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Woman raped on train as bystanders did nothing, police say
The Associated Press ^
| October 16, 2021
Posted on 10/16/2021 9:50:26 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) — A woman was raped by a stranger on a commuter train in suburban Philadelphia in the presence of other riders who a police official said “should have done something.”
Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt of the Upper Darby Police Department said officers were called to the 69th Street terminal around 10 p.m. Wednesday after the assault on the westbound train.
SEPTA police waiting at the next stop found the woman and arrested a man. The woman was taken to a hospital.
The entire episode was captured on surveillance video that showed other people on the train at the time, Bernhardt said.
“There was a lot of people, in my opinion, that should have intervened; somebody should have done something,” Bernhardt said. “It speaks to where we are in society; I mean, who would allow something like that to take place? So it’s troubling.”
Fiston Ngoy, 35, has been charged with rape, aggravated indecent assault and related counts, according to Delaware County court records. Bernhardt said he is known to both SEPTA and Upper Darby police.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 69thstreetterminal; associatedpress; blackkk; blackliesmatter; blackprivilege; blm; defundthepolice; delawarecounty; demagogicparty; fiston; fistonngoy; georgefloydd2nd; metoo; myob; ngoy; pennsylvania; philadelphia; rape; septa; timesup; timothybernhardt; upperdarby
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To: telescope115
Yep. Americans have been legislated into inaction.
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posted on
10/16/2021 11:26:24 AM PDT
by
LibertyWoman
(Guard with jealous attention the public Liberty. Patrick Henry)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
i would bet the train system doesnt allow guns on it
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posted on
10/16/2021 11:27:00 AM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
perhaps they thought she would beat the hell out of the guy
you know like in all the movies vomited out to us by hollyweird lately
63
posted on
10/16/2021 11:28:00 AM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: FormerFRLurker
I did intervene 3 times in my life so far. 2 times, I got in trouble with cops, but eventually no charges. You pay the price.
64
posted on
10/16/2021 11:28:18 AM PDT
by
amihow
(It is Western Civilization that confers privilege, not whiteness. Ask Carson, MLK, Sowell.)
To: LibertyWoman
And there it is, another feral animal who was probably released out of the prison system or just ignored because of the pigment of his skin. We are on our own. We're on are own until we divide the county. White liberal 'elites' (totalitarians) and their pet violent blacks & illegals (who prop up their power) in one country...
And conservative traditional Americans (of all races) in the other country.
65
posted on
10/16/2021 11:33:34 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Military suicide deaths last year: 580- By COVID:56 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOC_dcuJO48)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Woman is lucky the bystanders didn’t join in or rob her while it was going on.
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posted on
10/16/2021 11:33:40 AM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(Let's Go Brandon!!!)
Correct procedure is to wait for a social worker
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posted on
10/16/2021 11:36:38 AM PDT
by
dsrtsage
( Complexity is just simple lacking imaginationd)
To: Spktyr
RE: consequences of getting involved....
Well done post.
Tragic that it is true.
Witnesses, even if not even trying to intervene, are often beaten or killed.
Since our America does not actually enforce the laws equally there is no incentive for risking anything. You could be sued as you say, or much worse. A privileged minority will have justice system advantages you lack.
68
posted on
10/16/2021 11:38:15 AM PDT
by
frank ballenger
(You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
To: Leaning Right
Don’t use enough force, and the perp breaks free and knifes you. Use too much force, and you’ve got a cell next to the peep in the county jail. Good luck picking just the right amount. Really well said.
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posted on
10/16/2021 11:39:53 AM PDT
by
frank ballenger
(You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
10/16/2021 11:40:05 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: Lurkinanloomin
“ Not allowed to carry a gun or use force, what were they supposed to do?”
Kick him in the nuts as hard as you can from behind, maybe
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posted on
10/16/2021 11:41:17 AM PDT
by
dsrtsage
( Complexity is just simple lacking imaginationd)
To: BenLurkin
Yep. One messes with a member of the protected class and one is in for a World of shit.
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posted on
10/16/2021 11:41:58 AM PDT
by
sport
To: Oldeconomybuyer
The rapist was lucky that there were no undercover social workers there.
73
posted on
10/16/2021 11:43:36 AM PDT
by
Mark
(Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
To: Ingtar
They were waiting for the community to act, like they will when the police forces are disbanded... wait...This comment. They want the police banned but expect their fellow citizens to step in? Guess they're OK with an armed society now?
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posted on
10/16/2021 11:43:39 AM PDT
by
Mean Daddy
(Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Laws or no Laws if I was a female I would be Strapped.
75
posted on
10/16/2021 11:47:21 AM PDT
by
Rappini
(Compromise has its place. It's called second.)
To: Steely Tom
It takes a village.It takes a Bernie Goetz. We are on our own now.
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posted on
10/16/2021 11:47:50 AM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
if they had intervened they would be denounced as “racists” because rape, among all sorts of other crimes, is just part of reparations.
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posted on
10/16/2021 11:48:35 AM PDT
by
euram
To: gitmo
I don’t know, I’m not there. Our modern society won’t allow such acts, so many laws, and I AM a law abiding citizen. I know I can’t do what I described, but I sure as hell WOULD pull the dirty SOB off of the victim and hold him for the police.
78
posted on
10/16/2021 11:54:23 AM PDT
by
telescope115
(Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
To: 2banana
If the rapist is black I could be called a racist... Or just you know how to spot the obvious
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posted on
10/16/2021 11:59:54 AM PDT
by
The MAGA-Deplorian
(Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
If the rapist was harmed during apprehension the Philadelphia women’s movement will March to have a statue erected in his honor
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posted on
10/16/2021 12:01:03 PM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(Ruling class noticed our total lack of pushback for how the election & Covid was handled.)
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