for my non clickers...this guy was being robbed of a cell phone, was beaten to the ground & stabbed dozens of times on a crowded metro train, in broad daylight on the fourth of july.
for his cell phone.
so much to say on this.
1) the guy who killed him is crazy. insane. like certifiable. he should never see the light of day again BUT! should also get counseling and some kind of psychological treatment while in the pen.
2) he had his cell tucked in his waistband. put it in your pocket. not trying to blame the victim he should be able to leave his cell on his forehead if he wants but this is the real world. those phones are currency now and people are out here starving.
like when people hear these employment stats && they say its 5.3% or whatever & they think cool...no, man. thats millions of people w/ no job. & we all know those numbers are waaaay higher. so people with no job...going to feed and house themselves right? by any means neccessary. if that means taking from you...then your shit is taken. unless you cant stop em from doing so. which brings me to
3) JUST GIVE IT TO HIM. fk it. unless you are REALLY about that life...like im willing to die for this shit. (which i understand and respect, nobodys taking shit from me) just give it to him.
4) the macro issues that cause this. i was listening to a radio show talk abt it & the hosts were like we arent going on metro anymore...too dangerous. and i dont ride metro much but i honestly dont feel like its dangerous. and thats because i have been in close proximity to desperate people, people willing to risk jail or violence all my life. like 1 step removed. we lived thru crack, i saw drug fiends up close. early. hookers. kicking it the track was across the street. been had the house broken into, seen my mother fist fighting in the street, gotten jumped. all that. & it has equipped me to deal with...riding the metro to suitland on a friday night at midnight...for example. i know how to carry myself. i know how to read the energy in the air. its kinda weird. but its because i HAD to develop that...thats where i lived.
instead of OH lets get more security guards in the metro or why didnt people jump the guy? (he had a knife) why isnt it, lets fix the underlying reasons people are so crazy and desperate they are literally willing to kill others to take their gotdamn cell phones. lets address that.
1) Their needs to be a sweep on synthetic weed, you got felons on probation/parole smoking that shit thinkin it won't show up & end up right back in prison, adding to the revolving door scenario. Then you got folks smokin it & goin out of their minds. They worried bout flaka, this shit is worst.
2) I'd like to blame the courts but this guy was fucked up LONG before the system got involved. At one point, I'm sure he was just some little kid in DC walking to school like every other kid. Now he's a doped up psychopath stealing phones and murdering people. This is the end of a long chain of events that I'm confident the Post will play like a fiddle and WTOP will use as an excuse to fire up the gas chambers.
3) as some who rides the metro every day, the weekends & holidays bring the crazies out!
5. "this could've been my sister...quick story" In response to Reply # 0
i was in DC last weekend visiting some frat bros. he stays right on oklahoma ave., directly across the street from RFK Stadium, and within a mile of the Metro.
she was going to be on the train at the time. we were having a cookout. something told me to have her come at 2:30. didnt think anything of it until i read this. she got off the train and saw a ton of cops, but figured it was security for the foo fighters concert. had no idea someone got stabbed to death on a train, over a damn phone.
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