To the guys talking like women should not be hit: There are two schools of thought. One says that women are inferior, and should never be struck, because they can't handle it. The other says that woman are equal to men, and should be treated as such. I am definitely the second here. She threw a punch like a man, she can take one like a man too. The problem is that he hit a CUSTOMER, not a woman. But he was defending himself, and I hope a jury finds that too. Its unfortunate that some woman cost him his job, as I am sure the transit authority has a zero tolerance policy.