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In reply to the discussion: BART takeover robbery: 40 to 60 teens swarm train, rob weekend riders [View all]HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)13. Nothing new in Philly
http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/12/philadelphia.flash.mob.violence/
Things spiraled out of control in a flash when, according to Guendelsberger, the group of nearly 40 teens chased them down a nearby alley. The teens began punching her male friends in the head to knock them over and then kicked them once they were down on the ground.
Guendelsberger's boyfriend was left with a sneaker imprint on his forehead, she said. At one point someone tried to take her bag, and she was punched in the face, knocking her over.
Her tibia was snapped in half, and there was a crack in the bone behind her kneecap. It is being held together with screws.
"It was nuts," she said, gazing at her right leg inside a metal brace elevated on a kitchen chair. "We got off comparatively easy. It was awful, but nobody had anything permanent happen to them."
Things spiraled out of control in a flash when, according to Guendelsberger, the group of nearly 40 teens chased them down a nearby alley. The teens began punching her male friends in the head to knock them over and then kicked them once they were down on the ground.
Guendelsberger's boyfriend was left with a sneaker imprint on his forehead, she said. At one point someone tried to take her bag, and she was punched in the face, knocking her over.
Her tibia was snapped in half, and there was a crack in the bone behind her kneecap. It is being held together with screws.
"It was nuts," she said, gazing at her right leg inside a metal brace elevated on a kitchen chair. "We got off comparatively easy. It was awful, but nobody had anything permanent happen to them."
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I think they'll need protection from their parents, once the parents find out. NT
mahatmakanejeeves
Apr 2017
#3
If my brother or I were involved in something like this I would want to be in jail.
redstatebluegirl
Apr 2017
#53
Dunno about 4. This is exactly the kind of scenario CCW advocates put out there
geek tragedy
Apr 2017
#7
Nothing will happen, Oakland won't pay for it and the DA will refuse to prosecute
ansible
Apr 2017
#18
Come on, "their own people"?? So the train was full of criminals? No, NOT their people.
7962
Apr 2017
#22
By "their own people' - clearly I meant friends' families, locals, workers who commute on BART
vkkv
Apr 2017
#33
YOU "go away" with the weak comparisons. You equate a speeder & a strong arm thief?
7962
Apr 2017
#47
put their faces out there, the public has a right to know who these violent predators are
geek tragedy
Apr 2017
#6
I wouldn't expect to see this sort of group mayhem occur in a state that grants the right of defense
pablo_marmol
Apr 2017
#46
And yet ... Raiders actual team is the only one in the league w/zero arrests last 3 years ...
mr_lebowski
Apr 2017
#55
40-60??? Pfft ! try 200-300 here. Although this was a few years ago and wilding in the streets
lunasun
Apr 2017
#35