{"id":192104,"date":"2023-10-04T15:01:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=192104"},"modified":"2023-10-04T15:01:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:09:15","slug":"watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Brutal Stabbing of Ryan Carson In NYC Has Everyone Talking&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brooklyn public policy advocate stabbed to death in front of girlfriend at bus stop | NBC New York\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H9ngnkButlM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you were on social media this week it was impossible not to see the fatal stabbing of Ryan Carson.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-what-happened-to-ryan-carson\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking\" title=\"WATCH: Brutal Stabbing of Ryan Carson In NYC Has Everyone Talking...\" data-level=\"2\">What Happened to Ryan Carson? <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-commentary-on-social-media\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking\" title=\"WATCH: Brutal Stabbing of Ryan Carson In NYC Has Everyone Talking...\" data-level=\"2\">Commentary on Social Media<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-what-are-your-thoughts\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking\" title=\"WATCH: Brutal Stabbing of Ryan Carson In NYC Has Everyone Talking...\" data-level=\"2\">What Are Your Thoughts? <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happened-to-ryan-carson\">What Happened to Ryan Carson? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Carson, 32, was a self-described &#8220;community organizer,&#8221; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/brooklyn-public-policy-advocate-stabbed-to-death-in-front-of-girlfriend\/4736351\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking\" title=\"WATCH: Brutal Stabbing of Ryan Carson In NYC Has Everyone Talking...\"><em>NBCNewYork<\/em><\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday morning, while waiting for a bus in Bedford-Stuyvesant, he was confronted by a crazed man with a knife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to kill you right now,&#8221; yelled the perp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carson was at the bus stop with his girlfriend.  The two had just attended a wedding and were presumably on their way home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Chill, chill, chill,&#8221; Carson replied, trying to de-escalate the situation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The knife-wielding suspect then took a swing at Carson.  Fearing for his life, Carson began to run but tripped over a bench.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: NYPost has obtained footage of radical leftist NYC activist Ryan Carson being confronted by a black male who stabbed him to death on a Brooklyn street on Oct. 2. The suspect remains at large. Carson became celebrated for his advocacy for more drug injection sites. He\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5POEjMuWY2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking\" title=\"WATCH: Brutal Stabbing of Ryan Carson In NYC Has Everyone Talking...\">pic.twitter.com\/5POEjMuWY2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Andy Ng\u00f4 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1709316120660812049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking\" title=\"WATCH: Brutal Stabbing of Ryan Carson In NYC Has Everyone Talking...\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>While he was on the ground and in a vulnerable position, the killer repeatedly stabbed Carson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The perp then approached Carson&#8217;s girlfriend, who appeared to be in shock.  He spit on her, kicked the fatally wounded activist and then ran away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First responders transported Carson to NYC Health and Hospitals\/Kings County.  There he was pronounced dead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An investigation is ongoing to track down the killer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-commentary-on-social-media\">Commentary on Social Media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the publication of the surveillance footage, social media was abuzz with commentary.  Many lamented the tragedy while some offered self-defense advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is horrible to watch and I am so sorry for both victims&#8230;of course people should argue about crime and what to do&#8230;but there is another aspect at play here&#8230;the ability to defend yourself even if u r unarmed. Just because you dont have a gun doesnt mean you are\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kfeLc0kD37\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking\" title=\"WATCH: Brutal Stabbing of Ryan Carson In NYC Has Everyone Talking...\">https:\/\/t.co\/kfeLc0kD37<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCuomo\/status\/1709355958244106744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking\" title=\"WATCH: Brutal Stabbing of Ryan Carson In NYC Has Everyone Talking...\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is horrible to watch and I am so sorry for both victims\u2026of course people should argue about crime and what to do\u2026but there is another aspect at play here\u2026the ability to defend yourself even if u r unarmed. Just because you dont have a gun doesnt mean you are defenseless- IF you have proper training,&#8221; said podcaster Chris Cuomo on X.com. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Of course an armed attacker has an advantage but you can defend yourself. And we never really discuss this.  @tonyblauer trains me and so many others how to defend yourself\u2026hoping nothing happens is not a plan with so much crime around us,&#8221; he continued.  &#8220;Shouldn&#8217;t we talk more about what to do? And encourage people to train as we do with fitness? Wonder what blauer&#8217;s take is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First time Ive watched this. Horrible. Our streets are out of control. FTR I never comment on events like this in real time\u2026 it\u2019s disrespectful and exploitative. And it irks me when others training companies post technique videos on how their system would\u2019ve neutralized the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jmvvmPgG5s\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking\" title=\"WATCH: Brutal Stabbing of Ryan Carson In NYC Has Everyone Talking...\">https:\/\/t.co\/jmvvmPgG5s<\/a><\/p>&mdash; tonyblauer (@tonyblauer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonyblauer\/status\/1709401949765009786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking\" title=\"WATCH: Brutal Stabbing of Ryan Carson In NYC Has Everyone Talking...\">October 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The man Cuomo referenced, self-defense expert, Tony Blauer responded, &#8220;First time Ive watched this. Horrible. Our streets are out of control. FTR I never comment on events like this in real time\u2026 it\u2019s disrespectful and exploitative. And it irks me when others training companies post technique videos on how their system would\u2019ve neutralized the threat.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There\u2019s so much going on here (or missing) &#8211; pre-fight strategies from situational awareness to verbal escalation, defensive postures for when you\u2019re trying to protect yourself and others. True self defense is very different from martial arts. Like @ChrisCuomo said, I\u2019m sorry for the victims. Chris happy to discuss this with you soon,&#8221; Blauer said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-your-thoughts\">What Are Your Thoughts? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan Carson&#8217;s tragic death forces a hard look at personal safety. Violence, stark and unpredictable, demands our attention and action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How prepared are we to face sudden threats? Is self-defense training, sans firearms, as Cuomo insinuates, truly enough in real-world, high-stakes scenarios?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, what do we say to individuals, particularly on the Left, who dismiss the fundamental right to keep and bear arms? Those who staunchly believe that a competently armed citizen is merely a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-good-guy-with-a-gun-total-myth-i-swear\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"watch-brutal-stabbing-of-ryan-carson-in-nyc-has-everyone-talking\" title=\"WATCH: Brutal Stabbing of Ryan Carson In NYC Has Everyone Talking...\">myth<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discourse on personal security, firearm ownership, and self-defense skills needs amplification beyond the 2A community. 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