A Boy Was Jumped and Robbed by a Group of Kids at Bethesda Mall tonight 4/7

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe I have to explain this here but Montgomery Mall, just like any other establishment in the DMV area, is not in a bubble that can't be accessed by the "bad" people. Anywhere can be reached with a car, bus, or metro. If you want a guarantee that nothing bad will happen to your kids, then tell them to stay home and play Roblox all day.

Grew up in Bethesda. No one "accessed" Bethesda by bus or metro or car to commit crimes then. Things have changed. To pretend otherwise is craziness. People move to areas so they can feel comfortable their kids won't be jumped. They don't want them to be inside playing roblox all day. They want a safe community where kids can be on their own, safely. That used to be the case in Bethesda. Now it's not. Buses and metro and car access is not what's changed.

That's an interesting definition of "people" you have there.

Grew up in Rockville in the 80s and 90s and yes, we absolutely took the bus to Montgomery Mall and downtown Bethesda. What's funny is that there were Bethesda kids who we encountered (BCC kids) who actually behaved worse- did drugs, stole from stores, etc. What's crazy is that you think you moving to the bubble of Bethesda gives you ownership of the mall. It's a public space and anyone, good or bad, can access it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe I have to explain this here but Montgomery Mall, just like any other establishment in the DMV area, is not in a bubble that can't be accessed by the "bad" people. Anywhere can be reached with a car, bus, or metro. If you want a guarantee that nothing bad will happen to your kids, then tell them to stay home and play Roblox all day.

Grew up in Bethesda. No one "accessed" Bethesda by bus or metro or car to commit crimes then. Things have changed. To pretend otherwise is craziness. People move to areas so they can feel comfortable their kids won't be jumped. They don't want them to be inside playing roblox all day. They want a safe community where kids can be on their own, safely. That used to be the case in Bethesda. Now it's not. Buses and metro and car access is not what's changed.

That's an interesting definition of "people" you have there.

How's that?

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Anonymous wrote:Rich kids think this stuff is funny, my money is on Mater Dei graduates.

Bethesda is full of grifters, drug addicts, pan handlers, the homeless and people bused in from other areas to fill low income housing. We went to the McDonald's on the pike recently and I was shocked by the homeless people in front of the 7-11 and the drug addicts spitting over and over in front of the McD's door while waiting to ask for food of each person who went in or out. It was like stopping to pick up food on NY Ave before heading to the beach. Actually that's probably better now.

The McDonald's on the what? There's a McDonald's on Rockville Pike, but it's not in Bethesda, and there's also no 7-11. There are two McDonald's in Bethesda: one on River Road, which is not "the pike", and again, there's no 7-11 (it's next to Talbert's); the other in the Montgomery Mall food court (no "pike", no 7-11). There's a McDonald's on New Hampshire Avenue in White Oak, which is near (though not on) Columbia Pike, and there's a 7-11 across the road and down a ways.

Also, how do you "bus in" people to the housing that they live in?

The McD's on the pike is "north bethesda" -- near where Old Georgetown Rd hits the pike. There is a 7-11 right next to it. Like it or not, my post is accurate. Instead of nitpicking stupid irrelevant facts, how about addressing the issue -- drug addicts and homeless beggars are now standing sentinel outside the door of a suburban McDonalds hitting up everyone who walks in or out, and spitting on the sidewalk over and over when the door is closed, so we have to walk over their spit to get food. It's gross. Fact.

But they have always been there.

There was guy who wore shorty shirts who basically live out of the Bally’s for year.

Are you new to Montgomery Coubty?

I was born and grew up in Montgomery County. No, they have not always been there.

PP again. I actually know that guy. He's wealthy and lived out of his car, showering at they gym because he thought it was a cool thing to do. Not the same.

Yea they have always been there. I work with homeless and that’s some crazy urban legend you made up in your head.

People have always lived in the woods near the tracks on Montrose and panhandle on Rockville Pike right there.

Most have disabilities/social security /VA but no millionaires

LOL bullshit. Gaslighting people into believing this area has always been a crime-riddled, homeless-living, panhandling area is just plain bullshit. It's changed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Rich kids think this stuff is funny, my money is on Mater Dei graduates.

Bethesda is full of grifters, drug addicts, pan handlers, the homeless and people bused in from other areas to fill low income housing. We went to the McDonald's on the pike recently and I was shocked by the homeless people in front of the 7-11 and the drug addicts spitting over and over in front of the McD's door while waiting to ask for food of each person who went in or out. It was like stopping to pick up food on NY Ave before heading to the beach. Actually that's probably better now.

The McDonald's on the what? There's a McDonald's on Rockville Pike, but it's not in Bethesda, and there's also no 7-11. There are two McDonald's in Bethesda: one on River Road, which is not "the pike", and again, there's no 7-11 (it's next to Talbert's); the other in the Montgomery Mall food court (no "pike", no 7-11). There's a McDonald's on New Hampshire Avenue in White Oak, which is near (though not on) Columbia Pike, and there's a 7-11 across the road and down a ways.

Also, how do you "bus in" people to the housing that they live in?

The McD's on the pike is "north bethesda" -- near where Old Georgetown Rd hits the pike. There is a 7-11 right next to it. Like it or not, my post is accurate. Instead of nitpicking stupid irrelevant facts, how about addressing the issue -- drug addicts and homeless beggars are now standing sentinel outside the door of a suburban McDonalds hitting up everyone who walks in or out, and spitting on the sidewalk over and over when the door is closed, so we have to walk over their spit to get food. It's gross. Fact.

But they have always been there.

There was guy who wore shorty shirts who basically live out of the Bally’s for year.

Are you new to Montgomery Coubty?

I was born and grew up in Montgomery County. No, they have not always been there.

PP again. I actually know that guy. He's wealthy and lived out of his car, showering at they gym because he thought it was a cool thing to do. Not the same.

Yea they have always been there. I work with homeless and that’s some crazy urban legend you made up in your head.

People have always lived in the woods near the tracks on Montrose and panhandle on Rockville Pike right there.

Most have disabilities/social security /VA but no millionaires

LOL bullshit. Gaslighting people into believing this area has always been a crime-riddled, homeless-living, panhandling area is just plain bullshit. It's changed.

Yes, it's true, it's not 1975 in Montgomery County anymore. Or anywhere else.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe I have to explain this here but Montgomery Mall, just like any other establishment in the DMV area, is not in a bubble that can't be accessed by the "bad" people. Anywhere can be reached with a car, bus, or metro. If you want a guarantee that nothing bad will happen to your kids, then tell them to stay home and play Roblox all day.

Grew up in Bethesda. No one "accessed" Bethesda by bus or metro or car to commit crimes then. Things have changed. To pretend otherwise is craziness. People move to areas so they can feel comfortable their kids won't be jumped. They don't want them to be inside playing roblox all day. They want a safe community where kids can be on their own, safely. That used to be the case in Bethesda. Now it's not. Buses and metro and car access is not what's changed.

That's an interesting definition of "people" you have there.

Grew up in Rockville in the 80s and 90s and yes, we absolutely took the bus to Montgomery Mall and downtown Bethesda. What's funny is that there were Bethesda kids who we encountered (BCC kids) who actually behaved worse- did drugs, stole from stores, etc. What's crazy is that you think you moving to the bubble of Bethesda gives you ownership of the mall. It's a public space and anyone, good or bad, can access it.

LOL, you took the bus to the mall? NO WAY!!! LOL The point was that people didn't bus/drive/metro to the mall to commit crimes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe I have to explain this here but Montgomery Mall, just like any other establishment in the DMV area, is not in a bubble that can't be accessed by the "bad" people. Anywhere can be reached with a car, bus, or metro. If you want a guarantee that nothing bad will happen to your kids, then tell them to stay home and play Roblox all day.

Grew up in Bethesda. No one "accessed" Bethesda by bus or metro or car to commit crimes then. Things have changed. To pretend otherwise is craziness. People move to areas so they can feel comfortable their kids won't be jumped. They don't want them to be inside playing roblox all day. They want a safe community where kids can be on their own, safely. That used to be the case in Bethesda. Now it's not. Buses and metro and car access is not what's changed.

That's an interesting definition of "people" you have there.

Grew up in Rockville in the 80s and 90s and yes, we absolutely took the bus to Montgomery Mall and downtown Bethesda. What's funny is that there were Bethesda kids who we encountered (BCC kids) who actually behaved worse- did drugs, stole from stores, etc. What's crazy is that you think you moving to the bubble of Bethesda gives you ownership of the mall. It's a public space and anyone, good or bad, can access it.

We should welcome people who jump our teens to steal their shoes and air pods. They belong there, too.

This is why the left is a joke to many people these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe I have to explain this here but Montgomery Mall, just like any other establishment in the DMV area, is not in a bubble that can't be accessed by the "bad" people. Anywhere can be reached with a car, bus, or metro. If you want a guarantee that nothing bad will happen to your kids, then tell them to stay home and play Roblox all day.

Grew up in Bethesda. No one "accessed" Bethesda by bus or metro or car to commit crimes then. Things have changed. To pretend otherwise is craziness. People move to areas so they can feel comfortable their kids won't be jumped. They don't want them to be inside playing roblox all day. They want a safe community where kids can be on their own, safely. That used to be the case in Bethesda. Now it's not. Buses and metro and car access is not what's changed.

That's an interesting definition of "people" you have there.

Grew up in Rockville in the 80s and 90s and yes, we absolutely took the bus to Montgomery Mall and downtown Bethesda. What's funny is that there were Bethesda kids who we encountered (BCC kids) who actually behaved worse- did drugs, stole from stores, etc. What's crazy is that you think you moving to the bubble of Bethesda gives you ownership of the mall. It's a public space and anyone, good or bad, can access it.

We should welcome people who jump our teens to steal their shoes and air pods. They belong there, too.

This is why the left is a joke to many people these days.

Interesting to note who "our" and "they" are, in those first two sentences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rich kids think this stuff is funny, my money is on Mater Dei graduates.

Bethesda is full of grifters, drug addicts, pan handlers, the homeless and people bused in from other areas to fill low income housing. We went to the McDonald's on the pike recently and I was shocked by the homeless people in front of the 7-11 and the drug addicts spitting over and over in front of the McD's door while waiting to ask for food of each person who went in or out. It was like stopping to pick up food on NY Ave before heading to the beach. Actually that's probably better now.

The McDonald's on the what? There's a McDonald's on Rockville Pike, but it's not in Bethesda, and there's also no 7-11. There are two McDonald's in Bethesda: one on River Road, which is not "the pike", and again, there's no 7-11 (it's next to Talbert's); the other in the Montgomery Mall food court (no "pike", no 7-11). There's a McDonald's on New Hampshire Avenue in White Oak, which is near (though not on) Columbia Pike, and there's a 7-11 across the road and down a ways.

Also, how do you "bus in" people to the housing that they live in?

The McD's on the pike is "north bethesda" -- near where Old Georgetown Rd hits the pike. There is a 7-11 right next to it. Like it or not, my post is accurate. Instead of nitpicking stupid irrelevant facts, how about addressing the issue -- drug addicts and homeless beggars are now standing sentinel outside the door of a suburban McDonalds hitting up everyone who walks in or out, and spitting on the sidewalk over and over when the door is closed, so we have to walk over their spit to get food. It's gross. Fact.

If that’s going on it’s only people the White Flint Metro stop is right there and there is an HOC property nearby. The two regular downtown Bethesda panhandlers live in HOC properties as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe I have to explain this here but Montgomery Mall, just like any other establishment in the DMV area, is not in a bubble that can't be accessed by the "bad" people. Anywhere can be reached with a car, bus, or metro. If you want a guarantee that nothing bad will happen to your kids, then tell them to stay home and play Roblox all day.

Grew up in Bethesda. No one "accessed" Bethesda by bus or metro or car to commit crimes then. Things have changed. To pretend otherwise is craziness. People move to areas so they can feel comfortable their kids won't be jumped. They don't want them to be inside playing roblox all day. They want a safe community where kids can be on their own, safely. That used to be the case in Bethesda. Now it's not. Buses and metro and car access is not what's changed.

That's an interesting definition of "people" you have there.

Grew up in Rockville in the 80s and 90s and yes, we absolutely took the bus to Montgomery Mall and downtown Bethesda. What's funny is that there were Bethesda kids who we encountered (BCC kids) who actually behaved worse- did drugs, stole from stores, etc. What's crazy is that you think you moving to the bubble of Bethesda gives you ownership of the mall. It's a public space and anyone, good or bad, can access it.

LOL, you took the bus to the mall? NO WAY!!! LOL The point was that people didn't bus/drive/metro to the mall to commit crimes.

So how did they get there?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe I have to explain this here but Montgomery Mall, just like any other establishment in the DMV area, is not in a bubble that can't be accessed by the "bad" people. Anywhere can be reached with a car, bus, or metro. If you want a guarantee that nothing bad will happen to your kids, then tell them to stay home and play Roblox all day.

Grew up in Bethesda. No one "accessed" Bethesda by bus or metro or car to commit crimes then. Things have changed. To pretend otherwise is craziness. People move to areas so they can feel comfortable their kids won't be jumped. They don't want them to be inside playing roblox all day. They want a safe community where kids can be on their own, safely. That used to be the case in Bethesda. Now it's not. Buses and metro and car access is not what's changed.

That's an interesting definition of "people" you have there.

Grew up in Rockville in the 80s and 90s and yes, we absolutely took the bus to Montgomery Mall and downtown Bethesda. What's funny is that there were Bethesda kids who we encountered (BCC kids) who actually behaved worse- did drugs, stole from stores, etc. What's crazy is that you think you moving to the bubble of Bethesda gives you ownership of the mall. It's a public space and anyone, good or bad, can access it.

We should welcome people who jump our teens to steal their shoes and air pods. They belong there, too.

This is why the left is a joke to many people these days.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Rich kids think this stuff is funny, my money is on Mater Dei graduates.

Bethesda is full of grifters, drug addicts, pan handlers, the homeless and people bused in from other areas to fill low income housing. We went to the McDonald's on the pike recently and I was shocked by the homeless people in front of the 7-11 and the drug addicts spitting over and over in front of the McD's door while waiting to ask for food of each person who went in or out. It was like stopping to pick up food on NY Ave before heading to the beach. Actually that's probably better now.

The McDonald's on the what? There's a McDonald's on Rockville Pike, but it's not in Bethesda, and there's also no 7-11. There are two McDonald's in Bethesda: one on River Road, which is not "the pike", and again, there's no 7-11 (it's next to Talbert's); the other in the Montgomery Mall food court (no "pike", no 7-11). There's a McDonald's on New Hampshire Avenue in White Oak, which is near (though not on) Columbia Pike, and there's a 7-11 across the road and down a ways.

Also, how do you "bus in" people to the housing that they live in?

The McD's on the pike is "north bethesda" -- near where Old Georgetown Rd hits the pike. There is a 7-11 right next to it. Like it or not, my post is accurate. Instead of nitpicking stupid irrelevant facts, how about addressing the issue -- drug addicts and homeless beggars are now standing sentinel outside the door of a suburban McDonalds hitting up everyone who walks in or out, and spitting on the sidewalk over and over when the door is closed, so we have to walk over their spit to get food. It's gross. Fact.

But they have always been there.

There was guy who wore shorty shirts who basically live out of the Bally’s for year.

Are you new to Montgomery Coubty?

I was born and grew up in Montgomery County. No, they have not always been there.

PP again. I actually know that guy. He's wealthy and lived out of his car, showering at they gym because he thought it was a cool thing to do. Not the same.

Yea they have always been there. I work with homeless and that’s some crazy urban legend you made up in your head.

People have always lived in the woods near the tracks on Montrose and panhandle on Rockville Pike right there.

Most have disabilities/social security /VA but no millionaires

LOL bullshit. Gaslighting people into believing this area has always been a crime-riddled, homeless-living, panhandling area is just plain bullshit. It's changed.

Yes, it's true, it's not 1975 in Montgomery County anymore. Or anywhere else.

The crime rate in the 7’s/80’s was doubled what it is now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe I have to explain this here but Montgomery Mall, just like any other establishment in the DMV area, is not in a bubble that can't be accessed by the "bad" people. Anywhere can be reached with a car, bus, or metro. If you want a guarantee that nothing bad will happen to your kids, then tell them to stay home and play Roblox all day.

Grew up in Bethesda. No one "accessed" Bethesda by bus or metro or car to commit crimes then. Things have changed. To pretend otherwise is craziness. People move to areas so they can feel comfortable their kids won't be jumped. They don't want them to be inside playing roblox all day. They want a safe community where kids can be on their own, safely. That used to be the case in Bethesda. Now it's not. Buses and metro and car access is not what's changed.

That's an interesting definition of "people" you have there.

Grew up in Rockville in the 80s and 90s and yes, we absolutely took the bus to Montgomery Mall and downtown Bethesda. What's funny is that there were Bethesda kids who we encountered (BCC kids) who actually behaved worse- did drugs, stole from stores, etc. What's crazy is that you think you moving to the bubble of Bethesda gives you ownership of the mall. It's a public space and anyone, good or bad, can access it.

LOL, you took the bus to the mall? NO WAY!!! LOL The point was that people didn't bus/drive/metro to the mall to commit crimes.

YES we certainly did, before we had driver's licenses, and we took the metro to DC. Why is that so hard to believe? Public transportation was available for all.
So if people didn't bus, drive or metro to the mall to commit crimes, then are you suggesting that only those who go there on foot commit crimes? I'm so confused with your line of thinking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe I have to explain this here but Montgomery Mall, just like any other establishment in the DMV area, is not in a bubble that can't be accessed by the "bad" people. Anywhere can be reached with a car, bus, or metro. If you want a guarantee that nothing bad will happen to your kids, then tell them to stay home and play Roblox all day.

Grew up in Bethesda. No one "accessed" Bethesda by bus or metro or car to commit crimes then. Things have changed. To pretend otherwise is craziness. People move to areas so they can feel comfortable their kids won't be jumped. They don't want them to be inside playing roblox all day. They want a safe community where kids can be on their own, safely. That used to be the case in Bethesda. Now it's not. Buses and metro and car access is not what's changed.

That's an interesting definition of "people" you have there.

Grew up in Rockville in the 80s and 90s and yes, we absolutely took the bus to Montgomery Mall and downtown Bethesda. What's funny is that there were Bethesda kids who we encountered (BCC kids) who actually behaved worse- did drugs, stole from stores, etc. What's crazy is that you think you moving to the bubble of Bethesda gives you ownership of the mall. It's a public space and anyone, good or bad, can access it.

We should welcome people who jump our teens to steal their shoes and air pods. They belong there, too.

This is why the left is a joke to many people these days.

Interesting to note who "our" and "they" are, in those first two sentences.

Woo woo. Anyone who goes to the mall deserves to not be jumped for their shoes or air pods or anything else of value. No matter what race or socio economic group they're from. Better? People who steal from others don't belong there, They belong in jail, not at the mall robbing teenagers. Pretty easy to understand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe I have to explain this here but Montgomery Mall, just like any other establishment in the DMV area, is not in a bubble that can't be accessed by the "bad" people. Anywhere can be reached with a car, bus, or metro. If you want a guarantee that nothing bad will happen to your kids, then tell them to stay home and play Roblox all day.

Grew up in Bethesda. No one "accessed" Bethesda by bus or metro or car to commit crimes then. Things have changed. To pretend otherwise is craziness. People move to areas so they can feel comfortable their kids won't be jumped. They don't want them to be inside playing roblox all day. They want a safe community where kids can be on their own, safely. That used to be the case in Bethesda. Now it's not. Buses and metro and car access is not what's changed.

That's an interesting definition of "people" you have there.

Grew up in Rockville in the 80s and 90s and yes, we absolutely took the bus to Montgomery Mall and downtown Bethesda. What's funny is that there were Bethesda kids who we encountered (BCC kids) who actually behaved worse- did drugs, stole from stores, etc. What's crazy is that you think you moving to the bubble of Bethesda gives you ownership of the mall. It's a public space and anyone, good or bad, can access it.

We should welcome people who jump our teens to steal their shoes and air pods. They belong there, too.

This is why the left is a joke to many people these days.

+1

First of all, I'm not the left. Next, you can welcome (or not) whoever you want but that's not stopping people from going to the mall! Do you want a security guard by the door to ask everyone for an ID with proof of address before entry?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rich kids think this stuff is funny, my money is on Mater Dei graduates.

Bethesda is full of grifters, drug addicts, pan handlers, the homeless and people bused in from other areas to fill low income housing. We went to the McDonald's on the pike recently and I was shocked by the homeless people in front of the 7-11 and the drug addicts spitting over and over in front of the McD's door while waiting to ask for food of each person who went in or out. It was like stopping to pick up food on NY Ave before heading to the beach. Actually that's probably better now.

The McDonald's on the what? There's a McDonald's on Rockville Pike, but it's not in Bethesda, and there's also no 7-11. There are two McDonald's in Bethesda: one on River Road, which is not "the pike", and again, there's no 7-11 (it's next to Talbert's); the other in the Montgomery Mall food court (no "pike", no 7-11). There's a McDonald's on New Hampshire Avenue in White Oak, which is near (though not on) Columbia Pike, and there's a 7-11 across the road and down a ways.

Also, how do you "bus in" people to the housing that they live in?

The McD's on the pike is "north bethesda" -- near where Old Georgetown Rd hits the pike. There is a 7-11 right next to it. Like it or not, my post is accurate. Instead of nitpicking stupid irrelevant facts, how about addressing the issue -- drug addicts and homeless beggars are now standing sentinel outside the door of a suburban McDonalds hitting up everyone who walks in or out, and spitting on the sidewalk over and over when the door is closed, so we have to walk over their spit to get food. It's gross. Fact.

If that’s going on it’s only people the White Flint Metro stop is right there and there is an HOC property nearby. The two regular downtown Bethesda panhandlers live in HOC properties as well.

If they live in an HOC property (which one, specifically, is near the White Flint Metro station?), then by definition they are not homeless.