Posted on 04/25/2017 4:07:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
I’d almost expect something like this in a Third World country, but not here.
A recent string of robberies on BART trains took a frightening turn when dozens of juveniles swarmed an Oakland station over the weekend and commandeered a train car, forcing passengers to hand over bags and cell phones and leaving at least two with head injuries, witnesses told the transit agency.
The incident — the first of its kind in recent memory — occurred around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Coliseum Station.
According to a police summary, witnesses said 50 to 60 juveniles flooded the station, jumped the fare gates and rushed to the second-story train platform. Some of the robbers apparently held open the doors of a Dublin-bound train car while others streamed inside, confronting and robbing and in some cases beating riders.
The juveniles “committed multiple strong-arm robberies of bags and cell phones,” said the summary. “At least two victims suffered head/facial injuries requiring medical attention.” Police did not say if any of the suspects were armed, or describe exactly how the passengers were wounded.
“Unarmed” or not, a violent mob committing attacks of this magnitude create such a disparity of collective force that the situation would almost certainly justify the use of deadly force to stop this criminal assault, especially since two victims were beaten severely enough to require medical attention.
Perhaps if Californians had “shall issue” concealed carry instead of “may issue” restrictions that leave residents in many counties virtually unable to obtain a carry permit then nonsense like this wouldn’t happen… at least not twice. I have to think that someone skillfully using a compact semi-automatic such as a Glock 19 would have been able to take down enough of these vermin to see the others scampering back to their holes empty-handed.
Are there any photos of the “teens”?
[Black] teen mob.
In the Old West, all the stage coaches had somebody riding shotgun, at least according to the historical research I’ve done by watching Westerns.
It may be coming back.
It was Teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeens!
Let’s face it, the use of the word “Teens” is racist.
People keep posting stories about this great train robbery here in California like it is a big deal or something. Pay Attention PLEASE, California has recently passed 3 laws AB109,Prop 47, and Prop 57.
The Combination of these 3 laws makes this entire incident nothing more than an INFRACTION for Malicious Mischief and Not even an Arrestable Offense. Hell if they Turned themselves in they would only GET A TICKET and face a fine of $100 at best. I seriously doubt they would even be Prosecuted. Even if they were prosecuted, the max sentence would be 10 days in jail.
This is California, the worlds largest insane asylum, yes I live in SoCal.
They were just collecting money for school clothes and stuff.
The place was great when I left in 1974.
Sold my house...and moved my family to OK.
One of the smartest moves I've done........
Now this place is Hell hole. Van Jones country.
I understand the allure of the asylum. But understand this. There are no bars to prevent you from leaving. When the SHTF scenario happens, you will regret not leaving sooner.
Way ahead of you, I live in the mountains away from the cities and my airplane is gassed up and ready to go to my home in Arizona at a moments notice.
A self-defense use of firearms could have cut short several promising rap careers. Are we willing to pay such a cultural price?
BART
Beat
And
Rob
Tourists
Lots of conceal and carry folks ride shotgun now...they will pick on the wrong old person and several will die...
I grew up in Chino. Quite conservative as I remember. My fifth grade teacher was a Bataan Death March survivor and my sixth grade teacher’s hair had turned white overnight in a Vietnamese foxhole.
It’s California, not America.
Gun free zone?
Black Thugs Matter
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