More attacks on passengers on metro in dc

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's not just during the summer. I ride the metro right after schools get out and the kids are horrible. They throw large amounts of food and candy on the floor, draw in the seats, play loud music, and yes, regularly harass people. I saw a group harass a mentally handicapped person and an elderly man.

They know they can do what they want. Thanks, Libs.

F off, I am a liberal and I have no tolerance for these random assaults, including your dear leader's pussy grabbing.

That makes one of you.

Oh, BS. Liberals do not condone violence and assault, period. This is not a liberal/conservative issue. This is stupid teenagers who need to have consequences for their lawbreaking. Stop with your nonsense.

[Anonymous]

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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?

They are not playing, they are assaulting people.

Ummmm, no.

What YOU consider “assault” , and what they would likely consider assault are probably two very different things. I’d imagine your threshold is probably a lot lower than theirs. You probably think common trash-talking or making outlandish, boastful threats is an assault. Their reality is that a REAL assault is something that puts you in a hospital. And less than that is just goofing around. And kids goof around. If those kids really wanted to hurt you, do you really think they wouldn’t be capable of doing more to harm you than making boasts and maybe invading your personal space? If they wanted to hurt you, they’d HURT you. But they don’t. Because they’re just playing.

Toughen up and grow some thicker skin, snowflakes.

No, like I said, I saw a teen slapping an old lady on a bus. If that is not assault, I would like to see you take the beating.

[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.

I teach in MCPS. It is nearly impossible to get a kid kicked off the bus. The times we hear about it happening, the police were involved —once because the W feeder kids threw objects out of the window at cars, but usually because of a weapon or controlled substance. No one gets kicked off for refusing to stay seated or blaring music.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In DC it may come down to race, but nationally, it's a class thing. Lower-income people fight more, hit their kids more, are generally more violent. What they don't understand is that they don't get to inflict those behaviors on people outside of their community. It's scary and inappropriate. Just because someone hurts you does not make it ok to turn around and hurt someone else. Period. Making excuses and talking about it as a "Black" thing is insulting to Black people. Aim higher, people.

Exactly. I can't imagine anybody, regardless of color and class, want to get slapped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

They are not playing, they are assaulting people.

Ummmm, no.

What YOU consider “assault” , and what they would likely consider assault are probably two very different things. I’d imagine your threshold is probably a lot lower than theirs. You probably think common trash-talking or making outlandish, boastful threats is an assault. Their reality is that a REAL assault is something that puts you in a hospital. And less than that is just goofing around. And kids goof around. If those kids really wanted to hurt you, do you really think they wouldn’t be capable of doing more to harm you than making boasts and maybe invading your personal space? If they wanted to hurt you, they’d HURT you. But they don’t. Because they’re just playing.

Toughen up and grow some thicker skin, snowflakes.

Yes, this is definitely a cultural issue and you need to be more sensitive. What you might consider assault is just horseplay in the black community.

So black grandmas like to be slapped by teens?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

They are not playing, they are assaulting people.

+1.

In any civilized country, any folks assaulting other folks would spend a few days in jail.

Why can't the US be a civilized country?

Because we prefer to put children in cages.

[Anonymous]

The PPs above: is this also some kind of play? Would you like to be shot by fireworks?

https://old.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/caa65k/found_in_rtrashy/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Why is giving them money considered a good solution? Then they will continue to threaten others in hope of getting paid.

[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?

I don't see why y'all are so confounded about what to do.
You already habitually cross the street when you see a non-white person coming your way.
You already instinctively clutch your purses when you see a non-white person coming your way.
You already fearfully call the police when you see a non-white person ambling in your neighborhood.
Just keep up that spirit of suspicious proactiveness when you see non-white teens coming your way on the platform or entering the Metro car and run.
Is it possible you may be perceived as being prejudiced when you leave every time a non-white person is in the vicinity, yes. But what matters is that you stay safe.
So again, this isn't rocket science people. Just continue do what white people have been doing for years ever since segregation ended whenever they see non-white people approaching - scram!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

They are not playing, they are assaulting people.

+1.

In any civilized country, any folks assaulting other folks would spend a few days in jail.

Why can't the US be a civilized country?

Because we prefer to put children in cages.

Good idea. Put the thugs in cages.

[Anonymous]

I am aghast that someone would defend such criminal behaviour as being normal for Black African-Amerian culture in the US?

If this is indeed normal then I can see why "racism" from White people is also normal. If criminality is race and culture based, then policing would also be race and culture based, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

They are not playing, they are assaulting people.

Ummmm, no.

What YOU consider “assault” , and what they would likely consider assault are probably two very different things. I’d imagine your threshold is probably a lot lower than theirs. You probably think common trash-talking or making outlandish, boastful threats is an assault. Their reality is that a REAL assault is something that puts you in a hospital. And less than that is just goofing around. And kids goof around. If those kids really wanted to hurt you, do you really think they wouldn’t be capable of doing more to harm you than making boasts and maybe invading your personal space? If they wanted to hurt you, they’d HURT you. But they don’t. Because they’re just playing.

Toughen up and grow some thicker skin, snowflakes.

You must be one of the teens on the metro. No, an assault is any time you touch me. These kids are not playing, they are criminals and they should be arrested. Where are metro police?

No, sorry, you’re quite wrong. An assault is not merely touching you. Perhaps maybe by the most hair-splitting technical definition, but in the real world, no.

No jury in DC is going to convict a kid of assault simply for touching you. No cop is gong to arrest a child just for putting their hands on you. No prosecutor is going file those charges simply because you were scared of kids. It’s not going to happen, snowflake.The only way those kids are going to get charged with anything at all is if you have to carried off the train on a stretcher.

Grow up. Stop being afraid of children. If you’re that terrified of them, give them some money and they’ll leave you alone.

NP. Let me put it a different way. Your rights end at the tip of your nose. The moment you invade another person's space and touch their body without permission, that individual can file assault charges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shot then

One thing DC thugs can be sure of is that only they are carrying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

I don't see why y'all are so confounded about what to do.
You already habitually cross the street when you see a non-white person coming your way.
You already instinctively clutch your purses when you see a non-white person coming your way.
You already fearfully call the police when you see a non-white person ambling in your neighborhood.
Just keep up that spirit of suspicious proactiveness when you see non-white teens coming your way on the platform or entering the Metro car and run.
Is it possible you may be perceived as being prejudiced when you leave every time a non-white person is in the vicinity, yes. But what matters is that you stay safe.
So again, this isn't rocket science people. Just continue do what white people have been doing for years ever since segregation ended whenever they see non-white people approaching - scram!!

Perhaps you should check the data showing exactly which demographic is committing 99% of the street crime in DC...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

I don't see why y'all are so confounded about what to do.
You already habitually cross the street when you see a non-white person coming your way.
You already instinctively clutch your purses when you see a non-white person coming your way.
You already fearfully call the police when you see a non-white person ambling in your neighborhood.
Just keep up that spirit of suspicious proactiveness when you see non-white teens coming your way on the platform or entering the Metro car and run.
Is it possible you may be perceived as being prejudiced when you leave every time a non-white person is in the vicinity, yes. But what matters is that you stay safe.
So again, this isn't rocket science people. Just continue do what white people have been doing for years ever since segregation ended whenever they see non-white people approaching - scram!!

Perhaps you should check the data showing exactly which demographic is committing 99% of the street crime in DC...

And the data indicates that if you are so concerned about your personal safety and the threat that non-whites present then you should let go of your precious white privilege for two seconds to get up off your ass and scram when you see non-whites approaching as I suggested. If you want to cling to your white privilege and refuse to move or refuse to back down and get your ass beat - more power to you.