Where: Brooklyn-bound #2 train
Who: Young African-American gentleman who boarded at Park Place
Questionable fashion decision: Bullet-proof vest with graffiti tags on the back
Perchance I'm missing something, but this strikes me as rather ill-advised, what with there being cops in every subway station keeping an eye out for suspicious behavior. There is something about being outfitted for gunfire that doesn't say, "Just going about my business, Officer."
I was not the only one alarmed by it; the woman next to me said, "Is he wearing a VEST? Oh, shit!" We then discussed--quietly--our fervent hope that this was not the beginning of a trend.
My tally begins now.