in fascist strongholds like NYC and UK. Apparently you are only guilty of assault if you win the fight after initiating force, and are only to be celebrated for defending yourself if you lose. Either way, the civil authorities must explicitly establish their place at the top of the pecking order. No power above state power!

I’d definitely want to know more about the specifics before passing definite judgement, but the view from here looks like Mr. Dwight Johnson picked the wrong victim to bully, Mr. Sanchez chose the wrong city to live in, and generations of NYC voters have chosen the wrong brand of politics to endorse.

[Venturer]

If the stupid homeless person had placed the bag under the seat and sat in it he would be alive today.

I dont condone killing him with a steak knife, but he started the fight and the other man finished it.

One never knows when he climbs on a New York subway how the other guys life is going, sometimes it pays to just be polite.

Common courtesy would have solved the whole problem.

[lbama]

But he had a headache...............

[JimRed]

Sounds like self-defense to me. Never know what kind of weapon that “homeless” dude is going to pull after he punches you!