Police Arrest Teenager with Food on Metro

[Anonymous]

I'd be curious to see what happened before all this. This only gives us a small picture but she clearly lacked judgement to give an attitude and continue to give one. I almost wonder if it was set up. The offer should not have kicked her down as she could have hurt herself falling down.

The police officers are acting extremely inappropriately to both the young woman and to observers. They should not have engaged. They are not behaving like you'd think real officers would when they are teasing and tormenting her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to guess that this teenager has seen many white people on the metro, eating and drinking whatever the hell they want. She has never seen them so much as blinked at, but she is singled out for the potato chips and lollipop.

That being said - for real? Just put the food in your back pack and keep moving. To be frank, most middle class+ black folks tell their children very early on: follow the rules. It doesn't matter WHO you see breaking the rules, because when the police show up, YOU are the first person that gets arrested/detained/spoken to. This is a perfect example of that, and (I hope) she learned a hard lesson.

The transit officer DID give her a chance to actually put the food away, so she has no sympathy from me there. However, the transit officer over-reacted about potato chips.

You're right- - - you are TOTALLY GUESSING!! And with racially prejudiced attitudes. Good luck with raising racially healthy kids in your house.

I actually think the PP nailed it right on the head. You're just so consumed by all the racist rhetoric being thrown around that you're unable to see it I guess. Good luck raising kids that know how to avoid confrontations with police officers. I'm not even black, and I exercise WAY more caution around officers than this girl (who exhibited none whatsoever).

[Anonymous]

What evidence are you all seeing? She wasn't even eating the chips. She was holding them. It's not illegal to hold food on the metro (how could it be? People use the metro to go back and forth from the grocery store, for crying out loud). Of course she was being singled out. I see frat bros eating freaking hoagies on the metro all the time, and nothing ever happens to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to guess that this teenager has seen many white people on the metro, eating and drinking whatever the hell they want. She has never seen them so much as blinked at, but she is singled out for the potato chips and lollipop.

That being said - for real? Just put the food in your back pack and keep moving. To be frank, most middle class+ black folks tell their children very early on: follow the rules. It doesn't matter WHO you see breaking the rules, because when the police show up, YOU are the first person that gets arrested/detained/spoken to. This is a perfect example of that, and (I hope) she learned a hard lesson.

The transit officer DID give her a chance to actually put the food away, so she has no sympathy from me there. However, the transit officer over-reacted about potato chips.

You're right- - - you are TOTALLY GUESSING!! And with racially prejudiced attitudes. Good luck with raising racially healthy kids in your house.

I've asked twice to put away food in the metro. The first time I was in college and on my way to work waiting on a platform (eating somewhat messy food but don't remember exactly what). The second time was when I was 35 (was feeling sick and started eating kids' goldfish). That's twice out of the probably 5-6 times I've tried to eat on metro over the past decades. Each time, I was embarrassed, new I had done something wrong and against the rules, throughout the food immediately, and apologized. I am a white woman.

I know, but SHE hasn't seen that. She lives in a completely different world than you and I do. She feels like she is being picked on/singled out unfairly, versus seeing it as she just got caught not following the rules. As I stated, just follow the rules! She had a chance to put the stuff away and got combative instead.

Stop trying to assume what this girl has or has not seen. She is a DC native or at least from this area, and more than likely knows the rules out food on the metro. This isn't some tourist from another country for crying to loud, she lives in the exact same world as us. You're right in that she had a major attitude problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What evidence are you all seeing? She wasn't even eating the chips. She was holding them. It's not illegal to hold food on the metro (how could it be? People use the metro to go back and forth from the grocery store, for crying out loud). Of course she was being singled out. I see frat bros eating freaking hoagies on the metro all the time, and nothing ever happens to them.

Pretty sure if these fat bros (are you in highschool/college still?) ate those hoagies in front of an officer, something would happen. When they take food onto the train and eat it while not in the presence of an officer, I'm not sure what you expect to happen or why you think those situations are comparable. It sounds like she tried to walk past an officer while eating, aka she has no street smarts. Next time wait until your on the train before eating your snacks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to guess that this teenager has seen many white people on the metro, eating and drinking whatever the hell they want. She has never seen them so much as blinked at, but she is singled out for the potato chips and lollipop.

That being said - for real? Just put the food in your back pack and keep moving. To be frank, most middle class+ black folks tell their children very early on: follow the rules. It doesn't matter WHO you see breaking the rules, because when the police show up, YOU are the first person that gets arrested/detained/spoken to. This is a perfect example of that, and (I hope) she learned a hard lesson.

The transit officer DID give her a chance to actually put the food away, so she has no sympathy from me there. However, the transit officer over-reacted about potato chips.

You're right- - - you are TOTALLY GUESSING!! And with racially prejudiced attitudes. Good luck with raising racially healthy kids in your house.

I've asked twice to put away food in the metro. The first time I was in college and on my way to work waiting on a platform (eating somewhat messy food but don't remember exactly what). The second time was when I was 35 (was feeling sick and started eating kids' goldfish). That's twice out of the probably 5-6 times I've tried to eat on metro over the past decades. Each time, I was embarrassed, new I had done something wrong and against the rules, throughout the food immediately, and apologized. I am a white woman.

I know, but SHE hasn't seen that. She lives in a completely different world than you and I do. She feels like she is being picked on/singled out unfairly, versus seeing it as she just got caught not following the rules. As I stated, just follow the rules! She had a chance to put the stuff away and got combative instead.

Plus her nasty attitude is mostly like enabled by her friends, family and BLM. My kids attended a school with a very high percentage of minorities and some of the attitudes are interesting, shall we say. For example, AA kid gets a paper handed back with a bad grade and hollers "you're racist!" at the teacher. It's really sad. Quite eye opening. Those whose kids only attend privates or majority white schools have no idea what many of these children are like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to guess that this teenager has seen many white people on the metro, eating and drinking whatever the hell they want. She has never seen them so much as blinked at, but she is singled out for the potato chips and lollipop.

That being said - for real? Just put the food in your back pack and keep moving. To be frank, most middle class+ black folks tell their children very early on: follow the rules. It doesn't matter WHO you see breaking the rules, because when the police show up, YOU are the first person that gets arrested/detained/spoken to. This is a perfect example of that, and (I hope) she learned a hard lesson.

The transit officer DID give her a chance to actually put the food away, so she has no sympathy from me there. However, the transit officer over-reacted about potato chips.

You're right- - - you are TOTALLY GUESSING!! And with racially prejudiced attitudes. Good luck with raising racially healthy kids in your house.

I've asked twice to put away food in the metro. The first time I was in college and on my way to work waiting on a platform (eating somewhat messy food but don't remember exactly what). The second time was when I was 35 (was feeling sick and started eating kids' goldfish). That's twice out of the probably 5-6 times I've tried to eat on metro over the past decades. Each time, I was embarrassed, new I had done something wrong and against the rules, throughout the food immediately, and apologized. I am a white woman.

I know, but SHE hasn't seen that. She lives in a completely different world than you and I do. She feels like she is being picked on/singled out unfairly, versus seeing it as she just got caught not following the rules. As I stated, just follow the rules! She had a chance to put the stuff away and got combative instead.

Stop trying to assume what this girl has or has not seen. She is a DC native or at least from this area, and more than likely knows the rules out food on the metro. This isn't some tourist from another country for crying to loud, she lives in the exact same world as us. You're right in that she had a major attitude problem.

Seriously? DCUM is the land of assumptions.

[Anonymous]

Give me a break. LISTEN TO THE POLICE.

(those of you who aren't watching and are just jumping on the race train, these officers aren't white).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give me a break. LISTEN TO THE POLICE.

(those of you who aren't watching and are just jumping on the race train, these officers aren't white).

+1. No sympathy for her from me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Give me a break. LISTEN TO THE POLICE.

(those of you who aren't watching and are just jumping on the race train, these officers aren't white).

+1. No sympathy for her from me.

+2
Officer: Can I see your school ID?
Girl: I'm not talking to you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Give me a break. LISTEN TO THE POLICE.

(those of you who aren't watching and are just jumping on the race train, these officers aren't white).

+1. No sympathy for her from me.

+1
To all those who say "but I eat on the train all the time and I'm white" -- stop eating on the train.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the reason for the arrest. I understand that food is technically not allowed on Metro, but what do we say about all the yuppies in Lulu Lemon with a Whole Foods bag? I see this as prejudicial enforcement.

The article in the Post says she was arrested for unlawful entry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to guess that this teenager has seen many white people on the metro, eating and drinking whatever the hell they want. She has never seen them so much as blinked at, but she is singled out for the potato chips and lollipop.

That being said - for real? Just put the food in your back pack and keep moving. To be frank, most middle class+ black folks tell their children very early on: follow the rules. It doesn't matter WHO you see breaking the rules, because when the police show up, YOU are the first person that gets arrested/detained/spoken to. This is a perfect example of that, and (I hope) she learned a hard lesson.

The transit officer DID give her a chance to actually put the food away, so she has no sympathy from me there. However, the transit officer over-reacted about potato chips.

You're right- - - you are TOTALLY GUESSING!! And with racially prejudiced attitudes. Good luck with raising racially healthy kids in your house.

I've asked twice to put away food in the metro. The first time I was in college and on my way to work waiting on a platform (eating somewhat messy food but don't remember exactly what). The second time was when I was 35 (was feeling sick and started eating kids' goldfish). That's twice out of the probably 5-6 times I've tried to eat on metro over the past decades. Each time, I was embarrassed, new I had done something wrong and against the rules, throughout the food immediately, and apologized. I am a white woman.

I know, but SHE hasn't seen that. She lives in a completely different world than you and I do. She feels like she is being picked on/singled out unfairly, versus seeing it as she just got caught not following the rules. As I stated, just follow the rules! She had a chance to put the stuff away and got combative instead.

Sorry friend, but in MY world, I don't have to have "seen" something for myself to comply with a police officer's request johnny- on- the- spot (which mean immediately! ) . Last week I was asked to have my bag searched by another middle age white woman in a store, and even SHE deserved compliance. I showed her my bag, paid for my goods, and left. Is this sinking in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I feel so bad for that kid.

Seriously? I don't. They asked her to put it away, she defiantly refused. They asked her to sit down - she again defiantly refused. They made her sit. They didn't use excessive force and were actually pretty mild-mannered about the whole thing especially when being heckled by a very annoying woman at the end there. How else should they have handled it? And yeah - I usually think the police way overreact. And she was not what I would really call a kid...

This is the exact same behavior they exhibit in DC classrooms. They go into the room, pull out their snacks and act an ASS when you tell them to put it away. They're defiant, cuss and trash your room with the junk they leave behind. Of course it's the teacher's fault for not having a relationship with the kids or good classroom management. Teachers constantly say DCPS (and families)does those kids a disservice by tolerating and excusing such anti-social, disrespectful, defiant behavior, as it will only cause them trouble in the real world.

So this is what you get on the metro. ZERO respect for authority!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to guess that this teenager has seen many white people on the metro, eating and drinking whatever the hell they want. She has never seen them so much as blinked at, but she is singled out for the potato chips and lollipop.

That being said - for real? Just put the food in your back pack and keep moving. To be frank, most middle class+ black folks tell their children very early on: follow the rules. It doesn't matter WHO you see breaking the rules, because when the police show up, YOU are the first person that gets arrested/detained/spoken to. This is a perfect example of that, and (I hope) she learned a hard lesson.

The transit officer DID give her a chance to actually put the food away, so she has no sympathy from me there. However, the transit officer over-reacted about potato chips.

You're right- - - you are TOTALLY GUESSING!! And with racially prejudiced attitudes. Good luck with raising racially healthy kids in your house.

I've asked twice to put away food in the metro. The first time I was in college and on my way to work waiting on a platform (eating somewhat messy food but don't remember exactly what). The second time was when I was 35 (was feeling sick and started eating kids' goldfish). That's twice out of the probably 5-6 times I've tried to eat on metro over the past decades. Each time, I was embarrassed, new I had done something wrong and against the rules, throughout the food immediately, and apologized. I am a white woman.

I know, but SHE hasn't seen that. She lives in a completely different world than you and I do. She feels like she is being picked on/singled out unfairly, versus seeing it as she just got caught not following the rules. As I stated, just follow the rules! She had a chance to put the stuff away and got combative instead.

Sorry friend, but in MY world, I don't have to have "seen" something for myself to comply with a police officer's request johnny- on- the- spot (which mean immediately! ) . Last week I was asked to have my bag searched by another middle age white woman in a store, and even SHE deserved compliance. I showed her my bag, paid for my goods, and left. Is this sinking in?

You are barking up the wrong tree, "friend". I stated SEVERAL TIMES that she should have just put the food up. I can simultaneously think she was dead wrong for her demeanor, should have put the food up, the transit officer over-reacted AND understand the girl's PO V. See how that works?