wtfmate: Woman beaten on bus, by MIDDLE SCHOOLERS

Ns1

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BALTIMORE (Map, News) - As Sarah Kreager, 26, tried to sit down on a Baltimore City bus Tuesday, police say, a middle-schooler told her she couldn?t. When she attempted to take another seat, a middle-schooler wouldn?t let her. Finally, according to police, Kreager just sat down.

She was ?immediately attacked? by nine students ? three females and six males ? from Robert Poole Middle School. They punched and kicked her at 2:59 p.m. at the intersection of 33rd Street and Chestnut Avenue, according to Maryland Transit Administration police.

Kreager was dragged off the bus and her boyfriend, Troy Ennis, attempted to get her back on, police said.

She sustained ?serious injuries? and had to be transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, according to a police report.
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Kreager suffered two broken bones in her left eye socket, police said.

?She had eye muscles that were damaged,? a police report states. ?She had deep lacerations on the top of her head and another above her neck.?

Two seats and the bus? rear glass were destroyed during the attack, police said.

The bus driver on the No. 27 line quickly called police, who responded and arrested the nine juveniles, said Jawauna Greene, an MTA police spokeswoman.

All nine suspects, ages 14 and 15, were arrested and charged with aggravated assault.

Their bus tickets ? provided by the school ? have been revoked, Greene said.

?Riding the bus is a privilege,? she said. ?Public safety is our primary concern.?

Greene said the investigation into the incident was ongoing and she didn?t know whether the attack had anything to do with the victim?s race.

The suspects in the incident are black. The victim is white, according to the police report.

Baltimore resident David Briggs, who lives near the crime scene, said the incident underscores Baltimore?s pervasive crime.

?Now, I can't even ride the bus,? he said.

Examiner Staff Writer Stephen Janis contributed to the article.

http://www.examiner.com/a-1089...y_bus__police_say.html


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jagec

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Originally posted by: Ns1
Their bus tickets ? provided by the school ? have been revoked, Greene said.

?Riding the bus is a privilege,? she said. ?Public safety is our primary concern.?

Good to know they take crime seriously!
 

Jeeebus

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Kreager was dragged off the bus and her boyfriend, Troy Ennis, attempted to get her back on, police said.

wtf is up with that part of the story? how about "her boyfriend started throwing 14 year olds through windows"?

EDIT: And I'm sure Rosa Parks would be thrilled by this story.
 

Jschmuck2

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As a substitute teacher, this terrifies me. I figure that, if necessary, I could take 5, maybe six middle school students - but if they all decided to rush me at once, it'd be curtains.
 

Jeeebus

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Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
As a substitute teacher, this terrifies me. I figure that, if necessary, I could take 5, maybe six middle school students - but if they all decided to rush me at once, it'd be curtains.

Haven't you ever seen "The Substitute" with Tom Berenger?
 

jlee

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If the situation were opposite, somebody would be charged with a hate crime. Let's see how this turns out..
 

Crono

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Originally posted by: Tiamat
reverse racism ftl :(

Reverse racism? I thought racism was multidirectional, not just whites hating black people.
 

Mr Incognito

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Originally posted by: Crono
Originally posted by: Tiamat
reverse racism ftl :(

Reverse racism? I thought racism was multidirectional, not just whites hating black people.

Seriously, and if that is your point then we white people have it great.
 

imported_Imp

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Originally posted by: Ns1
Kreager was dragged off the bus and her boyfriend, Troy Ennis, attempted to get her back on, police said.

I don't get this part. Get her back on? And was he there during the incident...
 

Jschmuck2

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Originally posted by: Jeeebus
Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
As a substitute teacher, this terrifies me. I figure that, if necessary, I could take 5, maybe six middle school students - but if they all decided to rush me at once, it'd be curtains.

Haven't you ever seen "The Substitute" with Tom Berenger?

I have.

I fight Ernie Hudson ::every:: ::Day::
 

BigJ

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Originally posted by: Queasy
Jenna 6 -> Baltimore 9?

The real question is "What's the patten here?". It may be simple enough with the numbers, but what town is next damn it? We need Monk!
 

child of wonder

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These kids' 26-28 year old parents should be ashamed. The police should put the unwed mothers in jail and then do a blood test on the kids and run it through the Federal convict database to find their fathers.

/sarcastic racism

Seriously, that's absurd. Wasn't there anyone else on the bus? Everyone else on there should have beat down those punk kids.
 

Lithium381

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they should be fully procecuted......i'd have sat down too, don't know if i could take 9 of them though.....that's ridiculous
 

jagec

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Originally posted by: Crono
Originally posted by: Tiamat
reverse racism ftl :(

Reverse racism? I thought racism was multidirectional, not just whites hating black people.

I guess reverse racism is where instead of hating one race for no particular reason, you have some creepy fetish for one race for no particular reason.
 
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Don't put the kids in jail, you'll just start them down the path of career criminals. Each kid should be taken into a room and given a savage beating by 9 guys. Sometimes you just have to whoop a kid's ass to make them act right.
 

BigJ

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Originally posted by: Lithium381
they should be fully procecuted......i'd have sat down too, don't know if i could take 9 of them though.....that's ridiculous

You'd be hard pressed to find a person that could take them. Hell even 6 14-15 year olds (just the males) in that situation. Thinking about the layout of a bus and the small confined spaces, there's a good chance you'd wind up getting your ass severely beat. She was probably getting hit from all angles, and they probably jumped her when she was seated. Meaning all the blows were hitting chest area and above. 9 kids walloping you like that and you're in trouble regardless of who you are.

And drawing a weapon (assuming she carried) would've been straight up suicide.

Pretty much, the only way out of this situation for most people just depends on how badly they wind up getting their ass beat.
 

Minjin

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14 and 15 years old puts you in High School around here. Were they all held back or do some middle schools continue beyond 8th grade?
 

Alistar7

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Originally posted by: mundane
More detailed article, from the Baltimore Sun.

According to a police report, one of the boys kept jumping in front of the woman, Sarah Kreager, 26, and claiming that the open seats on the bus were reserved.

But the mother of one of the suspects says the victim, for an unknown reason, provoked the attack by spitting in the face of one of the girls. Beverly Bell, whose son is an eighth-grader at Robert Poole, said the victim's boyfriend then pulled out a knife and threatened the girls, which prompted the boys to attack the man.

Another parent said it was Kreager who did not want any students sitting next to her initially, prompting an argument.

Still no mention of bigotry being the motivation behind the attack. I find it disturbing that so many that already posted jumped to that conclusion with no evidence to suggest that other than knowing the color of their skin. ;)

TY for the updated article mundane, definitely new & relevant information.
 

jagec

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Originally posted by: Alistar7
Still no mention of bigotry being the motivation behind the attack. I find it disturbing that so many that already posted jumped to that conclusion with no evidence to suggest that other than knowing the color of their skin. ;)

TY for the updated article mundane, definitely new & relevant information.

If by "so many" you mean "two people", then yes.
 

Alistar7

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Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Still no mention of bigotry being the motivation behind the attack. I find it disturbing that so many that already posted jumped to that conclusion with no evidence to suggest that other than knowing the color of their skin. ;)

TY for the updated article mundane, definitely new & relevant information.

If by "so many" you mean "two people", then yes.

I counted 4-5 posts that had racial overtones IMO, to each his own. I'm not looking to call anyone out, so don't ask me to be specific in regards to which posts I was referencing.