WJ/BCC Fight - No racism please!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a fight, fights are not illegal, hence there were no charges.

It's clear that it was both BCC and WJ kids who were fighting.

It's also clear that WJ parents need to wake the f up and realize they are not raising perfect kids. They are raising kids that fight, that go towards danger instead of away, who lie to you, and have you report it to the police when you are part of the problem.

Talk to your boys because this fighting BS get worse in college and you can fall, hit your head and die... or you can hit somebody they can fall and hit their head and that is manslaughter (not murder because you chose to fight).

The investigation is ongoing means, bring me more evidence and things will change. It's only been 1 week, it usually takes longer to close a case that has this many witnesses.

But the reality is if you fight and end up with injuries, this is not a criminal case it's a civil one. Now the kids on the ground and anybody else that has bodily harm can get a lawyer and sue for bodily harm just like a car accident.

If this was the summer there wouldn't even be suspensions.

the criminal investigation is ongoing.

I don’t know how many times someone has to tell you “it was a fight!!” is not a defense against assault charges.

I never said it was, I just said that it was a fight that may lead to assault charges instead of a bunch of BCC kids laying in wait who assaulted poor innocent WJ kids.

Get your kids in order. They are the problem.

Sorry, buddy. Everything I've heard from students and seen with my own eyes says that BCC students planned to jump WJ students when they csme onto BCC "turf" for a game.
Assaulted them.
Battered them.
Caused bodily harm that required hospitalization.
Brought masks in some cases.
Robbed them.
Threatened one with a gun.

You need to wake up.

You kids lied to you. It's mutual afray. No criminal activity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. This had nothing to do with school rivalries: At least one of the worst cases involved a BCC kid beating up another BCC kid (a cheerleader, actually!) -- entirely unprovoked.

The only thing this had to do with football or rivalries, it seems, is that a group of kids heard stories of past years' fights and came to downtown Bethesda to get in on the action. I haven't seen anyone who was at the football game suggest that this was a case where things got heated at the game and spilled over into the streets: These were not kids who came for football; these were kids who came to fight.

2. Here is the solution: Parents from both schools engage community members, alumni, and members of the community to plan Friday night events, in coordination with police, in which supervising adults fan out (haha) throughout the downtown area after the game, eyes on Chipotle, eyes on the metro. Make it a fundraiser or use the occasion to raise awareness of this or that issue. The idea is to do what makes Bethesda boring the vast majority of the time: Have adults out and about and don't allow kids to congregate in numbers.

Or, just, like have police do it?

LIke, it sounds like they did a fine job at the actual game. I'm pretty surprised that they weren't already keeping a watchful eye on Chipotle, which is precisely where kids have been fighting in the past. Betcha they don't make that mistake again...!

How about the BCC principal and central office do their job and get the violent thugs out of our children's schools the first time they're on their radar. Then our kids can go to Chipotle with their friends after a game. How does that sound?

Your kids engaged in a fight. They didn't just go to Chipotle.

[Anonymous]

At the end of the day, this is going to become a big nothing burger. We discuss it till were blue in the face, a statement comes out, and then it silence until the next scandal comes along.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, this is going to become a big nothing burger. We discuss it till were blue in the face, a statement comes out, and then it silence until the next scandal comes along.

A scandal is a teacher/coach dating girls for decades. A fight among teenagers is no more a scandal than a drinking party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, this is going to become a big nothing burger. We discuss it till were blue in the face, a statement comes out, and then it silence until the next scandal comes along.

A scandal is a teacher/coach dating girls for decades. A fight among teenagers is no more a scandal than a drinking party.

You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat 635,345 times)
Police: Criminal charges are pending.
You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat another 34,546 times)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. This had nothing to do with school rivalries: At least one of the worst cases involved a BCC kid beating up another BCC kid (a cheerleader, actually!) -- entirely unprovoked.

The only thing this had to do with football or rivalries, it seems, is that a group of kids heard stories of past years' fights and came to downtown Bethesda to get in on the action. I haven't seen anyone who was at the football game suggest that this was a case where things got heated at the game and spilled over into the streets: These were not kids who came for football; these were kids who came to fight.

2. Here is the solution: Parents from both schools engage community members, alumni, and members of the community to plan Friday night events, in coordination with police, in which supervising adults fan out (haha) throughout the downtown area after the game, eyes on Chipotle, eyes on the metro. Make it a fundraiser or use the occasion to raise awareness of this or that issue. The idea is to do what makes Bethesda boring the vast majority of the time: Have adults out and about and don't allow kids to congregate in numbers.

Or, just, like have police do it?

LIke, it sounds like they did a fine job at the actual game. I'm pretty surprised that they weren't already keeping a watchful eye on Chipotle, which is precisely where kids have been fighting in the past. Betcha they don't make that mistake again...!

They should require one parent to be responsible for their own kids during games. Not just drop off the kids without parental supervision.

The problem is that this didn't happen during a game. It's legal for 16-year-olds to be on the street at 9:00 p.m. If you would like a youth curfew, you can take it up with the county council but understand that it will sweep up thousands of kids who are just out getting bubble tea with their friends on Friday night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, this is going to become a big nothing burger. We discuss it till were blue in the face, a statement comes out, and then it silence until the next scandal comes along.

A scandal is a teacher/coach dating girls for decades. A fight among teenagers is no more a scandal than a drinking party.

You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat 635,345 times)
Police: Criminal charges are pending.
You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat another 34,546 times)

You: WJ kids were jumped by masked BCC kids, they need to be arrested and expelled.
Police: no criminal charges
You: WJ kids were jumped by masked BCC kids, they need to be arrested and expelled

[Anonymous]

If this was a planned attack, I would think they would be able to easily verify this. There had to be something posted on social media about it. It’ll be interesting to see where the investigation leads. I’m on the “planned attack” side but will wait for further details.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, this is going to become a big nothing burger. We discuss it till were blue in the face, a statement comes out, and then it silence until the next scandal comes along.

A scandal is a teacher/coach dating girls for decades. A fight among teenagers is no more a scandal than a drinking party.

You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat 635,345 times)
Police: Criminal charges are pending.
You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat another 34,546 times)

You: WJ kids were jumped by masked BCC kids, they need to be arrested and expelled.
Police: no criminal charges YET but they are pending
You: WJ kids were jumped by masked BCC kids, they need to be arrested and expelled

Fixed that for you.

I live way out in Ganglandia, by the way. My kids don't go to WJ or BCC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, this is going to become a big nothing burger. We discuss it till were blue in the face, a statement comes out, and then it silence until the next scandal comes along.

A scandal is a teacher/coach dating girls for decades. A fight among teenagers is no more a scandal than a drinking party.

You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat 635,345 times)
Police: Criminal charges are pending.
You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat another 34,546 times)

You: WJ kids were jumped by masked BCC kids, they need to be arrested and expelled.
Police: no criminal charges YET but they are pending
You: WJ kids were jumped by masked BCC kids, they need to be arrested and expelled

Fixed that for you.

I live way out in Ganglandia, by the way. My kids don't go to WJ or BCC.

We’re in Ganglandia too. So far no problems at the last 2 Blair football games. Score one for the poors!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a fight, fights are not illegal, hence there were no charges.

It's clear that it was both BCC and WJ kids who were fighting.

It's also clear that WJ parents need to wake the f up and realize they are not raising perfect kids. They are raising kids that fight, that go towards danger instead of away, who lie to you, and have you report it to the police when you are part of the problem.

Talk to your boys because this fighting BS get worse in college and you can fall, hit your head and die... or you can hit somebody they can fall and hit their head and that is manslaughter (not murder because you chose to fight).

The investigation is ongoing means, bring me more evidence and things will change. It's only been 1 week, it usually takes longer to close a case that has this many witnesses.

But the reality is if you fight and end up with injuries, this is not a criminal case it's a civil one. Now the kids on the ground and anybody else that has bodily harm can get a lawyer and sue for bodily harm just like a car accident.

If this was the summer there wouldn't even be suspensions.

the criminal investigation is ongoing.

I don’t know how many times someone has to tell you “it was a fight!!” is not a defense against assault charges.

I never said it was, I just said that it was a fight that may lead to assault charges instead of a bunch of BCC kids laying in wait who assaulted poor innocent WJ kids.

Get your kids in order. They are the problem.

Sorry, buddy. Everything I've heard from students and seen with my own eyes says that BCC students planned to jump WJ students when they csme onto BCC "turf" for a game.
Assaulted them.
Battered them.
Caused bodily harm that required hospitalization.
Brought masks in some cases.
Robbed them.
Threatened one with a gun.

You need to wake up.

When did these schools become part of Ganglandia?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, this is going to become a big nothing burger. We discuss it till were blue in the face, a statement comes out, and then it silence until the next scandal comes along.

A scandal is a teacher/coach dating girls for decades. A fight among teenagers is no more a scandal than a drinking party.

I don’t see it as a fight. I see it as assault verging on attempted murder (imo because of the multiple hard kicks to the head). I think Dr. McKnight and MCPS higher-ups want you to think it’s just a fight whereas concerned citizens see it as something much greater than that. And it’s something greater that absolutely affects the students at those schools and the county in general.

This was not a fight, this was assault. And if the parents of those kids are reading this right now, I hope you press charges and don’t let the school bully you into accepting that it was something “no more “ then a fight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, this is going to become a big nothing burger. We discuss it till were blue in the face, a statement comes out, and then it silence until the next scandal comes along.

A scandal is a teacher/coach dating girls for decades. A fight among teenagers is no more a scandal than a drinking party.

You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat 635,345 times)
Police: Criminal charges are pending.
You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat another 34,546 times)

You: WJ kids were jumped by masked BCC kids, they need to be arrested and expelled.
Police: no criminal charges YET but they are pending
You: WJ kids were jumped by masked BCC kids, they need to be arrested and expelled

Fixed that for you.

I live way out in Ganglandia, by the way. My kids don't go to WJ or BCC.

No they are not pending, if more evidence comes available, they will investigate that too.

McDonalds literally has to hire a cop from 3-6 at 4 corners so I wouldn't be too smug.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, this is going to become a big nothing burger. We discuss it till were blue in the face, a statement comes out, and then it silence until the next scandal comes along.

A scandal is a teacher/coach dating girls for decades. A fight among teenagers is no more a scandal than a drinking party.

You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat 635,345 times)
Police: Criminal charges are pending.
You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat another 34,546 times)

You: WJ kids were jumped by masked BCC kids, they need to be arrested and expelled.
Police: no criminal charges YET but they are pending
You: WJ kids were jumped by masked BCC kids, they need to be arrested and expelled

Fixed that for you.

I live way out in Ganglandia, by the way. My kids don't go to WJ or BCC.

No they are not pending, if more evidence comes available, they will investigate that too.

McDonalds literally has to hire a cop from 3-6 at 4 corners so I wouldn't be too smug.

DP - let us celebrate our small victories. Please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the day, this is going to become a big nothing burger. We discuss it till were blue in the face, a statement comes out, and then it silence until the next scandal comes along.

A scandal is a teacher/coach dating girls for decades. A fight among teenagers is no more a scandal than a drinking party.

You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat 635,345 times)
Police: Criminal charges are pending.
You: It was a fight, not an assault, no criminal charges! (repeat another 34,546 times)

You: WJ kids were jumped by masked BCC kids, they need to be arrested and expelled.
Police: no criminal charges YET but they are pending
You: WJ kids were jumped by masked BCC kids, they need to be arrested and expelled

Fixed that for you.

I live way out in Ganglandia, by the way. My kids don't go to WJ or BCC.

No they are not pending, if more evidence comes available, they will investigate that too.

McDonalds literally has to hire a cop from 3-6 at 4 corners so I wouldn't be too smug.

The police chief says charges are pending. What do you know that he doesn't know?

https://twitter.com/mcpdChief/status/1699908471167328684?t=-6agwXSFRSGngVHuNjibYg&s=19