Comments on: How I Almost Got My Ass Kicked (Again)

By: Scared of the Young Punk Thugs

Scared of the Young Punk Thugs — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:54:50 +0000

Someday the District needs to consider changing its policy toward youth criminal enforcement and citizens ability to gain access to the criminal intelligence that exists on some of our misguided youth. My car was stolen by a 14 year old from the hood, who actually also rammed the cop car with the stolen vehicle!!! I as the victim under the new law actually had access to his name (hard to believe there was a time not too long ago when even the victim couldn’t get the juves name). But even though he was caught red handed (ramming a police car with a stolen vehicle), prosecuters didn’t go forward with anything (let his young ass go scot-free) and he is likely still out there running around with his crew. Adults should take this head on in a more organized way, I see it now, Most Wanted List of Young Punk Thugs in the District. Running around at night beating the crap out of young women, intimidating neighbors, acting all tough, packing heat. Dude took two to the chest kind of attitude. Goin’ downtown huh kind of attidude. Cops, teachers, schools, neighbors, friends, grandparents know who they are, it all just seems ignored. Perhaps it’s actually the image DC strives for? Writing parking tickets and young punk thugs. It’s just a shame….

By: blonderedhead

blonderedhead — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:12:56 +0000

for girls only

All you need to do is be an out of control white girl who is drunk and looking for a fight walkin home at night.
CRAZY BEBOPS scare the shit out of SONS everytime. RESPECT? I dunno. Call it a fear among us. The unpredictable back at ya.

By: AlphaTango

AlphaTango — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:35:37 +0000

I have to say my streets “cornerboys” (never heard that term before) are very protective of the neighborhood. Which is really cool. They noticed I wasn’t home over the last week and told me they made sure to look after my place. It’s not the first time they’ve noticed too!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:17:17 +0000

Neener picks up his “street” knowledge from surfing Wikipedia on a laptop at Starbucks.

By: Rich Poverty

Rich Poverty — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:58:46 +0000

# Anonymous Says:
August 25th, 2008 at 11:19 pm

… i have a friend who grew up in the hood who says they’re specifically looking for white folks who are scared of blacks. i guess it’s kind of a “cool” test. interesting, eh?

Anonymous,

I’ve been confronted by hostile teenagers in a similar fashion and I’m unmistakeably Black. Tell your friend from the “hood” that this is not always the case. Black on black crime is far more prevalent than Black on White crime.

Besides, “white folk” don’t necessarily hold a track record of good intentions with regard to Black folk…In an ironic way, these teenagers are really the ones who have reason to be scared.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:44:49 +0000

Ummmm … I can see the relevance in recognizing the difference between a gang and a crew if you’re a law enforcement higher-up or a social scientist planning grand macro solutions for all our domestic ailments, but from the perspective of a guy walking down the street getting assaulted by these thugs (and yes, it was assault as described by PoP), does it really matter? If you’re drawing those lines to differentiate the acceptability of these thugs’ actions, you’re probably more a part of the problem than not. Kids hanging out and selling drugs and making a threatening approach with the intent to intimidate someone minding his own business on a public sidewalk — I don’t care if they’re a crew or a gang, the end result is the same from the perspective of the passer by. Start calling the cops. Quit rolling over and letting the urban terrorism get a free pass just because you didn’t end up with your ass kicked this time.

By: Odentex

Odentex — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:36:17 +0000

Steve: What I really need to know is were the Jets and the Sharks crews or gangs?

By: dc_publius

dc_publius — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:57:29 +0000

Your post ends sounding positive/optimistic as if you were accepted by the thugs in some way and are in good terms with them. If you think this is true, then you are delusional. Just because they changed their demenor, doesn’t mean they won’t stab you in the back for your wallet next time you walk by.

Next time take a picture of them. lol.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:28:43 +0000

What was the Pst Gang…a gang that happened to be a crew or a crew that called itself a gang? Grasshopper, when you have answered this question, you will fully understand the universe.

By: Odentex

Odentex — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:17:33 +0000

“A Gang is a group of individuals that band together for a common cause and are involved in criminal activity. Many gangs are highly organized and operate across state lines. A crew is a more loosely-knit group, often based on a neighborhood.”

So, according to MPD, Enron was a “gang”, and the liquor store on Georgia Avenue that consistently tries to cheat me out of mah change is a “crew”.

I’m glad we got that sorted out.