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Two years ago, I watched as officers in police cruisers chased 80-100 teens down Connecticut Ave.

Yikes. That must have been something to see.

Yes, it must have. Multiple officers in multiple vehicles chasing 80-100 teens down one of the main streets of the nation's capitol. Yet tragically, in this age when one can't sneeze without being captured on 3 different recording devices, no one was able to capture this incredible (literally) spectacle on their smart phone; no tourist lucky enough to happen by this fantastic occurrence with camcorder running. Even just a few fuzzy frames of 80-100 youths able to outrun multiple souped-up police interceptors would have been advertising gold for a lucky sneaker company, amirite? And with the Olympics but a few short months away... If only the legendary police pursuit of 80-100 teens had been captured on some form of digital media - it is almost hard to believe that such an astounding event wasn't recorded by a single soul. Sadly, the Connecticut Avenue Confabulation appears relegated to the realm of other similar legends. Perhaps it will one day reveal itself to those whose belief is most pure. Because of course to them, to those who truly believe, it is not a legend.

Something to see indeed.

The same thing happened last week, but you didn't see that on the news either. It was reported on POP with video.

During the incident two years ago, I was on my way home from the Woodley Park Metro and talking on the phone. The police chased kids, many of them heading toward the Marriott Wardman property. Tourists were freaking out. My first instinct was not to get out my camera. Rather, I hung up my call and booked home.

A man also disrobed a week and a half ago in Woodley Park on Connecticut Avenue. The north side of the street was shut down and there was an emergency response of at least ten vehicles. Dozens of people witnessed it, and numerous people were recording that incident as well, but I haven't seen pictures, video, or even a report of the event. The man was taken away by ambulance.

Just because you don't see it on the 11 o'clock news doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Does anyone here trust the local news teams to do their job?

Their "job" is to make a profit for their stations, and maybe to enhance their professional reputations, so yes, I trust them to work toward these goals! Journalists are HARDLY public servants.

Yes indeed, that's what it's all about. So much for any ethics in that "profession."

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Two years ago, I watched as officers in police cruisers chased 80-100 teens down Connecticut Ave.

Yikes. That must have been something to see.

Yes, it must have. Multiple officers in multiple vehicles chasing 80-100 teens down one of the main streets of the nation's capitol. Yet tragically, in this age when one can't sneeze without being captured on 3 different recording devices, no one was able to capture this incredible (literally) spectacle on their smart phone; no tourist lucky enough to happen by this fantastic occurrence with camcorder running. Even just a few fuzzy frames of 80-100 youths able to outrun multiple souped-up police interceptors would have been advertising gold for a lucky sneaker company, amirite? And with the Olympics but a few short months away... If only the legendary police pursuit of 80-100 teens had been captured on some form of digital media - it is almost hard to believe that such an astounding event wasn't recorded by a single soul. Sadly, the Connecticut Avenue Confabulation appears relegated to the realm of other similar legends. Perhaps it will one day reveal itself to those whose belief is most pure. Because of course to them, to those who truly believe, it is not a legend.

Something to see indeed.

The same thing happened last week, but you didn't see that on the news either. It was reported on POP with video.

During the incident two years ago, I was on my way home from the Woodley Park Metro and talking on the phone. The police chased kids, many of them heading toward the Marriott Wardman property. Tourists were freaking out. My first instinct was not to get out my camera. Rather, I hung up my call and booked home.

A man also disrobed a week and a half ago in Woodley Park on Connecticut Avenue. The north side of the street was shut down and there was an emergency response of at least ten vehicles. Dozens of people witnessed it, and numerous people were recording that incident as well, but I haven't seen pictures, video, or even a report of the event. The man was taken away by ambulance.

Just because you don't see it on the 11 o'clock news doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Does anyone here trust the local news teams to do their job?

Their "job" is to make a profit for their stations, and maybe to enhance their professional reputations, so yes, I trust them to work toward these goals! Journalists are HARDLY public servants.

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Two years ago, I watched as officers in police cruisers chased 80-100 teens down Connecticut Ave.

Yikes. That must have been something to see.

Yes, it must have. Multiple officers in multiple vehicles chasing 80-100 teens down one of the main streets of the nation's capitol. Yet tragically, in this age when one can't sneeze without being captured on 3 different recording devices, no one was able to capture this incredible (literally) spectacle on their smart phone; no tourist lucky enough to happen by this fantastic occurrence with camcorder running. Even just a few fuzzy frames of 80-100 youths able to outrun multiple souped-up police interceptors would have been advertising gold for a lucky sneaker company, amirite? And with the Olympics but a few short months away... If only the legendary police pursuit of 80-100 teens had been captured on some form of digital media - it is almost hard to believe that such an astounding event wasn't recorded by a single soul. Sadly, the Connecticut Avenue Confabulation appears relegated to the realm of other similar legends. Perhaps it will one day reveal itself to those whose belief is most pure. Because of course to them, to those who truly believe, it is not a legend.

Something to see indeed.

The same thing happened last week, but you didn't see that on the news either. It was reported on POP with video.

During the incident two years ago, I was on my way home from the Woodley Park Metro and talking on the phone. The police chased kids, many of them heading toward the Marriott Wardman property. Tourists were freaking out. My first instinct was not to get out my camera. Rather, I hung up my call and booked home.

A man also disrobed a week and a half ago in Woodley Park on Connecticut Avenue. The north side of the street was shut down and there was an emergency response of at least ten vehicles. Dozens of people witnessed it, and numerous people were recording that incident as well, but I haven't seen pictures, video, or even a report of the event. The man was taken away by ambulance.

Just because you don't see it on the 11 o'clock news doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Does anyone here trust the local news teams to do their job?

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Anonymous wrote:

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Two years ago, I watched as officers in police cruisers chased 80-100 teens down Connecticut Ave.

Yikes. That must have been something to see.

Yes, it must have. Multiple officers in multiple vehicles chasing 80-100 teens down one of the main streets of the nation's capitol. Yet tragically, in this age when one can't sneeze without being captured on 3 different recording devices, no one was able to capture this incredible (literally) spectacle on their smart phone; no tourist lucky enough to happen by this fantastic occurrence with camcorder running. Even just a few fuzzy frames of 80-100 youths able to outrun multiple souped-up police interceptors would have been advertising gold for a lucky sneaker company, amirite? And with the Olympics but a few short months away... If only the legendary police pursuit of 80-100 teens had been captured on some form of digital media - it is almost hard to believe that such an astounding event wasn't recorded by a single soul. Sadly, the Connecticut Avenue Confabulation appears relegated to the realm of other similar legends. Perhaps it will one day reveal itself to those whose belief is most pure. Because of course to them, to those who truly believe, it is not a legend.

Something to see indeed.

Also surprising, given the size of the crowd reported along Connecticut Ave and that was shown later on news video, that no one had a sighting or a tip about where the shooter or shooters went or maybe who they are. In Boston it was all hands on deck. Here it's just another annual "family day" at the National Zoo.

Want to move to Boston?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Two years ago, I watched as officers in police cruisers chased 80-100 teens down Connecticut Ave.

Yikes. That must have been something to see.

Yes, it must have. Multiple officers in multiple vehicles chasing 80-100 teens down one of the main streets of the nation's capitol. Yet tragically, in this age when one can't sneeze without being captured on 3 different recording devices, no one was able to capture this incredible (literally) spectacle on their smart phone; no tourist lucky enough to happen by this fantastic occurrence with camcorder running. Even just a few fuzzy frames of 80-100 youths able to outrun multiple souped-up police interceptors would have been advertising gold for a lucky sneaker company, amirite? And with the Olympics but a few short months away... If only the legendary police pursuit of 80-100 teens had been captured on some form of digital media - it is almost hard to believe that such an astounding event wasn't recorded by a single soul. Sadly, the Connecticut Avenue Confabulation appears relegated to the realm of other similar legends. Perhaps it will one day reveal itself to those whose belief is most pure. Because of course to them, to those who truly believe, it is not a legend.

Something to see indeed.

The same thing happened last week, but you didn't see that on the news either. It was reported on POP with video.

During the incident two years ago, I was on my way home from the Woodley Park Metro and talking on the phone. The police chased kids, many of them heading toward the Marriott Wardman property. Tourists were freaking out. My first instinct was not to get out my camera. Rather, I hung up my call and booked home.

A man also disrobed a week and a half ago in Woodley Park on Connecticut Avenue. The north side of the street was shut down and there was an emergency response of at least ten vehicles. Dozens of people witnessed it, and numerous people were recording that incident as well, but I haven't seen pictures, video, or even a report of the event. The man was taken away by ambulance.

Just because you don't see it on the 11 o'clock news doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Two years ago, I watched as officers in police cruisers chased 80-100 teens down Connecticut Ave.

Yikes. That must have been something to see.

Yes, it must have. Multiple officers in multiple vehicles chasing 80-100 teens down one of the main streets of the nation's capitol. Yet tragically, in this age when one can't sneeze without being captured on 3 different recording devices, no one was able to capture this incredible (literally) spectacle on their smart phone; no tourist lucky enough to happen by this fantastic occurrence with camcorder running. Even just a few fuzzy frames of 80-100 youths able to outrun multiple souped-up police interceptors would have been advertising gold for a lucky sneaker company, amirite? And with the Olympics but a few short months away... If only the legendary police pursuit of 80-100 teens had been captured on some form of digital media - it is almost hard to believe that such an astounding event wasn't recorded by a single soul. Sadly, the Connecticut Avenue Confabulation appears relegated to the realm of other similar legends. Perhaps it will one day reveal itself to those whose belief is most pure. Because of course to them, to those who truly believe, it is not a legend.

Something to see indeed.

Also surprising, given the size of the crowd reported along Connecticut Ave and that was shown later on news video, that no one had a sighting or a tip about where the shooter or shooters went or maybe who they are. In Boston it was all hands on deck. Here it's just another annual "family day" at the National Zoo.

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Anonymous wrote:

Two years ago, I watched as officers in police cruisers chased 80-100 teens down Connecticut Ave.

Yikes. That must have been something to see.

Yes, it must have. Multiple officers in multiple vehicles chasing 80-100 teens down one of the main streets of the nation's capitol. Yet tragically, in this age when one can't sneeze without being captured on 3 different recording devices, no one was able to capture this incredible (literally) spectacle on their smart phone; no tourist lucky enough to happen by this fantastic occurrence with camcorder running. Even just a few fuzzy frames of 80-100 youths able to outrun multiple souped-up police interceptors would have been advertising gold for a lucky sneaker company, amirite? And with the Olympics but a few short months away... If only the legendary police pursuit of 80-100 teens had been captured on some form of digital media - it is almost hard to believe that such an astounding event wasn't recorded by a single soul. Sadly, the Connecticut Avenue Confabulation appears relegated to the realm of other similar legends. Perhaps it will one day reveal itself to those whose belief is most pure. Because of course to them, to those who truly believe, it is not a legend.

Something to see indeed.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Two years ago, I watched as officers in police cruisers chased 80-100 teens down Connecticut Ave.

Yikes. That must have been something to see.

Yes, it must have. Multiple officers in multiple vehicles chasing 80-100 teens down one of the main streets of the nation's capitol. Yet tragically, in this age when one can't sneeze without being captured on 3 different recording devices, no one was able to capture this incredible (literally) spectacle on their smart phone; no tourist lucky enough to happen by this fantastic occurrence with camcorder running. Even just a few fuzzy frames of 80-100 youths able to outrun multiple souped-up police interceptors would have been advertising gold for a lucky sneaker company, amirite? And with the Olympics but a few short months away... If only the legendary police pursuit of 80-100 teens had been captured on some form of digital media - it is almost hard to believe that such an astounding event wasn't recorded by a single soul. Sadly, the Connecticut Avenue Confabulation appears relegated to the realm of other similar legends. Perhaps it will one day reveal itself to those whose belief is most pure. Because of course to them, to those who truly believe, it is not a legend.

Something to see indeed.

The same thing happened last week, but you didn't see that on the news either. It was reported on POP with video.

During the incident two years ago, I was on my way home from the Woodley Park Metro and talking on the phone. The police chased kids, many of them heading toward the Marriott Wardman property. Tourists were freaking out. My first instinct was not to get out my camera. Rather, I hung up my call and booked home.

A man also disrobed a week and a half ago in Woodley Park on Connecticut Avenue. The north side of the street was shut down and there was an emergency response of at least ten vehicles. Dozens of people witnessed it, and numerous people were recording that incident as well, but I haven't seen pictures, video, or even a report of the event. The man was taken away by ambulance.

Just because you don't see it on the 11 o'clock news doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Two years ago, I watched as officers in police cruisers chased 80-100 teens down Connecticut Ave.

Yikes. That must have been something to see.

Yes, it must have. Multiple officers in multiple vehicles chasing 80-100 teens down one of the main streets of the nation's capitol. Yet tragically, in this age when one can't sneeze without being captured on 3 different recording devices, no one was able to capture this incredible (literally) spectacle on their smart phone; no tourist lucky enough to happen by this fantastic occurrence with camcorder running. Even just a few fuzzy frames of 80-100 youths able to outrun multiple souped-up police interceptors would have been advertising gold for a lucky sneaker company, amirite? And with the Olympics but a few short months away... If only the legendary police pursuit of 80-100 teens had been captured on some form of digital media - it is almost hard to believe that such an astounding event wasn't recorded by a single soul. Sadly, the Connecticut Avenue Confabulation appears relegated to the realm of other similar legends. Perhaps it will one day reveal itself to those whose belief is most pure. Because of course to them, to those who truly believe, it is not a legend.

Something to see indeed.

I guess all the cameras on the squad cars were broken that day as well as every speed trap camera on every pole.

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Anonymous wrote:

Two years ago, I watched as officers in police cruisers chased 80-100 teens down Connecticut Ave.

Yikes. That must have been something to see.

Yes, it must have. Multiple officers in multiple vehicles chasing 80-100 teens down one of the main streets of the nation's capitol. Yet tragically, in this age when one can't sneeze without being captured on 3 different recording devices, no one was able to capture this incredible (literally) spectacle on their smart phone; no tourist lucky enough to happen by this fantastic occurrence with camcorder running. Even just a few fuzzy frames of 80-100 youths able to outrun multiple souped-up police interceptors would have been advertising gold for a lucky sneaker company, amirite? And with the Olympics but a few short months away... If only the legendary police pursuit of 80-100 teens had been captured on some form of digital media - it is almost hard to believe that such an astounding event wasn't recorded by a single soul. Sadly, the Connecticut Avenue Confabulation appears relegated to the realm of other similar legends. Perhaps it will one day reveal itself to those whose belief is most pure. Because of course to them, to those who truly believe, it is not a legend.

Something to see indeed.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do families want to attend the event on Easter Monday? It hardly seems worth it at this point.

Because it may have been a nice thing they have done with their families for years--something they might have even gone to themselves as children, and now want to bring their kids to, and see their extended family and friends at. Families should be able to attend an event like this in peace…and certainly should not be held accountable for the behavior of teenagers whom they don't know, aren't related to, and only share the same skin color.

If some white teenagers started shooting outside the white house easter egg roll yesterday, would everyone be screeching that white people need to get their community under control? After all, we keep seeing white male teens shooting up schools and malls…we should know to expect this...

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Anonymous wrote:Why do families want to attend the event on Easter Monday? It hardly seems worth it at this point.

Because it may have been a nice thing they have done with their families for years--something they might have even gone to themselves as children, and now want to bring their kids to, and see their extended family and friends at. Families should be able to attend an event like this in peace…and certainly should not be held accountable for the behavior of teenagers whom they don't know, aren't related to, and only share the same skin color.

If some white teenagers started shooting outside the white house easter egg roll yesterday, would everyone be screeching that white people need to get their community under control? After all, we keep seeing white male teens shooting up schools and malls…we should know to expect this...

Anonymous wrote:Why do families want to attend the event on Easter Monday? It hardly seems worth it at this point.

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Two years ago, I watched as officers in police cruisers chased 80-100 teens down Connecticut Ave.

Yikes. That must have been something to see.

Yes, it must have. Multiple officers in multiple vehicles chasing 80-100 teens down one of the main streets of the nation's capitol. Yet tragically, in this age when one can't sneeze without being captured on 3 different recording devices, no one was able to capture this incredible (literally) spectacle on their smart phone; no tourist lucky enough to happen by this fantastic occurrence with camcorder running. Even just a few fuzzy frames of 80-100 youths able to outrun multiple souped-up police interceptors would have been advertising gold for a lucky sneaker company, amirite? And with the Olympics but a few short months away... If only the legendary police pursuit of 80-100 teens had been captured on some form of digital media - it is almost hard to believe that such an astounding event wasn't recorded by a single soul. Sadly, the Connecticut Avenue Confabulation appears relegated to the realm of other similar legends. Perhaps it will one day reveal itself to those whose belief is most pure. Because of course to them, to those who truly believe, it is not a legend.

Something to see indeed.