There was a common perception that if you went down into the subways, you could pretty much bet that you were going to be robbed.

I got mugged just two weeks ago myself.

A guy put a gun to my head.

If I had one, I would have used it.

You know, it's like the Wild, Wild West.

But, uhm, looking back at New York City in the 1980s, uhm, people look back and go, "Oh, it was a really scary time." I didn't necessarily experience it that way.

Und dafür hat Leslie Verständnis.

I have expressed empathy with his experience of being the victim.