Anonymous wrote:I was on Metro this afternoon and a group of 4 teens (and maybe even preteens, they looked quite young) was being loud and obnoxious. Fine, NBD. They were cursing. Fine, NBD. Then they started goofing around pushing each other. NBD until they started pushing each other into other passengers. One of them crashed into a lady’s head. She cried out, either in pain/fear/surprise or any combination of those. One teen then told the “crasher” that he should punch the lady in her face. She went on to say, “Didn’t she hear about the lady on the W4?”. God help us all. Just about everyone, including me, got off at the next stop. I have NEVER felt a need to do that before in my life.

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Anonymous wrote:A woman on the bus gave up her seat so another woman and her kids could sit down together. And then she asked a group of teens to stop cursing. I have no idea "how" she asked, but nothing justifies what these kids did to her. And I get why people are scared to intervene. What can be done to help prevent some of the out-of-control behavior of youth?

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/video-shows-a-woman-being-attacked-pushed-off-a-dc-metrobus

What can be done? Avoid areas and places, like “bad neighborhoods” and public transit where violent people are more likely to be.

Your privilege is really showing. You realize that so many people in DC have no choice but to live where they live and take public transportation, right. So we should make it safer for them instead of throwing our hands up and letting these hoodlums run the show.

But EVERYONE has a choice in how they act. So I choose to avoid being in areas where people can't act like decent human beings.

Wow! You can make that ‘choice’ due to your privilege. Some of us are forced to take mass transit. And we should be able to do so safely.

Also, don’t be so smug. As crime rises everywhere, the ‘areas where people can’t act like decent human beings’ will be more and more widespread.

It’s interesting to see such cognitive dissonance in your post. You employ a progressive buzzword like privilege, while also complaining about crime and how we should be able to walk around safely. It’s almost like you want to say we should get tough on crime. I just don’t get how you mix both concepts without irony.

There is not an ounce of cognitive dissonance.

I grew up poor, taking public transportation. I can recognize your privilege. You are able to avoid mass transit in DC - you can afford to Uber. You can 'avoid' the areas where these types of incidents happen because you can afford to live in a better part of DC.

I can also understand that we need to be tougher on crime. People should be able to take mass transit safely, especially people who rely on mass transit. I understand that Democrat-led, progressive policies have absolutely caused in increase in crime, and that disproportionately affects lower-income families who live in the neighborhoods where crime has increased.

This is exactly why some people in this area see white liberals as complete hypocrites. They support these initiatives that destroy the city (increased crime, crappy schools) and then they slink away to their wealthy enclaves where they don't have to deal with the negative effects of the policies they vote for.

Well said PP!

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Anonymous wrote:A woman on the bus gave up her seat so another woman and her kids could sit down together. And then she asked a group of teens to stop cursing. I have no idea "how" she asked, but nothing justifies what these kids did to her. And I get why people are scared to intervene. What can be done to help prevent some of the out-of-control behavior of youth?

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/video-shows-a-woman-being-attacked-pushed-off-a-dc-metrobus

What can be done? Avoid areas and places, like “bad neighborhoods” and public transit where violent people are more likely to be.

Your privilege is really showing. You realize that so many people in DC have no choice but to live where they live and take public transportation, right. So we should make it safer for them instead of throwing our hands up and letting these hoodlums run the show.

But EVERYONE has a choice in how they act. So I choose to avoid being in areas where people can't act like decent human beings.

Wow! You can make that ‘choice’ due to your privilege. Some of us are forced to take mass transit. And we should be able to do so safely.

Also, don’t be so smug. As crime rises everywhere, the ‘areas where people can’t act like decent human beings’ will be more and more widespread.

It’s interesting to see such cognitive dissonance in your post. You employ a progressive buzzword like privilege, while also complaining about crime and how we should be able to walk around safely. It’s almost like you want to say we should get tough on crime. I just don’t get how you mix both concepts without irony.

There is not an ounce of cognitive dissonance.

I grew up poor, taking public transportation. I can recognize your privilege. You are able to avoid mass transit in DC - you can afford to Uber. You can 'avoid' the areas where these types of incidents happen because you can afford to live in a better part of DC.

I can also understand that we need to be tougher on crime. People should be able to take mass transit safely, especially people who rely on mass transit. I understand that Democrat-led, progressive policies have absolutely caused in increase in crime, and that disproportionately affects lower-income families who live in the neighborhoods where crime has increased.

This is exactly why some people in this area see white liberals as complete hypocrites. They support these initiatives that destroy the city (increased crime, crappy schools) and then they slink away to their wealthy enclaves where they don't have to deal with the negative effects of the policies they vote for.

Anonymous wrote:I wish our elected representatives cared as much as crime as they do friggin bike lanes.

Anonymous wrote:Please clarify,

How can 5-8 black teenagers on a bus represent all 45,000 black youth in DC?

I'll wait.

Anonymous wrote:I was on Metro this afternoon and a group of 4 teens (and maybe even preteens, they looked quite young) was being loud and obnoxious. Fine, NBD. They were cursing. Fine, NBD. Then they started goofing around pushing each other. NBD until they started pushing each other into other passengers. One of them crashed into a lady’s head. She cried out, either in pain/fear/surprise or any combination of those. One teen then told the “crasher” that he should punch the lady in her face. She went on to say, “Didn’t she hear about the lady on the W4?”. God help us all. Just about everyone, including me, got off at the next stop. I have NEVER felt a need to do that before in my life.

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Anonymous wrote:Please clarify,

How can 5-8 black teenagers on a bus represent all 45,000 black youth in DC?

I'll wait.

Please look closely at the video. I don’t think ALL the kids were black. Don’t make assumptions and don’t stereotype!!

Anonymous wrote:Please clarify,

How can 5-8 black teenagers on a bus represent all 45,000 black youth in DC?

I'll wait.

Anonymous wrote:Please clarify,

How can 5-8 black teenagers on a bus represent all 45,000 black youth in DC?

I'll wait.

Anonymous wrote:Please clarify,

How can 5-8 black teenagers on a bus represent all 45,000 black youth in DC?

I'll wait.

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Anonymous wrote:A woman on the bus gave up her seat so another woman and her kids could sit down together. And then she asked a group of teens to stop cursing. I have no idea "how" she asked, but nothing justifies what these kids did to her. And I get why people are scared to intervene. What can be done to help prevent some of the out-of-control behavior of youth?

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/video-shows-a-woman-being-attacked-pushed-off-a-dc-metrobus

What can be done? Avoid areas and places, like “bad neighborhoods” and public transit where violent people are more likely to be.

Your privilege is really showing. You realize that so many people in DC have no choice but to live where they live and take public transportation, right. So we should make it safer for them instead of throwing our hands up and letting these hoodlums run the show.

But EVERYONE has a choice in how they act. So I choose to avoid being in areas where people can't act like decent human beings.

Wow! You can make that ‘choice’ due to your privilege. Some of us are forced to take mass transit. And we should be able to do so safely.



Also, don’t be so smug. As crime rises everywhere, the ‘areas where people can’t act like decent human beings’ will be more and more widespread.

It’s interesting to see such cognitive dissonance in your post. You employ a progressive buzzword like privilege, while also complaining about crime and how we should be able to walk around safely. It’s almost like you want to say we should get tough on crime. I just don’t get how you mix both concepts without irony.

There is not an ounce of cognitive dissonance.

I grew up poor, taking public transportation. I can recognize your privilege. You are able to avoid mass transit in DC - you can afford to Uber. You can 'avoid' the areas where these types of incidents happen because you can afford to live in a better part of DC.

I can also understand that we need to be tougher on crime. People should be able to take mass transit safely, especially people who rely on mass transit. I understand that Democrat-led, progressive policies have absolutely caused in increase in crime, and that disproportionately affects lower-income families who live in the neighborhoods where crime has increased.

This is exactly why some people in this area see white liberals as complete hypocrites. They support these initiatives that destroy the city (increased crime, crappy schools) and then they slink away to their wealthy enclaves where they don't have to deal with the negative effects of the policies they vote for.

+1000

Your post describes the white liberal leadership at my former Ivy college that loves to pontificate on how we should have let off juvenile offenders and defund the police but would actually never set foot in a neighborhood affected by crime. We’re a stone’s throw away of the disaster San Francisco has become if we don’t have better leadership in DC that allows law enforcement to do their job and holds criminals accountable. These kids are criminals and I hope they rot in hell for what they did to that woman who was just trying to do the right thing.

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Anonymous wrote:I was on Metro this afternoon and a group of 4 teens (and maybe even preteens, they looked quite young) was being loud and obnoxious. Fine, NBD. They were cursing. Fine, NBD. Then they started goofing around pushing each other. NBD until they started pushing each other into other passengers. One of them crashed into a lady’s head. She cried out, either in pain/fear/surprise or any combination of those. One teen then told the “crasher” that he should punch the lady in her face. She went on to say, “Didn’t she hear about the lady on the W4?”. God help us all. Just about everyone, including me, got off at the next stop. I have NEVER felt a need to do that before in my life.

Glad nothing happened to you and you stayed safe.

Of course, had something bad happened, plenty of posters on this board would say it was all your fault for getting on the bus in the first place.