In the past several months, I have seen two displays of woman abuse in the subway.

The first incident was sometime in the early spring. A woman and her husband/boyfriend were openly arguing near the ticket machines. She was crying, and he was yelling. As I passed them, I saw the man start to choke his woman- in public. She kept crying and didn’t run away. It was very obvious to me that this isn’t a rare occurance that she probably lives in fear of him. I wasn’t the only witness to this scene, but to my knowledge no one said or did anything to stop it.

The second incident was last week. A couple and their child were walking out of the Subway and having a loud argument. This is what I managed to hear:

Man: [inaudible]…you are walking so damn slow..[inaudible]…your thighs be rubbing together I bet.
Woman: I’m fine, worry about yourself. I’m fine!
Man: You can’t even walk like that, hurry the hell up.
Woman: I’m fine! No one else seems to mind my body.
Man: Who? Who the hell wants your fat ass? Tell me, who?

I couldn’t hear the rest of this argument, but you can pretty much assume it wasn’t going anywhere good.

The moral of this story is that you should be quiet when you abuse your woman.