NYC Train Brawl (8 ball Jacket)

Danay Howard about to knock the phone from the
 guy that is recording.

Danay Howard has brought the 8 ball jacket back in style. The video of Jose Pena and her on the F train has gone viral. Danay starts to make fun of a man on the train and then hits him with her shoes in the back of his head. He then smacks her in the face and this starts a brawl between himself, Danay, a random guy in the train defending women, and her friends. The video has circulated social media and has definitely been the talk of the whole week. The video has been in the English and Spanish news, Memes have been created and has also been shown on Worldstarhiphop.com. 

After the video the police arrested everyone involved, Danay Howard was charged with  felony assault and disorderly conduct. Jorge Pena the guy in the 8 ball jacket was charged with a misdemeanor and disorderly conduct, but then after the video was released charges were dropped. Kevin Gil the man who jumped in was charged with a misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct, Shanique Campell one of Howards friends was charged with misdemeanor and disorderly conduct for jumping in in defense of Howard.   

The slap was heard around the world, news reporters were all over the story. After Jorge Pena was released he gave an interview and said that he is not happy about the way people look at him now. He is no longer able to wear his jacket in the streets because people recognize him as the man who slapped that girl in the train. He does not appreciate the applause and the recognition because he says hes not proud of what he did and that he only acted as self defense. 

Jorge Pena shows his 8 ball jacket.

I had a conversation with my roommate about this video and we both agreed that the girl deserved the slap. What we did not agree however is on the fact that he should have slapped her or just walked away. My roommate said that he should have walked away because a man should never hit a woman. I disagree with her because I feel like this is another example of a double standard. Danay should have never hit this man in the back of his head with her heels. The hit although it does not seem so hard in the video made Jorge have to get stitches because it was a deep cut. Jorge was acting in self defense, the whole woman and man thing did not really play a role here. You should never go up to anyone, disrespect them and then assault them and think that nothing will happen. This video is another example of how powerful social media is, it can make someone go from a regular person to being known by millions of people for the most random things. The video was uploaded on Saturday of last week and has 7 million views just on Youtube alone. 

Video of the F Train Brawl: