Posted on 04/17/2012 3:31:08 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
“[Expletive] the white man! [Expletive] the white man!”
The man’s yells reverberated through the Metrorail car, breaking the quiet typical of an early-morning ride. I turned down the music on my iPhone. What was that? “[Expletive] the white man!” he screamed again. My fellow Blue Line riders and I looked around uneasily. I couldn’t see the man, but I did note that I seemed to be one of very few white men in the car. Still, I brushed it off. It’s not unusual to encounter crazy behavior while riding Metro. Rarely do things turn serious. As the train arrived at L’Enfant Plaza, I briefly considered switching cars. I didn’t.
I should have.
What happened next is a blur. I remember hearing “Look me in the eyes!” Now the voice was close — too close. I turned. The man had squared up directly in front of me, his face level with mine. I met his rage-filled eyes the moment before he head-butted me. Then his right fist came around in a hook, connecting just above my cheek.
“What are you doing?” was all I could yell, rather lamely, as I shoved him away. He turned his punches toward another victim as other passengers came to our aid. One of them pulled the man’s jacket over his head in a hockey-like maneuver. A woman was pushing the emergency call button. Feeling stunned, I remember wondering: Why isn’t the conductor responding?
So began a series of critical failures by Metro to protect its passengers.
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yup true that and it makes me wince just reading about it.....
I would advise the whiner in this article, Kurtis Hiatt, to use his Constitutional right to bear arms.
Oh, wait, the tyrants in DC have usurped that right for the peasants.
Oh, well, slaves aren't mean to feel "safe" anyway. Get in the cattle car and shut up, Kurtiss, and be thankful the Trayvons don't smack ya with an ice T.
I salute you. You are obviously a circumspect person of courage. I wish to God all patriots were as willing to defy illegitimate authority as you.
You are probably already familiar with Emily Miller's series of articles in the Washington Times, "Emily Gets Her Gun."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/staff/emily-miller/
She documents how D.C. has resisted adapting to the Heller decision.
Surprisingly, there is some good news for D.C. gun owners in her most recent article.
The transfer station is 19th Street, is this where you were?
The 12th Street - Oakland City Center station, one stop south, is the one where the aboveground neighborhood contains some unsavory individuals. If you're there during business hours you should be OK if you keep your eyes open. I haven't personally had any incidents there, aboveground or below, but try to be cautious.
Excellent, you did well! I was at Stonestown mall in SF, sitting on a bench with my iPad while waiting for my wife to come out of a clothing store. Even though I'm reading on my iPad, I still use my peripheral vision to monitor who is nearby. So I notice a black guy with a hoodie covering his head, nearby watching me. Starts getting closer, stopping, then moving closer. I figured he thought I'm an easy target, old white man. While keeping my attention on the iPad, I pulled my buckknife open, sliding it up alongside my iPad. Then I looked him in the eye and he probably realized he would be hurting bad if he tried anything and he slithered off. Like you said, have a plan to kill everyone you meet, not that you would, but have a plan just in case.
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