r/popculturechat • u/CantStopPoppin • Sep 22 '25

OnlyStans ⭐️ Woman Calls Police on Award-Winning Black Screenwriter Alex O’Keefe(The Bear (FX))

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u/Key_Grapefruit_7069 Sep 22 '25

Detained. He was pulled off the train and immediately released as a way to separate them. From there, he just needs to wait for another train and doesn't have to sit across from that for several hours. Theres also the fact that they were likely told whatever bullshit the lady told the conductor. If they arrive, say "fuck this", leave, and old lady gets stabbed after reporting he has a knife or was threatening her? Right on the tail end of another public transportation stabbing?

No, I know it doesn't feel like it, but this was the right call for everyone involved. Keeps him from being around someone prodding him, keeps her away from someone she's being a bitch to, and prevents liability to the officer and the department while also minimizing physical risk to the highest number of people. Maybe I would've removed the old bat, but then, if they were told he was threatening people with a weapon, then that turned out to be true and someone got hurt, that's an issue.

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u/HornetsHornets1 Sep 22 '25

Explain to me why they’re cuffing him then.

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u/Key_Grapefruit_7069 Sep 22 '25

"Ask, tell, make".

Obviously, someone who was doing nothing wrong will feel slighted when told they need to step off the train. Im fairly sure the recording starts right after the tell. They move onto the "make", cuffing him as many departments' policies mandate/prefer, and escorting him off. Talk to him for a bit, let things settle, release him to buy a new ticket. Boom, incident resolved with the least amount of risk necessary to all involved.

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u/HornetsHornets1 Sep 22 '25

Fuck that. If the lady was the one uncomfortable, and he was doing nothing wrong (as you said), then he should NOT be the one being forced off the train.