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25. November 2021 – 16:42 clock
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51-year-old chained herself to a pole with a bicycle lock
Afraid of being pushed onto the tracks in front of an approaching train, a woman from New York takes a radical measure: Wanda Vela (51) uses a bicycle lock to chain herself to a pillar on the platform while she is waiting for the train. A video of the unusual action went viral on the Tiktok social media platform.
Wanda Vela has lived in fear since the “crazy man” incident
“It’s really bad here. There are people who want to push other people in front of trains,” says the 51-year-old in the clip. “But that won’t happen to me.” Wanda has been very concerned about such an attack since an incident with a “crazy man”, as she told the New York Post.
The bike lock helps the nurse, who takes the train to Manhattan every day, to fight fear. “I’m much more relaxed with the chain because I know that nobody can push me from behind,” she says. “When the train comes, I’ll unlock the lock and get on.”
Commuter wants more police presence in the subway stations
As long as there are no more police officers securing the stations, Wanda Vela will continue to chain herself. “In the past, the police and the Guardian Angels (a kind of neighborhood watch) were a great help on the subway, but now you can hardly see cops in the tunnels and on the platforms,” she complains. “Until I see more police here again, I’ll do that with the chain. If someone steals my handbag, it doesn’t matter. But I don’t want to die.”
Subway pushes scare New Yorkers
The 51-year-old is amazed that her video is so well received and that it has already been clicked over two million times. “I didn’t think it would attract so much attention. Some people even write, ‘I’ll buy a necklace too and do the same thing as you.'”
According to the New York Post, underground crime in the Big Apple has increased recently. In the past month, several people were hit on the tracks. (bst)
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