Comments on: Well, It Finally Happened To Me

By: natedogg

natedogg — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:16:28 +0000

Holliewood’s 2 posts were by far the smartest 2 posts of the bunch.

By: Holliewood54

Holliewood54 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:49:37 +0000

I agree with anonymous. This is not about being PC when the reality is clear as day. Kids are the most dangerous because they don’t fully understand real consequences and life. Especially those from abusive broken homes. It doesn’t matter that they are black. In this case they are – so what. This is my message to urban white folks out there – Overcome your fear of not becoming the most open minded, progressive, antiracist of all time and concentrate on protecting yourself. If you see a group of teens hangin’ out in front of a building late at night they ain’t playin’ hackey sack. Take your damn Ipod earphones out, remove that “nice doggy” smile of your face and prepare yourself for some kind of interaction.

By: Holliewood54

Holliewood54 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:24:23 +0000

This whole rock throwing thing has gone on in Columbia Heights and Petworth for some time. There was a cover story on it in the Citypaper a couple years back. Its very dangerous and some people have been critically stoned, beaten and almost killed. There is even certain slang for different ways a target/person could be hit. If you think this is a kids game then chances are you are the ideal target for such behaviour. There is a phenomenon in these neghborhoods (including Shaw) where teenagers are randomly attacking and beating up residents/visitors – particularly white men. This is what happens when you have luxury condos next to projects. These youngsters come from broken homes and are therefore broken themselves. Their reality is paralleled by that of young successful professionals living obliviously around them. They choose these people as targets to vent their lives’ frustrations and misguided anger. I’m sure its difficult to stand on the corner the entire day and look up at these bright beautiful glass buildings and see residents eating sushi while the game plays on their 50″ flat screens. Unlike in NY, gentrification is relatively new in DC and these are the realities of its initial stages. In NY black folks don’t even pay attention to white folks because its nothing new. In DC its still very much a novelty. Our gentrification process is only 9 years old. Lets not forget that Columbia Heights was the most crime infested part of NW and even with all its development still holds its own in that category. Many of those bad kids that grew up here in the 80s and 90s have goten older and had kids of their own, and I’m sure these little fucks picked up a thing or two from their older counterparts. I have lived and worked in DC for a long time. I have seen the changes, but don’t overestimate them. I carry a blade with me at all times not because I promote violence, but because I refuse to be a victim. If get a rock thrown at my head and/or get jumped by teenagers I’m going to assume they are trying to kill me so hopefully for them this doesn’t happen to me. I’ve read many of your comments and people have tiptoed around the issues of race, class and gentrification. That is exactly what this issue is about. The sooner you acknowledge it and understand it the less your chances of becoming a victim are.

By: Redhead

Redhead — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:57:22 +0000

The lamest thing about the continued racist comments such as “denegrification” – yesterday at 5:40 is that they keep posting under Anonymous. Grow a spine and own your ideas already.

By: caphilleast

caphilleast — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:22:09 +0000

POP,
had similar experience with 8 yr olds and snowball/iceball. There aim was lousy and in response to my comment “Can you behave yourselves or do I get to call the cops” the one who did not run said “If I did it you would not catch me” I was late for work so I just hoped on the metro. I just am so frustriated…they were 8, short little kids….I am not exactly going to attack children or call the cops for a snowball (and what hold the kids until they get there?) It’s just soo frustraiting that this happens. No one seems to give a good answer on what to do/how to react?

By: beth b.

beth b. — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:00:38 +0000

As someone who works steps from the 14th & Harvard intersection (i can see it from my window) and also someone who has had a brick thrown through their window as they were driving (on M street in SW) i feel compelled to ask/beg/whatever please tell the police. I don’t care if it’s in the moment or in a thought the next day.
I also agree with the above comment that you shouldn’t be walking around with your ears plugged up after dark, but if they throw a rock at you, they’re going to throw them at other people. It’s our duties as residents of the City to make sure that stuff is reported (no matter how small).
Less than a week after the brick incident, someone was beaten to hell for sport blocks from where I was hit in SW.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:04:37 +0000

certain black teenagers are a plague on this city. that’s not racism, it’s reality. if the reason is because we’re black majority in DC, it doesn’t matter – maybe in columbus it’s white kids, but i’m being practical. there’s packs of little 14 year old scumbags running around, enabled by an horrendous juvenile offenders program and garbage parents. avoid the little pieces of shit as much as you can. if you want to put up a pc front, more power to you. drive on kennedy at 11 at night and see who tries to mess with you – a bunch of undisciplined, unsupervised 14 year olds. too bad their dads are in jail because of shitty drug policy – they need their asses beat.

By: Neener

Neener — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:23:15 +0000

7:42- Sexual assault is a 911 call! the number you call is 911.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:27:45 +0000

GSG – where you’re wrong is when you say it’s a small minority of black people in DC who are criminals. I’d wager it’s somewhere closer to about half of all black men.

By: let's make a plan

let's make a plan — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:25:54 +0000

pennywise, i am not satisfied with that. there has to be something constructive we can do collectively. this is a fairly high-profile blog we’re commenting on here. we can make this a PR issue for the mayor or the cops. or we can just formulate a recommended course of action so that people don’t feel so powerless against this stuff.