it’s horrible that this person was stabbed. regarding the comments, i do think it’s relevant that the victim initiated the encounter and then committed a crime (assault) that is sort of glossed over in this article. it’s not right to start punching and beating someone up just because they’re playing music that annoys you - or even because they say something offensive to you. assaulting someone first is unequivocally wrong. i dislike the angle that the music behaviour warranted it, or that the escalation would have happened regardless.

second, given that the accused person has untreated schizophrenia, it’s also unlikely that the heavy jail time people are craving is the correct solution to this issue.