I think the Mayor wanted the coverage withheld. Heartbreaking and of course scary to get on metro. It is only a matter of time before it happens here. No police on metro ever when you need them! |
A beautiful young woman who is a refugee from the Ukrainian war is murdered by a stranger in the middle of her commute home, and video of the whole thing exists? Yea, that’s a pretty classic news story I’d expect the media to report on. At least as much as some middle-aged lady demanding a baseball back from a random dad. |
This was all over daily mail days before national media. To the point I wondered if it was a hoax, but it was all too real. The discrepancy was jarring.
This is absolutely a national news story and would be even if the races were reversed. The video footage, bystander behavior, etc. makes it especially shocking. |
Actually there is video that no one helped for a considerable time after the killer walked away. Finally people from the other end of the car did but she bled out. |
This. It’s on video. PP has a biased media source or is a troll. |
Video of the incident wasn't public until the 5th, which is why it got more traction after that. |
This reminded me of the killing on the red line a few years ago, midday, 4th of July. That killer was even smaller, yet none of the large men present acted. Someone died then, too. |
You must be new here. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/man-to-be-sentenced-for-killing-american-university-graduate-on-metro-train-in-2015/165856/?amp=1 |
Most murders aren't random acts of violence in a public setting. When medical emergencies occur in the presence of others, people usually provide assistance. I think it is strange that this didn't get more attention to begin with, although I don't attribute any nefarious intent to that. Sometimes these incidents take a few more days to get out when they don't occur in a major metro area and, unfortunately, when the victim doesn't have a community immediately calling a lot of attention to it. |
Why would anyone step in? Look what happened to Daniel Penny. The government protects criminals and prosecutes men who try to help. |
I mean. It’s sad but people are sort of numb to it. That poor college professor was murdered in broad daylight in a park walking her dog. Auburn I think? Her killer was already arrested too. When they find the perp right away there tends to be less news about it. |
This incident was only widely reported after Twitter outrage that major media outlets had not picked up on it. I’m glad it’s being covered now. I read that her family does not want her returned to Ukraine, but rather buried here in the United States. I found that so heartbreaking. Another murder that I’m not sure if it’s being widely reported, because it’s local to us, is Dacara Thompson. Both are complete tragedies and senseless murders. |
There are almost 50 murders a day in America. Most are not going to get nationwide coverage unless there's something particularly "newsworthy" about it--i.e, it is particularly brutal, has unusual details (e.g., the kinky sex/au pair angles of the local murder of Christine Banfield), involves a certain combination of races of the victim and perpetrator, or feeds a specific political narrative. What about the Thompson murder do you think merits nationwide attention given the high number of daily murders in America? |
Violence against women is a real and major problem in this country. Unfortunately the Dacara Thompson case isn't particularly unusual. |
There was nobody rushing to the victim, did you even watch the video? |