There are lots of feral children in the summer, no supervision and too much time on their hands... This is another reason why DC is no place to live or raise kids.

Anonymous wrote:What did the woman do to the teen to prompt being hit and chased? Yeah, teens and kids are loud in the metro but they generally leave you alone. I can’t understand why a teen would jump someone unprovoked.

False.

Anonymous wrote:My Indian-American aunt was harassed by a bunch of African-American teen girls on the metro a few years back. Thankfully, she got down at the next station and took a later metro. Mainly because she did not want to escalate the situation. Such kind of group animalistic behavior has been experienced by many immigrants in their home countries where lawlessness runs rampant. We recognize it well when criminal behaviour and group frenzy start to happen and we remove ourselves from such situations. She would have done the same in UK if she saw a group of swastika tattooed skinheads harassing her. Race has nothing to do with it. Criminal behaviour only grows when there is no consequence.

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Unfortunately, in DC there are no consequences to criminal behavior. I wish folks would take race out of the equation. The fact of the matter is DC pacifies criminals. Why is this allowed? People who walk around assaulting other people should be punished. I do not care what race or ethnicity you are. If you harm others, then you should suffer the consequences of your actions. People should be able to ride the metro without worrying about being attack. If criminals do not face consequences for their negative behavior, then that is a problem in a civil society. Safety should be a priority on the metro.

My Indian-American aunt was harassed by a bunch of African-American teen girls on the metro a few years back. Thankfully, she got down at the next station and took a later metro. Mainly because she did not want to escalate the situation. Such kind of group animalistic behavior has been experienced by many immigrants in their home countries where lawlessness runs rampant. We recognize it well when criminal behaviour and group frenzy start to happen and we remove ourselves from such situations. She would have done the same in UK if she saw a group of swastika tattooed skinheads harassing her. Race has nothing to do with it. Criminal behaviour only grows when there is no consequence.

Anonymous wrote:What did the woman do to the teen to prompt being hit and chased? Yeah, teens and kids are loud in the metro but they generally leave you alone. I can’t understand why a teen would jump someone unprovoked.

Existing.

Anonymous wrote:What did the woman do to the teen to prompt being hit and chased? Yeah, teens and kids are loud in the metro but they generally leave you alone. I can’t understand why a teen would jump someone unprovoked.

Look-it’s clear some pps want to stir up some racist nonsense about poor white folks being under attack. That’s hateful bs. However, your statement is pretty ridiculous or incredibly ill-informed. Some teens (of all-races, racist pps!) do things like this, including multiple incidents on the metro.

Anonymous wrote:What did the woman do to the teen to prompt being hit and chased? Yeah, teens and kids are loud in the metro but they generally leave you alone. I can’t understand why a teen would jump someone unprovoked.

Have you been living under a rock? Unfortunately this happens a fair bit.

What did the woman do to the teen to prompt being hit and chased? Yeah, teens and kids are loud in the metro but they generally leave you alone. I can’t understand why a teen would jump someone unprovoked.

Anonymous wrote:What is someone supposed to do if a group of teens starts harassing them? Are we not supposed to fight back or physically defend ourselves with pepper spray because these are minors?

there’s nothing you can do and if you defend yourself you’ll probably be killed by people who only see skin color

What is someone supposed to do if a group of teens starts harassing them? Are we not supposed to fight back or physically defend ourselves with pepper spray because these are minors?

Threats of violence and arguably assault (stepping on heels) are NOT just “kids goofing around”. Disgusting, and if I were on a jury there’s no way I’d convict someone who maced these people in this case.

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Anonymous wrote:Good reminder that I need to carry mace!

I used to all the time and then stopped when the kids were little.

Mace and pepper sprays are illegal to carry in DC. It’s the exact same criminal charge as if you were caught carrying a gun.

Pretty stupid to risk a felony like that out of fear of kids goofing around.

False.

https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/mace-pepper-spray-self-defense-sprays-and-stun-guns

Anonymous wrote:Good reminder that I need to carry mace!

I used to all the time and then stopped when the kids were little.

Mace and pepper sprays are illegal to carry in DC. It’s the exact same criminal charge as if you were caught carrying a gun.

Pretty stupid to risk a felony like that out of fear of kids goofing around.

Good reminder that I need to carry mace!

I used to all the time and then stopped when the kids were little.

This one at Shaw https://twitter.com/alexislynne/status/1145148760248541186?s=21