Ride Metro at Your Own Risk - Transit Police Fail to Document and Investigate Thousands of Crimes

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The report covers the period 2010-2017. That's not an implication, it's literally what the report says.

Evidently you believe that I should feel unsafe on Metro. Notwithstanding your belief, however, I continue to feel safe on Metro.

The point that you don't seem to want to understand is that no one cares how you feel. There is a real problem with the transit system that has nothing to do with you, but all you seemingly want to do is talk about yourself. Speaks volumes.

Are you the person who titled the thread "Ride Metro at your own risk"?

Are you the person who thinks that your personal "it's fine" experience is more important than many sexual assault survivors?

No. Nobody said that.

And yet, they have. The post below is very clear, "I have not had any issues".

Fwiw, I take the red line almost every day and have never have any issues since 2015. In fact, it's been much more pleasant than NYC!

I am not the person who said that. But it doesn't say what you claim it says. Just like, "I had a great dinner at that new restaurant last night" doesn't say, "My personal "great dinner" experience is more important than the experience of many people who are food-insecure."

Of course you're not that person.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The report covers the period 2010-2017. That's not an implication, it's literally what the report says.

Evidently you believe that I should feel unsafe on Metro. Notwithstanding your belief, however, I continue to feel safe on Metro.

The point that you don't seem to want to understand is that no one cares how you feel. There is a real problem with the transit system that has nothing to do with you, but all you seemingly want to do is talk about yourself. Speaks volumes.

Are you the person who titled the thread "Ride Metro at your own risk"?

Are you the person who thinks that your personal "it's fine" experience is more important than many sexual assault survivors?

Holy shit, let it go. PP feeling safe on the Metro doesn’t negate the experience of crime victims.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In case everyone has forgotten how terrible Metro is, this story will bring it all back. Basically treating sexual assault survivors in their transit system the same way they treat track inspections.

https://dcist.com/story/21/07/01/metro-transit-police-inspector-general-investigate-complaints/

MTPD’s Criminal Investigation Division failed to adequately look into 3,110 “victim and general complaints,” which run the gamut from armed robberies and sexual offenses to kidnapping, assaults, and other crimes.

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In many of these cases, the police department didn’t provide evidence that any basic investigation — like interviews with complainants, witnesses, or victims — took place. For about half of the reported complaints, Metro police didn’t produce any documents related to an investigation.

To be clear, this is talking about "crimes committed on the transit system between 2010 and 2017".

Fwiw, I take the red line almost every day and have never have any issues since 2015. In fact, it's been much more pleasant than NYC!

You might want to read the report first before commenting about the contents. It’s conveniently linked in the article.

DP. " MTPD’s Criminal Investigation Division failed to adequately look into 3,110 “victim and general complaints,” between 2010 and 2017.

Is that good policing? No.

Does it make me feel less safe riding Metro? No.

with all of potential police agencies to work for in the DC metro area, I'm guessing WMATA gets the applicants who can't get hired anywhere else

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The report covers the period 2010-2017. That's not an implication, it's literally what the report says.

Evidently you believe that I should feel unsafe on Metro. Notwithstanding your belief, however, I continue to feel safe on Metro.

The point that you don't seem to want to understand is that no one cares how you feel. There is a real problem with the transit system that has nothing to do with you, but all you seemingly want to do is talk about yourself. Speaks volumes.

Are you the person who titled the thread "Ride Metro at your own risk"?

Are you the person who thinks that your personal "it's fine" experience is more important than many sexual assault survivors?

Holy shit, let it go. PP feeling safe on the Metro doesn’t negate the experience of crime victims.

PP's blase attitude about crime on WMATA and the lack of enforcement of that crime on WMATA is completely inconsistent with the normal reaction to this news. Everyone is mad and they should be, except PP who thinks its no big deal.

[Anonymous]

Only those who are professionally shocked at everything are shocked at this. The Metro is a gigantic jobs program for DC residents. It's a dysfunctional entity to move feds around. My office pre-COVID started offering discounted parking just to get people to work in some semblance of on-time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only those who are professionally shocked at everything are shocked at this. The Metro is a gigantic jobs program for DC residents. It's a dysfunctional entity to move feds around. My office pre-COVID started offering discounted parking just to get people to work in some semblance of on-time.

Because there are never any delays on the roads? I guess all the morning radio shows will have to find something else to talk about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Only those who are professionally shocked at everything are shocked at this. The Metro is a gigantic jobs program for DC residents. It's a dysfunctional entity to move feds around. My office pre-COVID started offering discounted parking just to get people to work in some semblance of on-time.

Because there are never any delays on the roads? I guess all the morning radio shows will have to find something else to talk about.

There are also no sexual assaults on the road.

https://twitter.com/JohnFubka/status/1410775219518722050

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only those who are professionally shocked at everything are shocked at this. The Metro is a gigantic jobs program for DC residents. It's a dysfunctional entity to move feds around. My office pre-COVID started offering discounted parking just to get people to work in some semblance of on-time.

Because there are never any delays on the roads? I guess all the morning radio shows will have to find something else to talk about.

There are also no sexual assaults on the road.

https://twitter.com/JohnFubka/status/1410775219518722050

Need an edit button.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only those who are professionally shocked at everything are shocked at this. The Metro is a gigantic jobs program for DC residents. It's a dysfunctional entity to move feds around. My office pre-COVID started offering discounted parking just to get people to work in some semblance of on-time.

Because there are never any delays on the roads? I guess all the morning radio shows will have to find something else to talk about.

There are also no sexual assaults on the road.

Of course there are. You're welcome to read up on the many sexual assaults perpetrated by Uber, Lyft, taxi drivers, as well as carjackers. But then again, that would run contrary to your car supremacy beliefs, so I'm not expecting you to.

[Anonymous]

The sexual assault numbers are grossly inflated because probably 95% of it is just groups of male teens running around playing “grab-ass”, tapping women on their butts on a dare from their friends. That’s just kids being kids. It hardly qualifies as a “sexual assault” in their community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The sexual assault numbers are grossly inflated because probably 95% of it is just groups of male teens running around playing “grab-ass”, tapping women on their butts on a dare from their friends. That’s just kids being kids. It hardly qualifies as a “sexual assault” in their community.

Uhhhhh. I wonder how this post will age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The sexual assault numbers are grossly inflated because probably 95% of it is just groups of male teens running around playing “grab-ass”, tapping women on their butts on a dare from their friends. That’s just kids being kids. It hardly qualifies as a “sexual assault” in their community.

The only part of your post I agree with is the five letters G R O S S.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case everyone has forgotten how terrible Metro is, this story will bring it all back. Basically treating sexual assault survivors in their transit system the same way they treat track inspections.

https://dcist.com/story/21/07/01/metro-transit-police-inspector-general-investigate-complaints/

MTPD’s Criminal Investigation Division failed to adequately look into 3,110 “victim and general complaints,” which run the gamut from armed robberies and sexual offenses to kidnapping, assaults, and other crimes.

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In many of these cases, the police department didn’t provide evidence that any basic investigation — like interviews with complainants, witnesses, or victims — took place. For about half of the reported complaints, Metro police didn’t produce any documents related to an investigation.

To be clear, this is talking about "crimes committed on the transit system between 2010 and 2017".

Fwiw, I take the red line almost every day and have never have any issues since 2015. In fact, it's been much more pleasant than NYC!

You might want to read the report first before commenting about the contents. It’s conveniently linked in the article.

If you think that's bad, then please don't read about crime committed within the AirBnB system. Those are atrocious. I will NEVER stay in one. This stuff reported here is basic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case everyone has forgotten how terrible Metro is, this story will bring it all back. Basically treating sexual assault survivors in their transit system the same way they treat track inspections.

https://dcist.com/story/21/07/01/metro-transit-police-inspector-general-investigate-complaints/

MTPD’s Criminal Investigation Division failed to adequately look into 3,110 “victim and general complaints,” which run the gamut from armed robberies and sexual offenses to kidnapping, assaults, and other crimes.

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In many of these cases, the police department didn’t provide evidence that any basic investigation — like interviews with complainants, witnesses, or victims — took place. For about half of the reported complaints, Metro police didn’t produce any documents related to an investigation.

To be clear, this is talking about "crimes committed on the transit system between 2010 and 2017".

Fwiw, I take the red line almost every day and have never have any issues since 2015. In fact, it's been much more pleasant than NYC!

You might want to read the report first before commenting about the contents. It’s conveniently linked in the article.

If you think that's bad, then please don't read about crime committed within the AirBnB system. Those are atrocious. I will NEVER stay in one. This stuff reported here is basic.

Nah Air BnB and the Metro are both fine. Just develop some situational awareness and don't be afraid.

[Anonymous]

People trying to change the subject to be about roads or AirBnB are doing a massive disservice to this major issue and ultimately you are only undermining faith in the transit system you are misguidedly defending by not holding it accountable. Thankfully you are basically alone in minimizing the problem, which is why you are doing so anonymously here.