Critics say bystanders stood by while illegal migrant burned woman to death on NYC subway: 'Daniel Penny effect'

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Critics say bystanders stood by while illegal migrant burned woman to death on NYC subway: 'Daniel Penny effect'
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A Guatemalan migrant has been arrested for allegedly lighting a sleeping subway rider on fire in Brooklyn on Dec. 22 — then watching as his innocent victim burned to death in what the police commissioner called “one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit.” The savage killing — which happened at about 7:30 a.m.

New Yorkers were up in arms Monday one day after an illegal Guatemalan immigrant allegedly burned a sleeping straphanger to death aboard a Brooklyn subway train — while bystanders did nothing.

“Because of the actions of previous administrations, it’s a mess out there,” Comrie said. “There are too many people who should be in facilities who are out in the streets. Some of these people need to be restricted in their movements.”Disturbing video captured a man identified as Zapeta-Calil calmly sitting on a bench at the station while the woman burned.

“This job is just beyond you. Unfortunately in New York there is no recall, so I’m asking you to do the right thing,” Hikind said. “You took pictures the day before the tragedy telling New york how safe the subways were. How pathetic.Trump vows to give America's tallest mountain its old name back, defying Obama change

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