Tenleytown Wawa Fight

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people on here want to focus this discussion on Tenleytown and others on Dc in general. DC is experiencing high crime at the moment, there's no doubt about that when you look at the statistics. Most of NW DC, as in the past decades, is mainly insulated from that. Again, see the stats. There is no rash of carjackings, shootings, drug turf wars, etc in upper NW DC. I went to high school in this area in the late seventies and until recently, had kids in DCPS schools around Tenleytown. Back in the day, there was a lot more underage drinking, plenty of weed use and more teenage pregnancy. Kids driving under the influence seems to have also been much, much higher. Fights occurred at schools just like today. I remember going to some of the first Ft. Reno concerts; there was mayhem afterwards with stoned, drunk kids with cigarettes dangling from their mouths seeking the closest party after each event. Today, parents come to functions like those concerts and bring their kids! The number of unhoused people has gone way up but that's everywhere. Retail has struggle around here [like in many places] since online shopping became popular.
There is certainly more diversity today: There are way more Jews, Blacks, Asians and other groups living in the formerly all-white neighborhoods of upper NW although this part of DC could still be labeled Caucasia as we used to do - decades ago. I think some people are triggered by seeing large groups of African American students at JR HS and hanging out at adjacent Tenleytown. Several decades ago, kids hang out even more - remember, there was no internet and as I remember it, there was much less helicopter parenting and kids could "free range" more than they are allowed to now. So things have changed as everywhere does but what strikes me, having lived here as a youth and returned decades later, is how much it has stayed the same.

100% this.

Do you really think that people who choose to live in DC are triggered by large groups of African Americans, or could it be large groups of seriously misbehaving teens? You're so clearly a tedious NW DC apologist, a overly defensive JR parent, or both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure where this narrative that DC is one of the most dangerous cities in the world narrative is coming from, it's sick.
Many businesses were suffering prior to the pandemic and were on the brink of bankruptcy anyway; COVID just sped that process up.
DC chose to lockdown and delay re-opening for 2.5 years. Everything is just resetting itself.

The hysteria is baffling and ridiculous.

Are you really so racist that 220 murders (by October!) don’t bother you because most of the victims are Black?

So we're back to this again.

Parts. of. DC. are. extremely. dangerous. and. are. among. the. roughest. places. to. live. in. the. country.

It isn't Ward 3.

Ward 3 residents complaining about crime in Ward 3 and making much ado about things like a high school fight detract from the policing resources that are needed elsewhere in the city with much more urgency.

This is satire, right? ^

[Anonymous]

1989 I remember there was a drive by shooting at the Tenley Metro. One of my best friends was a Wilson senior at the time and he was there when it went down. It was supposedly over a JV basketball beef with another school. I am sure of this happened today, it would be amplified 1000% by social media. Back then, we all kind of shrugged and just moved on.

[Anonymous]

You're claiming we don't need policing resources now? What now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1989 I remember there was a drive by shooting at the Tenley Metro. One of my best friends was a Wilson senior at the time and he was there when it went down. It was supposedly over a JV basketball beef with another school. I am sure of this happened today, it would be amplified 1000% by social media. Back then, we all kind of shrugged and just moved on.

And? Maybe you should just smoke a few more bowls.

[Anonymous]

DC publics put up metal detectors in 89-90 and for some reason, so did Fairfax County publics. I dont think MontCo did, at least the few times I had to go to BCC and Churchill, I did not have to go through them. But I did have to pass through one when I went to McLean HS since my GF went to McLean. Found it odd that McLean had them considering where it was. Having cops on campus does not always translate to safety. Frederick county MD does it and the first day of school this year, one of the local publics was locked down over a gun threat. The cops are really good at having K9 units go sniff around the kids cars for drugs and such. But other than that, they dont seem to be much of a deterrent.

[Anonymous]

And? Maybe you should just smoke a few more bowls.

Actually, we just went to Glover and drank. Smoking weed was for idiots back then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC publics put up metal detectors in 89-90 and for some reason, so did Fairfax County publics. I dont think MontCo did, at least the few times I had to go to BCC and Churchill, I did not have to go through them. But I did have to pass through one when I went to McLean HS since my GF went to McLean. Found it odd that McLean had them considering where it was. Having cops on campus does not always translate to safety. Frederick county MD does it and the first day of school this year, one of the local publics was locked down over a gun threat. The cops are really good at having K9 units go sniff around the kids cars for drugs and such. But other than that, they dont seem to be much of a deterrent.

Particularly when they don't take names for their reports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And? Maybe you should just smoke a few more bowls.

Actually, we just went to Glover and drank. Smoking weed was for idiots back then.

And what's your point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And? Maybe you should just smoke a few more bowls.

Actually, we just went to Glover and drank. Smoking weed was for idiots back then.

And what's your point?

She/he doesn't have one. That's the joke.

[Anonymous]

And what's your point?

What is yours?

My point was social media makes these issues worse. I guess that is over your head. Maybe you should lay off the hippie lettuce.

[Anonymous]

Maybe you should lay off the hippie lettuce.

Yeah, sounds like it

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let’s address the real problems facing the residents of DC and rename more things.

LOL

This is also what you get for having 32% of JR "at risk youth" mixing with wealthy NIMBYs. It's like oil and water.

Just make the schools in other wards better and stop forcing diversity

Where do you get 32% from? It makes sense. Pre-covid - Tenley was not the dumpster it is today and I did not witness Wilson kids committing theft or throwing bottles at cars or smoking weed. Not sure why it went downhill.

No meaningful consequences. Duh.

For a long time. Who is the JR Principal? I lost track after DCPS ran out Pete Cahill on the trumped up "can't magically fix the achievement gap" charge. He actually seemed to care about the kids/community. We went up there once when kids were misbehaving in the alley and he tracked them down and spoke to them from some pretty basic description. But the current principal can't apply any neighborhood behavioral clause? The police can't figure out kids fighting who were without a doubt on Wawa's video feed? I am not saying that the kids in the fight were all JR, but over the years we've had a lot of misbehavior around that school that nobody ever addresses. Including the pattern of rampant theft in the nearby stores.

I think you’ve hit on something here. As a Tenleytown resident I would love for the JR principal to take a more visible role in the community on this issue. No idea who s/he even is. But more community involvement and communication from the school to the neighborhood would go a long way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure where this narrative that DC is one of the most dangerous cities in the world narrative is coming from, it's sick.
Many businesses were suffering prior to the pandemic and were on the brink of bankruptcy anyway; COVID just sped that process up.
DC chose to lockdown and delay re-opening for 2.5 years. Everything is just resetting itself.

The hysteria is baffling and ridiculous.

Are you really so racist that 220 murders (by October!) don’t bother you because most of the victims are Black?

So we're back to this again.

Parts. of. DC. are. extremely. dangerous. and. are. among. the. roughest. places. to. live. in. the. country.

It isn't Ward 3.

Ward 3 residents complaining about crime in Ward 3 and making much ado about things like a high school fight detract from the policing resources that are needed elsewhere in the city with much more urgency.

Well guess what. Ward 3 funds the city. You’re damn right we want full police protection here

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately, knowing alot of DC cops, they cant meet their recruiting. And the ones who are interested in transferring in from other local police depts to get bonuses, they are being told not to by the current DC cops. They say dont do it, our hands are tied here. Stay where you can actually pursue criminals and make arrests.