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randome

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8. Good for you to include 'if she was physically attacked'.

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 09:19 AM

Sep 2014

We've seen too many hoaxes over the years.
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Woman Says She Was Brutally Beaten By Teenage Girls On Subway In Brooklyn [View all] NaturalHigh Sep 2014 OP

this is why people mind their own business in NYC absent extreme circumstances geek tragedy Sep 2014 #1

When in NYC I just look straight ahead unless something extreme is going on. There are wackos all RKP5637 Sep 2014 #4

As we saw in Philadelphia recently, it's a good idea closeupready Sep 2014 #7

I hate to say this, but I can really understand Pink Pistols. I used to RKP5637 Sep 2014 #51

Isn't that kind of victim blaming? TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #11

Maybe. Who cares? Mojo Electro Sep 2014 #29

Or acknowledging reality. But of course, the line betwen the two can be quite fine. n/t nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #34

The comment section of this article is terrfyingly, stomach turningly racist. nt Threedifferentones Sep 2014 #2

The computer I'm on didn't pull up a comments section. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #3

Stories like this jen63 Sep 2014 #5

I can't blame them for getting upset, people are getting real tired of the thug culture in America 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #18

I'm sick and tired of a lot of stuff myself. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #35

Really? I've never heard of such a thing. KamaAina Sep 2014 #21

Telling people to not swear in public is rude Kalidurga Sep 2014 #6

Good for you to include 'if she was physically attacked'. randome Sep 2014 #8

She was taken to a trauma center TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #12

Yeah, I seriously doubt this was a hoax. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #14

Swearing in front of children srsly Kalidurga Sep 2014 #19

So, the words don't matter? TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #13

Or it is typically of peer/social pressure to conform to standards... HereSince1628 Sep 2014 #27

1st amendment is about the government not restricting speech Kalidurga Sep 2014 #30

Did you even read the linked article? WinkyDink Sep 2014 #41

Yes she still should have walked on by Kalidurga Sep 2014 #53

Beating her to the point of injury was a grotesquely over the top response, regardless. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #36

You have a twisted notion of "rude," Miss Manners. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #40

Seriously. Jeeze! smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #55

I've learned from YouTube it's best to leave people alone on trains LOL snooper2 Sep 2014 #9

Yeah, you never know whi has a sock with poop in it. AngryAmish Sep 2014 #24

That's just wrong on so many levels. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #25

I just threw up in my mouth remembering that one... Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2014 #46

The number one problem with public transportation? AngryAmish Sep 2014 #47

That one seems more like a mental heath issue Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2014 #48

Waiting for the NYT to call the recent gaybashing group in Philly 'no angels' closeupready Sep 2014 #10

Actually, I saw one story cwydro Sep 2014 #22

Oh, wow, that's quite interesting. closeupready Sep 2014 #23

Maybe she should have minded her own business XemaSab Sep 2014 #15

Another blame the victim. :( TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #16

I was taught at an early age never to even LOOK at strangers XemaSab Sep 2014 #32

Oh, I believe TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #33

I have NEVER followed that rule. Never. cali Sep 2014 #39

Maybe you shouldn't justify criminal violence. nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #26

That's really a pretty crappy comment to make. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #28

disgusting thing to post rollin74 Sep 2014 #31

-1 nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #42

It became her business when the vulgarity reached her and everyone else's ears. Why must WinkyDink Sep 2014 #45

Hope they can somehow track who these girls are WI_DEM Sep 2014 #17

I was thinking the same thing. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #20

They were arrsted at the train platform. Jenoch Sep 2014 #38

I would be afraid to confront someone over their language, that's a dangerous risk to take. nt Raine Sep 2014 #37

A lot to risk for very little, I agree. n/t nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #43

Same here. It's like riding 55 mph at the posted speed limit in the left lane when cars want to pass RKP5637 Sep 2014 #49

This is why I don't use public transit Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2014 #44

I was on public transportation once and this woman started yelling at me. We used to have them RKP5637 Sep 2014 #50

It's amazing, isn't it? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2014 #52

We don't have public transit in my little hometown... NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #54

Many people don't have that choice. RedCappedBandit Sep 2014 #57

I have Dorian Gray Sep 2014 #56

She cursed at them? Oh, the irony! randome Sep 2014 #58