Recently, The Police Reform Organizing Project's "That's How They Get You" Report revealed some very alarming statistics:

Black and brown youth make up 94% of the City's "juvenile arrest population," 86% of the NYPD's misdemeanor arrests in 2014 involved people of color (down from 91% in 2013), and last but not least, 95% of Rikers Island prisoners are black or brown.

According to the report, two Latino men were also arrested on the charge of "manspreading" on the subway. Gothamist went on to report the judge's "skepticism about the charge because of the time of the arrests," at 12:11 a.m.

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The judge stated, "I can't believe there were that many people on the subway.'"

The MTA's rules of conduct only forbid taking up more than one seat when it "interferes with the functioning of the train or the comfort of other passengers."

Nevertheless, the judge did not dismiss the charge of manspreading outright, but rather issued an ACD-- which means these charges will only be thrown out if the two defendants in question remain out of police custody for a certain amount of time.

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PROP director Robert Gangi said this trial was the first time anyone in the court system had ever said the word "manspreading" outloud.

One man claimed an officer apologized for arresting him after he walked in between subway cars (which is always illegal, by the way) by saying, "I'm sorry, but it's the 26th of the month and I have to make my quota."

So, New Yorkers, be sure to make this mental note: if you'd like to avoid getting arrested for "manspreading," then you should probably only do it towards the beginning of each month.

Check out 13 Adorable Pets Who Have More Manners Than Manspreaders.

[via Gothamist]

[Feature Image Courtesy: TIME]