>>513928555
>be me
>be on the subway in Tokyo
>retarded kid about 14 gets on
>3 guys, guessing early 20's, start picking on him
>saying shit to him, laughing, making retard movements and stupid faces, real pre-school tier shit
>he doesn't know what to do
>shrinks into himself quietly
>they get up and surround him doing the same shit
>no one does a thing
>they start flicking his hair and bouncing his glasses off his nose
>i'm all the way at the other end of the otherwise silent subway car
>i'm a guest here, not my place to do something
>they amp things up to another level, pushing his head around
>he's confused and upset
>they laughing and shouting at him now
>everyone stares at the floor
>fuck this I get up and walk over to them
>point at their seats and tell them to sit the fuck down or there's going to be a problem
>they shut the fuck up and sit down
>I go back and sit down
>they get off at the next stop
I'd like to say all it took was someone to say something, but I'm a big guy white with a judo and boxing background.
would they have responded to a Japanese woman? idk
would i do it today, in a diverse city?
naw.
not likely.
not the same way, anyway