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Anonymous wrote:Too bad the victim wasn't armed. Two or three of those kids getting dropped by their intended victim might change some minds about whether doing stuff like this is a good idea.

Yes, if only all potential victims would just arm themselves, this world would be a much safer place.

And certainly they would not hit any bystanders, what with it being in front of a big hotel in a busy neighborhood. Definitely safer.

Because we hear so often about *lawfully* armed citizens accidentally shooting innocent bystanders in self defense shootings, right? /s


You have the resources of the entire interwebz at your disposal. Find for us just 3 incidents - just three - where a person in public with a *legally carried* gun shot a innocent bystander or the wrong person by mistake.

Go. Start searching. Let us know what you turn up. If it happens as often as you imply, it should be a quick task.

We'll wait.

As a tourist, I have only one vacation a year and many destinations to choose from. Visiting a bunch of spread out oversized stone monuments dedicated to wars and men will be pushed even further down on my list especially since I risk being attacked by a random gang of thirteen year olds in front of my nice hotel. I’d rather go to Mexico and visit the pyramids. At least they are heavily guarded.

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Anonymous wrote:The msm is actually covering the story

This is an embarrassment and will have huge repercussions for DC moving forward. Some posters on here or Facebook are minimizing what happened, perhaps due to political agendas (those kids are the victims of 400 years of oppression) or real estate values but as an outsider looking in, whether I am a teacher organizing a field trip, a convention planner or a tourist from the Midwest or Europe, I would seriously think twice about visiting DC until the local leadership gets its sh*t together and gets the crime under control. A gang attack in one of the best neighborhoods in DC outside of one of its best hotels, near the diplomatic center of the city, sends the message that DC is not safe for visitors.

Snort. Sure it will.

Wasn’t there a similar mob attack a few days earlier?

Anonymous wrote:The msm is actually covering the story

This is an embarrassment and will have huge repercussions for DC moving forward. Some posters on here or Facebook are minimizing what happened, perhaps due to political agendas (those kids are the victims of 400 years of oppression) or real estate values but as an outsider looking in, whether I am a teacher organizing a field trip, a convention planner or a tourist from the Midwest or Europe, I would seriously think twice about visiting DC until the local leadership gets its sh*t together and gets the crime under control. A gang attack in one of the best neighborhoods in DC outside of one of its best hotels, near the diplomatic center of the city, sends the message that DC is not safe for visitors.

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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."

Mealy-mouthed police statement won't mention the victim's possible PTSD or traumatic brain injury. A TBI can literally ruin your life, making you unable to work or even concentrate. It's a total life changing event and these kids were gleefully stomping this guy's head into the pavement.

WTF.

Yes, because the police should absolutely be sharing people's personal medical and psychiatric information with the public. That's what I'd want if I were a victim of crime, the police telling everyone and their mother that I had PTSD.

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Anonymous wrote:Too bad the victim wasn't armed. Two or three of those kids getting dropped by their intended victim might change some minds about whether doing stuff like this is a good idea.

Yes, if only all potential victims would just arm themselves, this world would be a much safer place.

And certainly they would not hit any bystanders, what with it being in front of a big hotel in a busy neighborhood. Definitely safer.

The msm is actually covering the story

Does not matter.

If that guy died from head trauma, they would lol be tried for manslaughter or murder. Doe not matter if they were high, social upbringing, K2.....

A boxer just died from head trauma while the other guy hitting him had boxing gloves on.
I saw the guy I nDipont had his head stomped on a few times.. That could have easily killed him.

Where is the Mayor on this? This happened in the “nice” part of DC. Would you feel safe in DuPont after this?

PoPville comments on this news item remain at zero and the “Comment” button is missing.

If I’m reading this thread correctly 99.999% of the posters who are getting their jollies off bashing all the black youth in DC don’t even live in the District and are too frightened to step foot in the District so, no disrespect, but f__k their opinion ons. Y’all don’t live here, y’all don’t come here, and considering your xenophobic attitudes y’all ain’t welcome here so...

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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.

Is that possible in DC? Very soft on youth crime. Being under 18 is the golden ticket in DC.

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Anonymous wrote:Too bad the victim wasn't armed. Two or three of those kids getting dropped by their intended victim might change some minds about whether doing stuff like this is a good idea.

Yes, if only all potential victims would just arm themselves, this world would be a much safer place.

NP. No need to be dramatic. But PP is right - one of these days, these punks are going to go after the wrong person. It would actually be refreshing if that happened because that might be the most effective deterrent.

Kids get involved in violence because they have no hope. Shooting a few of them is not going to deter jack shit. You need to show compassion. Violence begets more violence.

If they understood there was a possibility that the next random person they attacked might shoot one of them, you’d definitely see less stuff like this. But they know there is almost zero chance of that, so they’re not deterred.

As proof of this, look at who they choose to attack: a random older white dude. Why? Because they know he won’t shoot them. He’s not a threat to them. Who DON’T they attack? Black men in their late teens or 20’s. Why? Because those are the people in DC who are most likely to be carrying a gun, albeit illegally. Because they know if they pulled this stunt on one of those guys, they’d get shot. Period.

These punks aren’t 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.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too bad the victim wasn't armed. Two or three of those kids getting dropped by their intended victim might change some minds about whether doing stuff like this is a good idea.

Yes, if only all potential victims would just arm themselves, this world would be a much safer place.

NP. No need to be dramatic. But PP is right - one of these days, these punks are going to go after the wrong person. It would actually be refreshing if that happened because that might be the most effective deterrent.

Kids get involved in violence because they have no hope. Shooting a few of them is not going to deter jack shit. You need to show compassion. Violence begets more violence.

they get into crime because they have bad values or no values which is the natural result of destroying the family

Exactly!