Anonymous wrote:DC sub on reddit has locked original thread and is banning anyone who attempts to repost and discuss this story.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaat? Reddit shutting down speech and banning opinions that run counter to politically correct groupthink!?!?! That almost NEVER happens (except all the time). Seriously, Reddit keeps a much bigger thumb on the scale than DCUM. Compared to Reddit, DCUM is almost (almost) fair and balanced (pun intended).

DC sub on reddit has locked original thread and is banning anyone who attempts to repost and discuss this story.

Anonymous wrote:You know.... if these teens had been wearing MAGA hats instead of skull caps, this video would be leading the hour on every national news station. It really is pathetic.

Yep. No doubt about that.

But they weren’t. And because of that, it took almost two weeks for the video to even be released.

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Anonymous wrote:DC Police Chief Peter Newsham says the Metropolitan Police Department is hiring about 200 officers a month for the next year.

Ok, that's a start. But the City Council and courts need to get tougher. Stricter laws need to be passed and the courts need to start handing down meaningful sentences. MPD can make all the arrests they want but juveniles basically get a slap on the wrist.

if anything they will go softer on crime. Arlington will have more crime as the new CA is soft on crime

Mmmm, no. Virginia has concealed carry. That’s why you see so much less of this stuff across the river than in DC or MD, where it’s practically guaranteed that potential victims will be unarmed. In Virginia, you never know who might have a concealed weapon.

Criminals might be dumb, but they’re not stupid.

Anonymous wrote:You know.... if these teens had been wearing MAGA hats instead of skull caps, this video would be leading the hour on every national news station. It really is pathetic.

Cut the BS. It is a crime regardless of hats or skin color.

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Anonymous wrote:Watched the video. This is attempted murder. All involved should be put away for a good long time.

What if they're only 13/14 as reported? I'm more angry at the parents that would let their young teens roam the streets at 1am. But I'm assuming the parents of these particular kids have their own issues.

It is still violent assault. If they beat you or your kids up like that, you are OK?

Anonymous wrote:You know.... if these teens had been wearing MAGA hats instead of skull caps, this video would be leading the hour on every national news station. It really is pathetic.

Exactly.

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Anonymous wrote:It looks like a random attack to me. A couple kids start, their friends see the action and pile on. I hope they catch every single one of the perpetrators.

I get to safety when I see Black teens in DC together. Did you see the girl who took the wallet?

I would look more at their demeanor and other contextual cues, and less at the color of their skin.

We are a well-educated AA family in NW DC, young kids full pay in private, etc. Will you run from our kids in a few years if they walk around with another black friend or two?

I'd feel the exact same way as I do if they were white and acted this way. Thugs are thugs. Race irrelevant.

+1 Violent crimes committed by anyone should be condemned. Race has nothing to do with it.

Anonymous wrote:This is scary. Whenever people talk about how much safer DC has gotten, this is kind of stuff that makes me glad I moved.

I couldn't tell what the woman was dong. I think she was trying to intervene. It looked like she had mace. Also that girl spitting on the man was gross and unnecessary.

DC native here, and I don't even step foot in DC anymore.

Anonymous wrote:More details here: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Teens-Attack-Man-Outside-Washington-Hilton-513170561.html

It's estimated that the assailants may be as young as 13 or 14 years old.

If so, they should be tried as adults.

The attacking is disturbing. Compare the DCUM reaction, which I think is reasoned, to the Gateway Pundit comments, which are race baiting in the extreme.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/shock-video-dc-tourist-savagely-beaten-stomped-spit-on-by-gang-of-youths-at-hilton-hotel-where-reagan-was-shot/

This is the kind of b.s. that Russian trolls were behind in 2016. It is meant to stoke racism and incite both the right and the left. This is what needs to be stopped because it creates incidents like Ferguson, like Comet Pizza. This rhetoric can get people killed and we’re all being played.

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like a hate crime against a gay couple. White male and brown male couple; the white male tries to defend the brown male against the mob. You can see that right before the violence begins, the man in the white tank top says something toward the brown male who enters the hotel door.

So crazy how quickly is escalated. The group was stalking these two men.

why haven’t the victim or witnesses stated? this

They are probably scared for their lives, maybe the man is still in the hospital and recovering from horrific injuries.

Also you can see that the brown male who manages to escape from the mob is recording them with his cell phone. He does this while trapped in the rotating door and continues to record their faces when he comes out. I guarantee that the cops have more footage they have not released yet. These are likely minors, so perhaps that's why they have not released the clearer footage yet.

It happened earlier this month. He is out of the hospital. "The man suffered head injuries and a left eye socket injury. The witness suffered a swollen left eye. They were treated at a local hospital."

I hope he is ok. This is so horrible.

If they are youth their identities will be withheld and they'll be out tomorrow to do this again. Thank you DC Youth Rehabilitation Act and bleeding heart city council. Ugh.

Anonymous wrote:If I were planning a conference, I would think twice about holding it in DC.

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If I were planning a conference, I would think twice about holding it in DC.

You know.... if these teens had been wearing MAGA hats instead of skull caps, this video would be leading the hour on every national news station. It really is pathetic.