Close your legs boys, ;Manspreading; now gets you arrested. Lol.

Adding onto Scout's comment, about it being in NY.

NY, as I've been told, is a crowded place. Therefore, it would be logical that steps to resolve problems regarding space on public transport would be in play.


Generally, spreading out is not a polite thing, but sometimes you may not be able to avoid it, such as large people, or there is no longer room on the floor for extremely large luggage.
I have a bag, and it has one handle. It's an over shoulder one.
When I take it on public transport, I don't place it on the floor, nor do I place it anywhere else. I keep it as it is.
Why?
Because there is enough room.
Bags don't always take up room, and if they don't, I don't honestly see a problem with them not being put on the floor.
Opening legs, is a totally different story.
In SOME cases, it is acceptable, such as slightly open, and turning to face someone on a seat, where one foot stays to its original place (frontwards) and the second moves to the walkway.
Here, it is allowed until deemed inappropriate.
We also have public transport officers, who will remove and possible fine/arrest people acting inappropriately.
Of course, it mostly graffitiers who get arrested, as in Metropolitan transport graffiti is a major issue, aside from the puke, scratches on the window and rubbish.

Now, this is a point of view from someone in Australia, specifically, Melbourne, Australia, so I have no idea if it's like this in American, or the rest of Australia.
(Fun fact, the only thing Sydney has over Melbourne is transport. They have trains to the airports, whilst we only have buses. They also have double decker trains, which are VERY clean, and much, much quieter. Although, their stations are a lot smaller and darker than ours.)

 

My article is pretty old, so it doesn;t include all the information about it up to today.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-has-been-made-for-manspreading-10285011.html I didn;t bother to read this entire article but, it does confrim that the first arrest has been made.

 

giggity

@Warden

 

You guys are all worried about what our world's coming too while I'm just worried about how I'm supposed to have children.

 

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Goodbye bro

 

What if you take up two spaces because you're fat?
http://itsjerryandharry.com/threads/upper-body.63369/
WARNING: What you are about to see contains moobs, viewer discretion is advised.