81-year-old woman randomly punched in NYC

The NYPD is looking for the suspect they said randomly punched an 81-year-old woman on Manhattan's Upper West Side near W. 66th St. and Amsterdam Avenue.

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[harleydad]

Punching an innocent elderly person from behind is attempted murder NOT a misdemeanor!!

[stephenmorring]

Apparently he isn't "sick" enough to know not to punch a 6 ft 4 inch, 200 lb, 28 year old man. His sickness is very selective.

[Ann-zwmo]

That is not a mentally sick person punching an elderly woman, he would not do that to another big guy because he knows he will get beat up 😠🤨

[GaloCanibal]

how many levels of cowardice: hitting from behind, hitting a woman, hitting an elderly person.

[talkinsmak]

Dude doesn't deserve jail. He deserves street justice

[janielittlehorse]

Assault on a senior is not a misdemeanor. It is a felony over 65.

[simonbrown]

Sickness does not make someone punch an old lady; evil does.

[porterbailey]

Im so sick of people coddling these abusive violent people as mentally ill people and that they do not know what theyre doing

[williamoleary]

Her turning the other cheek and not wanting him
punished is going to get other women hurt or even worse.

[tf]

She probably thinks it's mental illness because back in her day only a very disturbed kind of person would do that. Unfortunately in today's world this is just the soullessness of people who just get a thrill out of it.

[toomignon]

What a coward. This is not a misdemeanor. It is felony assault. He made a deliberate and premeditated attempt to kill this woman.

[honeydavis]

This is not a misdemeanor assault. It is attempted murder.

[Alexis_]

If he was really “sick” he would be punching EVERYONE including tall strong men. And not defenseless women

[craigbart]

He didn’t rob you but could have robbed you of your life, One punch deaths happen, She doesn’t want jail time but what about next victim

[mellamotrump]

Unfortunately, that man is no longer an asset to the community. needs to be dismissed

[szszszsz]

That punch is a felony that requires a hundred years in prison.

[jool]

The lady says she want treatment for him, not jail. That’s why these things keep happening.

[jayjay]

She definitely could have died from hitting her head that hard on the concrete. Smh

[analuisahering]

Criminal or lunatic, he shouldn't be loose on the streets !

[hikeclimbsail]

That assault being a misdemeanor is what is wrong with NYC