From AS, re my comments about the rear-naked choke hold in the May 26 issue: 

“In all the media reports about the subway debacle I saw, there was no physical contact, that is until the ex-marine used the choke hold.

“They taught that choke hold to us in the Army. There was no explanation in terms of different levels of damage it might cause. That’s because they were teaching us to kill. Yes, it is quite lethal.”