Cenk Uygur
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Cops Arrest Subway Riders For 'Manspreading'
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June 7, 2015
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7:58Now Playing"It’s bad subway etiquette, sure, but is it an arrest-worthy offense?
“Manspreading” -- the act of a someone, usually a man, taking up two subway seats by spreading his legs -- has rankled many train passengers for years. It became enough of an annoyance that the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York put anti-manspreading public service announcements on subway cars.
And now, the practice is enough get you cuffed by New York City Police Department officers hungry to make low-level arrests, according to a new report from the Police Reform Organizing Project. The New York-focused advocacy group's report, titled “That’s How They Get You,” is a series of 117 vignettes highlighting how primarily black and Latino people get swept up in the criminal justice system for committing minor infractions -- like manspreading:"
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