Posted on 05/03/2016 9:07:00 AM PDT by DCBryan1
A man attacked a Metrobus driver with a weapon and hijacked his bus Tuesday morning, D.C. police said. The bus then struck a pedestrian, who later died.
It's not clear where the bus was taken from, but police say the bus in now stopped at a gas station in the 4300 block of Minnesota Avenue in Northeast Washington.
Police say the suspect got on the bus and attacked the bus driver with a weapon. The driver managed to get off the bus, but suffered a back injury in the process. He is expected to be OK.
The suspect then drove the bus a short distance, causing several accidents along the way. In the 3800 block of J Street, the bus struck a pedestrian, who later died.
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Come on this has to be sarcasm, it is a school day.
The kid probably just missed the bus to Sidwells Friends School and didn’t want to be late or he’d never get into Harvard....
You have to wonder about some people and why they do things.
What do you hope to accomplish in stealing a bus? What will you do with it, where do you park it, where do you hide it so you don’t get caught, how can you sell it on a black market somewhere, etc. Why the heck do this in the first place?
“Fly me to Cuba in dis bus!”. A product of the modern education system.
Five years ago, there was some kid who showed up at the Metro depot in DC...just walked in and took a bus from the yard....then started the route of the normal bus driver. He screwed up on some turn and whacked a tree...which alerted everyone onboard that it was a 15-year old kid. Cops stopped him and they finally put real guards at the bus depot in DC.
I’ll make a bet that it’s simply another kid. Hundreds of them around DC with nothing to do, and Metro is a ‘game’ for them.
I suspect a gang of disgruntled Swedes.
If only there was some legal way in DC that citizens could protect themselves.
“If only there was. some legal way in DC that citizens could protect themselves.”
Move and don’t live in DC!
Not clear that it was yutes. Some reports are it was a single adult with a screwdriver. He hit and killed a pedestrian while careening around in the bus.
I wonder how many riders on that bus were Black.
This proves yet again how much Black lives matter.
Is it a serious error to state that blacks are out of control?
May 3, 2016
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Impulse control......close to the equator.....low!
Must be related to fight or flight response time or the buzzer, whistle or the bell.
Sorry......but it is what it is!!!
“What do you hope to accomplish in stealing a bus? What will you do with it, where do you park it, where do you hide it so you don’t get caught, how can you sell it on a black market somewhere, etc. Why the heck do this in the first place?”
They really don’t think that far ahead or that deeply.
Was there somethin wrong with the package it came in?
Is this somehow raciss?
Inquiring minds wanna know!! Hehehe. d;^)
If only.
But this is a case where it wouldn't help to bring a gun to a bus fight. Some yoot' deterrence is needed all up and down the line.
I’m calling for “common sense” bus control. From now on only “smart busses” linked to the drivers DNA and social security number will be allowed. Then only after said driver having passed a full NCIC background check post a “waiting period” shall the bus be electronically authorized. “If it only saves one life”.
They shouldn’t put too much effort into taking the murderer alive. A sniper might be a good idea. Bus windows can be replaced.
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