Tactics to Help De-escalate Bad Situations When You’re in Public

New York has been seeing protests after the death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, suspected of suffering from a mental illness, who was choked to death by another passenger, a 24-year-old Marine veteran, on a train in Manhattan.

The Huffpost discussed the lack of action from bystanders, raising the question if de-escalation tactics could have made a difference in a situation like this.

Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.