Summary
➡ Two people were attacked in Times Square, a place often seen as a tourist spot and not a location for such violent acts. This shocking event challenges our usual perception of the area. The cause wasn’t a refusal to give up a watch, suggesting it wasn’t a simple robbery but possibly a crime driven by strong emotions.
Transcript
2 stabbed in Times Square. That’s the problem. 2 stabbed in Dimes Square. Imagine that. It’s hard because it can’t happen here. In spite of what you think about Times Square, that it’s a tourist trap. Terminally uncool, lame, and bad. There’s clearly enough energy to lead to a stabbing. Engage in a bit of fantasy with me for a bit. Imagine that stabbing didn’t occur because a tourist wouldn’t hand over their watch. Stabbings are the perfect crime of passion. And there certainly isn’t enough of that in Dimes to bring about a stabbing. No. No podcaster or autofiction writer has enough fire in them to throw a punch, let alone stab someone.
They’re above that. Above the love and hate that make up this life. Who do they love enough to kill or kill for? Only themselves. Now you might say, meme analysis, why don’t you do it yourself? No. If I did, I would thrust it into your heart, but it would only hit your phone. The steel blade couldn’t even pierce the titanium. No. I could wait to stab you in the back, but I’ve never seen you turn away from the camera long enough to take my shot. [tr:trw].
