More attacks on passengers on metro in dc

[Anonymous]

Wow! Who knew that assault is just considered "horseplay" in the black community?

Maybe this is why we have a higher percentage of black people incarcerated in this country........?
We just misunderstand their culture.......

[Anonymous]

Here the thing. However you personally define assault, if there is one thing the Amazon bid process (and sitting in some of the worst traffic in the country) has shown us, its that we need a functioning metro system in the DMV— that most people feel safe using. Including women commuting to work, pregnant women, families with kids, and older adults. Parents should also feel comfortable with sending teens on metro.

No, you don’t put up with it unless you are hospitalized.

No, you don’t just “give them your money” so they will go away.

We all pay for metro, and we all share metro, and it needs to be a safe, efficient way for everyone to commute. Otherwise, there is no point in pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into it.

Maybe we need a car or cars dedicated to high school kid school on the lines they use during school commute. Put them all in 1-2 cars and put some metro police in with them. Maybe we need to be more aggressive about banning troublemakers. We definitely need to beef up metro police presence in cars. Maybe get metro police out of their cars out from in the burbs.

Kids on metro need to follow the rules. If they can’t, the shouldn’t be riding Suburban kids— white, brown and black— ride school buses knowing they need to stay in their seats, use headphones with music, not yell, not start fights, etc., or face disciplinary consequences, up to and including being kicked off the bus. I’m baffled as to why kids who use metro to commute to school can’t be held to the same standards.

[Anonymous]

"thugs”


We know what that word means to you.

Go away.

You're clairvoyant?

Have you ever looked up "thug" in a dictionary? Among its synonyms are ruffian, hoodlum, hooligan and bully.

Entirely apt term in the circumstances. But if it offends you, feel free to substitute a synonym.

[Anonymous]

Is there any data on the frequency of assault on the metro? In the past six months, I have known of at least three incidents that could classified as assault, but that could be out if the ordinary. Metro is public transportation for the whole region not just DC proper. While I am sympathetic to the cultural erasure of gentrification, people throughout the region should feel safe on the metro.

[Anonymous]

cultural erasure of gentrification"

Is that code for the decline of even the most basic manners, courtesy and civility, particularly in public?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

cultural erasure of gentrification"

Is that code for the decline of even the most basic manners, courtesy and civility, particularly in public?[/quote

It means that when you lose your neighborhood you lose part of culture and your cultural ties. Gentrification is doing that to black culture in the district. Think about the battles over church parking on Sundays and bike lanes. Two cultures are coming into contact and there is tension. That does not excuse any kind of physical violence toward anyone. It is not OK to attack anyone or use foul language at them for fun or use slurs. Yes, I have heard young black people use racial slurs at whites and non-whites on the metro. That is not acceptable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow! Who knew that assault is just considered "horseplay" in the black community?

Maybe this is why we have a higher percentage of black people incarcerated in this country........?
We just misunderstand their culture.......

The racism in this thread is through the damn roof. And y’all probably think you’re woke, too. That’s the sad part

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! Who knew that assault is just considered "horseplay" in the black community?

Maybe this is why we have a higher percentage of black people incarcerated in this country........?
We just misunderstand their culture.......

The racism in this thread is through the damn roof. And y’all probably think you’re woke, too. That’s the sad part

The only racism apparent here is the statements by those excusing this behavior as a "cultural" issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here the thing. However you personally define assault, if there is one thing the Amazon bid process (and sitting in some of the worst traffic in the country) has shown us, its that we need a functioning metro system in the DMV— that most people feel safe using. Including women commuting to work, pregnant women, families with kids, and older adults. Parents should also feel comfortable with sending teens on metro.

No, you don’t put up with it unless you are hospitalized.

No, you don’t just “give them your money” so they will go away.

We all pay for metro, and we all share metro, and it needs to be a safe, efficient way for everyone to commute. Otherwise, there is no point in pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into it.

Maybe we need a car or cars dedicated to high school kid school on the lines they use during school commute. Put them all in 1-2 cars and put some metro police in with them. Maybe we need to be more aggressive about banning troublemakers. We definitely need to beef up metro police presence in cars. Maybe get metro police out of their cars out from in the burbs.

Kids on metro need to follow the rules. If they can’t, the shouldn’t be riding Suburban kids— white, brown and black— ride school buses knowing they need to stay in their seats, use headphones with music, not yell, not start fights, etc., or face disciplinary consequences, up to and including being kicked off the bus. I’m baffled as to why kids who use metro to commute to school can’t be held to the same standards.

+1 million

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you pulled out a can of pepper spray or mace and tried to use it on these kids, I’m betting it would wind up getting stuffed up your butt. After you got the beatdown of your life.

Escalating the level of violence against children who are essentially just playing around is only going to get you hurt or killed. They are being violent, so why introduce violence into the equation?

Violence? You actually believe these people on here would introduce violence into the equation? Please none of the anonymous opinionated dog whistler race-baiters on here would do a damn thing if they came across some rowdy teens but rant and rave AFTER THE FACT. They wouldn't say or do shit in the moment if they saw someone else being harassed and they wouldn't say or do shit in the moment if they themselves were being harassed.

How they talk online:


How they act outside cyberspace:

Well of course they wouldn’t do anything in the moment, because in scenarios like this it’s usually groups backing up the “horseplay” and resistance is met by being jumped by the whole group. It’s really not honest to call someone a coward because they don’t want to fight five or six on one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you pulled out a can of pepper spray or mace and tried to use it on these kids, I’m betting it would wind up getting stuffed up your butt. After you got the beatdown of your life.

Escalating the level of violence against children who are essentially just playing around is only going to get you hurt or killed. They are being violent, so why introduce violence into the equation?

So what, in your view, is the appropriate response? You are sitting there minding your own business and get slapped in the head from behind. The group confronting you threatens more and worse. What do you say the recipient of this treatment should do?

[Anonymous]

The victim’s hair set them off. I’ve had that happen to me. Beautiful, long, shiny hair sets those kinds of girls off.

[Anonymous]

And they wonder why parents pull students out of DC schools for middle and high school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you pulled out a can of pepper spray or mace and tried to use it on these kids, I’m betting it would wind up getting stuffed up your butt. After you got the beatdown of your life.

Escalating the level of violence against children who are essentially just playing around is only going to get you hurt or killed. They are being violent, so why introduce violence into the equation?

So what, in your view, is the appropriate response? You are sitting there minding your own business and get slapped in the head from behind. The group confronting you threatens more and worse. What do you say the recipient of this treatment should do?

Get up and get off the train at the next stop, duh!!!! If you try to fight back in any way, they’ll see that as a sign of weakness and really start in on you. You might get really hurt, instead of just having your neck stinging from being slapped. Or offer them money to leave you alone. Anything but taking the law into your own hands.

[Anonymous]

When the train crosses over to Virginia shoot them