Women Brawl on Train

[Dusty]

lol Anybody know what "cabatant" means?

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/07/...n-in-brooklyn/

[Pete]

Didn't they do a study years ago with rats. Kept them overcrowded and they started to melt down into savages.

Looks like city dwellers are starting to turn into overcrowded rat hives.

[rdret1]

At least she didn't have her weave glued on like some I have seen. That gets ugly when those get ripped off.

[Dusty]

This type of incident is common, and getting more so everyday; IMO what's comedic in this particular example is the English of the reporter.

[nmap]

Originally Posted by Pete

Didn't they do a study years ago with rats. Kept them overcrowded and they started to melt down into savages.

Looks like city dwellers are starting to turn into overcrowded rat hives.

They did indeed. Those rats behaved so much like people in a crowded urban environment that it was scary. Add some other factors we're seeing and a dark image of the future emerges.

My 6 year timeframe may be far too optimistic.

Wikipedia

In the early 1960s, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) acquired property in a rural area outside Poolesville, Maryland. The facility that was built on this property housed several research projects, including those headed by Calhoun. It was here that his most famous experiment, the mouse universe, was created. [1] In July 1968 four pairs of mice were introduced into the Utopian universe. The universe was a 9-foot (2.7 m) square metal pen with 54-inch-high (1.4 m) sides. Each side had four groups of four vertical, wire mesh “tunnels”. The “tunnels” gave access to nesting boxes, food hoppers, and water dispensers. There was no shortage of food or water or nesting material. There were no predators. The only adversity was the limit on space.

Initially the population grew rapidly, doubling every 55 days. The population reached 620 by day 315, after which the population growth dropped markedly. The last surviving birth was on day 600. This period between day 315 and day 600 saw a breakdown in social structure and in normal social behavior. Among the aberrations in behavior were the following: expulsion of young before weaning was complete, wounding of young, inability of dominant males to maintain the defense of their territory and females, aggressive behavior of females, passivity of non-dominant males with increased attacks on each other which were not defended against. After day 600 the social breakdown continued and the population declined toward extinction. During this period females ceased to reproduce. Their male counterparts withdrew completely, never engaging in courtship or fighting. They ate, drank, slept, and groomed themselves – all solitary pursuits. Sleek, healthy coats and an absence of scars characterized these males. They were dubbed “the beautiful ones”.

The conclusions drawn from this experiment were that when all available space is taken and all social roles filled, competition and the stresses experienced by the individuals will result in a total breakdown in complex social behaviors, ultimately resulting in the demise of the population.

Calhoun saw the fate of the population of mice as a metaphor for the potential fate of man. He characterized the social breakdown as a “second death”, with reference to the “second death” mentioned in the Biblical book of Revelation 2:11 [1] His study has been cited by Conservative Christian writers such as Bill Perkins as a warning of the dangers of the living in an "increasingly crowded and impersonal world". [2]

[Dusty]

Just add heat and stir...

[ddoering]

America was founded on the prinicples of a classless society and it appears we have achieved it.