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Anonymous wrote:Street robbery, attempted robbery in upper Northwest stir fresh concern

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/street-robbery-attempted-robbery-in-upper-northwest-stir-fresh-concern/2015/09/07/e61d7f34-5575-11e5-abe9-27d53f250b11_story.html

There was a rash of robberies, with several thugs jumping out of a car to mug someone in a quiet WOTP residential neighborhood, or in another case coming up on a porch to rob friends who were gathered there. Something drastic needs to be done.

Indeed. The Post could help by publishing accurate information about the perps. When the mainstream media cowers away from listing the race of suspects I just assume they aren't white.and they wonder why no one reads newspapers anyone. From the article's comments section:

"Not once but twice this article described the color of the tool used by the criminal but not the color of the criminal. They described the color of the criminal's wardrobe but not the color of the criminal. They described the color of the telephone the criminal stole but not the color of the criminal. They described the color of the cups the victims were drinking from but not the color of the criminal.

I wonder why they do that."

I would think the reason why the Post didn't go into details about the race/color of the suspects in this particular article is because it is a recap of the events not in-depth accounts of the crimes themselves.
The article is about the continued rash of brazen crimes in what is usually a placid part of the District. If you want details about those specific robberies and the suspects involved try this link also from the Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/robbers-strike-twice-in-upper-nw-within-15-minutes-in-early-am/2015/09/07/a25592ba-5529-11e5-abe9-27d53f250b11_story.html
In it this article clearly states that in the robbery reported about 1:30 a.m. in the 3700 block of Harrison Street NW police were told that at least one of the robbers wore a ski mask. It also clearly states that in the second robbery which was in the 4100 block of Albemarle Street NW, which is near Wisconsin Avenue and the Tenleytown Metro station, police were told that the robbers wore black bandannas, presumably over their faces.

I know you're eager and anxious to expose some prejudicial conspiracy by the Post to deliberately leave out important facts about the race/color of perps to appease the PC police but you might want to look refrain from relying on anything commenters say as fact. Do your own inquiries/investigations and come to your own conclusions don't piggyback on the perception of others.

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Anonymous wrote:I've never understood the resentment and anger in DC's black community toward Asians, especially Koreans. Remember Marion Barry's racist remarks about "dirty" Asian shops? I thought that a lot of popular opposition in DC to Michelle Rhee was because she was Korean-American, not African American. The irony of course is that off decades after some blacks had burned down practically all of the businesses (mostly black owned) in their neighborhoods, the only folks who took the considerable personal and financial risks of opening stores there were Korean immigrants.

These types of comments are what causes distrust of gentrifying whites. My parent was an accountant for a ton of blackowned businesses that opened after the riots. Contrary to your thinking many of the businesses at the time of the riots, excluding U Street, were not black-owned. When the Koreans came in they brought with them their community financing method rather than borrow from banks to finance the businesses as most of the black owned businesses had done. Once they got one business in a neighborhood, they would charge less than cost for a can of soda or a bag of chips which they could afford to do because they did not employ anyone from the neighborhood or have a bank loan for their business. They bankrupted these businesses one by one and would have a Korean friend/family member buy the business at a reduced cost because it was becoming known that you would not be able to compete without the commuity financing method that they used in addition to other tactics. Once they owned the businesses they then jacked back up the costs of the items and still continued not to employ the community residents. They generally did not pay sales tax to DC either because they did not ring up the sales. They would use lack of language skills with the regulators which black-owned businesses could not use. The few black owners that were able to hold-out eventually sold their businesses because the crime went up towards the businesses due to the lack of community employment. The community for the most part does not rob a business when a couple of their childhood friend's jobs are on the line. They were the ones that were generally cleaning up and stocking the stores.

Wow.

So, the horrible horrible Koreans have been oppressing the poor blacks for decades.

PP, truly you have no shame.

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Anonymous wrote:I've never understood the resentment and anger in DC's black community toward Asians, especially Koreans. Remember Marion Barry's racist remarks about "dirty" Asian shops? I thought that a lot of popular opposition in DC to Michelle Rhee was because she was Korean-American, not African American. The irony of course is that off decades after some blacks had burned down practically all of the businesses (mostly black owned) in their neighborhoods, the only folks who took the considerable personal and financial risks of opening stores there were Korean immigrants.

These types of comments are what causes distrust of gentrifying whites. My parent was an accountant for a ton of blackowned businesses that opened after the riots. Contrary to your thinking many of the businesses at the time of the riots, excluding U Street, were not black-owned. When the Koreans came in they brought with them their community financing method rather than borrow from banks to finance the businesses as most of the black owned businesses had done. Once they got one business in a neighborhood, they would charge less than cost for a can of soda or a bag of chips which they could afford to do because they did not employ anyone from the neighborhood or have a bank loan for their business. They bankrupted these businesses one by one and would have a Korean friend/family member buy the business at a reduced cost because it was becoming known that you would not be able to compete without the commuity financing method that they used in addition to other tactics. Once they owned the businesses they then jacked back up the costs of the items and still continued not to employ the community residents. They generally did not pay sales tax to DC either because they did not ring up the sales. They would use lack of language skills with the regulators which black-owned businesses could not use. The few black owners that were able to hold-out eventually sold their businesses because the crime went up towards the businesses due to the lack of community employment. The community for the most part does not rob a business when a couple of their childhood friend's jobs are on the line. They were the ones that were generally cleaning up and stocking the stores.

Some Koreans did bad things therefore you distrust whites. Okayyyy.... next time a German does something I don't like, I'll start distrusting Filipinos.

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Anonymous wrote:Street robbery, attempted robbery in upper Northwest stir fresh concern

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/street-robbery-attempted-robbery-in-upper-northwest-stir-fresh-concern/2015/09/07/e61d7f34-5575-11e5-abe9-27d53f250b11_story.html

There was a rash of robberies, with several thugs jumping out of a car to mug someone in a quiet WOTP residential neighborhood, or in another case coming up on a porch to rob friends who were gathered there. Something drastic needs to be done.

Indeed. The Post could help by publishing accurate information about the perps. When the mainstream media cowers away from listing the race of suspects I just assume they aren't white.and they wonder why no one reads newspapers anyone. From the article's comments section:

"Not once but twice this article described the color of the tool used by the criminal but not the color of the criminal. They described the color of the criminal's wardrobe but not the color of the criminal. They described the color of the telephone the criminal stole but not the color of the criminal. They described the color of the cups the victims were drinking from but not the color of the criminal.

I wonder why they do that."

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Anonymous wrote:Street robbery, attempted robbery in upper Northwest stir fresh concern

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/street-robbery-attempted-robbery-in-upper-northwest-stir-fresh-concern/2015/09/07/e61d7f34-5575-11e5-abe9-27d53f250b11_story.html

There was a rash of robberies, with several thugs jumping out of a car to mug someone in a quiet WOTP residential neighborhood, or in another case coming up on a porch to rob friends who were gathered there. Something drastic needs to be done.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've never understood the resentment and anger in DC's black community toward Asians, especially Koreans. Remember Marion Barry's racist remarks about "dirty" Asian shops? I thought that a lot of popular opposition in DC to Michelle Rhee was because she was Korean-American, not African American. The irony of course is that off decades after some blacks had burned down practically all of the businesses (mostly black owned) in their neighborhoods, the only folks who took the considerable personal and financial risks of opening stores there were Korean immigrants.

These types of comments are what causes distrust of gentrifying whites. My parent was an accountant for a ton of blackowned businesses that opened after the riots. Contrary to your thinking many of the businesses at the time of the riots, excluding U Street, were not black-owned. When the Koreans came in they brought with them their community financing method rather than borrow from banks to finance the businesses as most of the black owned businesses had done. Once they got one business in a neighborhood, they would charge less than cost for a can of soda or a bag of chips which they could afford to do because they did not employ anyone from the neighborhood or have a bank loan for their business. They bankrupted these businesses one by one and would have a Korean friend/family member buy the business at a reduced cost because it was becoming known that you would not be able to compete without the commuity financing method that they used in addition to other tactics. Once they owned the businesses they then jacked back up the costs of the items and still continued not to employ the community residents. They generally did not pay sales tax to DC either because they did not ring up the sales. They would use lack of language skills with the regulators which black-owned businesses could not use. The few black owners that were able to hold-out eventually sold their businesses because the crime went up towards the businesses due to the lack of community employment. The community for the most part does not rob a business when a couple of their childhood friend's jobs are on the line. They were the ones that were generally cleaning up and stocking the stores.

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Anonymous wrote:I've never understood the resentment and anger in DC's black community toward Asians, especially Koreans. Remember Marion Barry's racist remarks about "dirty" Asian shops? I thought that a lot of popular opposition in DC to Michelle Rhee was because she was Korean-American, not African American. The irony of course is that off decades after some blacks had burned down practically all of the businesses (mostly black owned) in their neighborhoods, the only folks who took the considerable personal and financial risks of opening stores there were Korean immigrants.

These types of comments are what causes distrust of gentrifying whites. My parent was an accountant for a ton of blackowned businesses that opened after the riots. Contrary to your thinking many of the businesses at the time of the riots, excluding U Street, were not black-owned. When the Koreans came in they brought with them their community financing method rather than borrow from banks to finance the businesses as most of the black owned businesses had done. Once they got one business in a neighborhood, they would charge less than cost for a can of soda or a bag of chips which they could afford to do because they did not employ anyone from the neighborhood or have a bank loan for their business. They bankrupted these businesses one by one and would have a Korean friend/family member buy the business at a reduced cost because it was becoming known that you would not be able to compete without the commuity financing method that they used in addition to other tactics. Once they owned the businesses they then jacked back up the costs of the items and still continued not to employ the community residents. They generally did not pay sales tax to DC either because they did not ring up the sales. They would use lack of language skills with the regulators which black-owned businesses could not use. The few black owners that were able to hold-out eventually sold their businesses because the crime went up towards the businesses due to the lack of community employment. The community for the most part does not rob a business when a couple of their childhood friend's jobs are on the line. They were the ones that were generally cleaning up and stocking the stores.

Anonymous wrote:I've never understood the resentment and anger in DC's black community toward Asians, especially Koreans. Remember Marion Barry's racist remarks about "dirty" Asian shops? I thought that a lot of popular opposition in DC to Michelle Rhee was because she was Korean-American, not African American. The irony of course is that off decades after some blacks had burned down practically all of the businesses (mostly black owned) in their neighborhoods, the only folks who took the considerable personal and financial risks of opening stores there were Korean immigrants.

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Anonymous wrote:Street robbery, attempted robbery in upper Northwest stir fresh concern

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/street-robbery-attempted-robbery-in-upper-northwest-stir-fresh-concern/2015/09/07/e61d7f34-5575-11e5-abe9-27d53f250b11_story.html

There was a rash of robberies, with several thugs jumping out of a car to mug someone in a quiet WOTP residential neighborhood, or in another case coming up on a porch to rob friends who were gathered there. Something drastic needs to be done.

Anonymous wrote:Street robbery, attempted robbery in upper Northwest stir fresh concern

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/street-robbery-attempted-robbery-in-upper-northwest-stir-fresh-concern/2015/09/07/e61d7f34-5575-11e5-abe9-27d53f250b11_story.html

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Anonymous wrote:Only a transplant would think that the crime spike in DC during the summer time due to droves of mischievous, poor and bored packs of street kids is a new thing in DC. Hell the old summer jobs program was built to try and combat just this. Long time residents know to avoid certain music street festivals, Easter at the zoo and numerous other DC scenes that are completely taken over by them.

Yikes--the reference to "by them" is deeply concerning.

"Deeply" concerning? What does that even mean?

It's called reality. Let me define 'them' of you. Thug black teens wilding in the streets, firing guns, and making life hell for decent folk trying to enjoy the event.

Wow you're a regular Webster's Dictionary...
Define "them" that make life hell for decent folk trying to enjoy watching a movie in a theater for me.

Well in that case, I didn't see any white people rioting after the Holmes verdict (or any other white mass killer in recent memory) or demanding his release from prison. Or his family defending him saying "my boy's a good boy! He ain't done nothin wrong!!"

Learn to face reality. Or don't be surprised when people like Donald Trump surge ahead in popularity. Or frankly, anyone else in public life who has the balls to confront inconvenient truths and unPC racial issues in this country. It all comes down to attitude and that's something that boils down to the community and individual that handouts and programs don't fix readily. I know DC has come a long way since the Barry days but that doesn't mean decent, productive people who live and work here should have to make do with daytime shootouts and a complete lack of respect for life and property.

Sincerely,

A concerned young citizen who leans liberal but has had enough of this PC/let's stick out head in the sand nonsense.

Quite the example of cogent, persuasive writing. Residents of DC concerned with crime interested in discussing root causes and the very real impact on our lives aren't doing it on DCUM and haven't deluded themselves imto thinking it's a function of attitude or handouts.

Then what are you doing here then? Attitude and personal responsibility don't matter? Is it possible to support more accountability in our criminal justice system AND be critical of the lack of leadership and accountability in the black community? Or, does one have to side with guilty white liberals living in denial and/or parrot Black Lives Matter talking points without any regard for objectivity or first hand observation?

I'm not here to debate root causes with people who don't know the first thing about DC, urban poverty or crime. No one, with the exception of Fox viewers, gives a rat's ass about BLM or their supposed talking points. I'm a progressive and have no guilt because I worked hard and earn a wealthy paycheck, so stop projecting your bizarre preconceptions and assumptions.

I know a lot about DC. I just haven't heard a cogent explanation from our Mayor about how to curb atrocities like the 23 year-old man who was gunned down in Shaw in the middle of the day by a 19 year-old thug who then threatened an Uber driver at gunpoint when he tried to flee the scene. "Safety walks" and "police your neighborhood"= pathetic empty rhetoric. I have friends who were close to Matt Shlonsky and I can't tell you how devastating his loss has been. The guy was minding his own business on a busy street near a Metro stop and he had his life cut down by losers who had beef over a damn dice game.

And what's the excuse for all the "kids" on ATVs and dirtbikes who are bound to kill a pedestrian or cause a crash? I didn't grow up with a lot of money and knew better than to act like that.

And who says I'm white?

Anonymous wrote:WTF. Is this normal? Who fights on top of a firetruck.

WASHINGTON — A fight broke out atop a firetruck in Southeast D.C. on Thursday, and the ordeal was caught on camera.

A D.C. Fire and EMS spokesperson says a man jumped onto the top of Engine 33 near the intersection of Alabama Avenue and 7th Street in Southeast Washington. Three men then also jumped onto the truck as the fight escalated.

Two of the men involved in the incident were arrested for simple assault.

Officials say there was some damage to the firetruck, but it is now back in service.

http://wtop.com/dc/2015/08/fight-breaks-out-on-firetruck-in-southeast-d-c-video/