A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.
Friday, August 06, 2010
Little Miss Whiskey's 1 Year Anniversary Party
It's happening Sunday night. Great beer + jerk chicken and homemade burgers on the grill = a great Sunday evening. Grilling starts at 6pm. Stop by and raise a glass to celebrate. Little Miss Whiskey's is located at 1104 H Street.
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Rather be anonymous
said...
I am not sure where to post this however, thought it was important enough to report. Yesterday I took the H-street shuttle from Chinatown around 11:30 pm. The bus was more than crowded. About 15-20 kids, probably teenagers got on to the bus and soon enough started creating a ruckus. The kids were extremely unruly, loud and belligerent. Some verbal altercation ensued between a few of the kids which escalated into a full fledged fight. One of the guy's who can be clearly clasified as a sociopath started yelling loudly and then hit a girl so hard that she was thrown off to the front of the bus. There was an elderly lady in the bus and other passengers whose well being at that point was endangered due to the fact that the bus itself is very small and people were coming to blows in such close proximity in a moving vehicle. Another gender challenged (I could not clearly determine whether he was a boy or a girl) guy/girl then confronted the sociopathic guy who had just hit a girl. At this point the we were near H-street connection and the driver stopped the bus and the 10-15 kids then offloaded and continued their altercation on the street where I saw one of the kids pick up something that looked like a brick or a large stone ready to hurl it at someone. The bus took off at that point leaving the scene of the commotion. Just for the records, the driver did not call 911 neither did he ask the kids to stop yelling and speaking loudly. He probably was intimidated by their sheer numbers which is understandable.
I got home to get my camera and got into my car to take pictures of the scene and especially the sociopath who had just hit a girl. The guy needs to be locked up before he seriously hurts someone. Unfortunately they had all fled within 10 minutes.
could any police officials who are reading this chime in with what they think a citizen should do in the bus scenario outlined above, where the perpetrator is clearly within a few feet (and earshot) of ordinary citizens, making calling 911 a safety issue?
having been in many many situations where i have found myself alone on the street late at night except for people i have previously seen commit crimes, been arrested, then released, i know that it can be VERY DANGEROUS to call 911 in front of people.
I didn't call 911 since I saw another passenger calling the cops after the kids off loaded. Yes calling 911 in the middle of the brawl would be foolish because we were more than outnumbered by a bunch of rowdy, loud and unpredictable kids. We would have had to scream on the phone to let the cops know what was happening. I doubt that the kids were armed however, more concerned about the stampede which can cause serious injuries in close proximity due to the size of the bus. There needs to be a set limit on number of passengers. I hope officials in charge of the H-street shuttle have been notified of this incidence and a response protocol has been put together in case such thing happens in future which I anticipate it will now that the kids are aware of the free ride to H-street.
As the operating manager for the H Street Shuttle, I feel obligated to weigh in on what happened on Friday. According to our driver, once the different groups started the altercation, he immediately pulled over and proceeded towards the group involved in the altercation. As soon as he realized they were getting physical he opened the door and escorted the group out of the shuttle. One patron asked for a group of three men to be put back in the shuttle since they were not involved in the fight. He then proceeded to drive away from the scene. His priority was the safety of the patrons within the shuttle.There were several people who witnessed the violence and since the vehicle was in motion he did not attempt to call 911.
Our drivers are always faced with difficult issues. Due to the reason that they are always on the same route they are bound an easy target if one wanted to take revenge. In several instances the shuttles have been egged, shot at with a Bibi gun and attempts to flatten the tires have occurred. Therefore our drivers walk a delicate line when dealing with the riders of the H Street Shuttle.
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I am not sure where to post this however, thought it was important enough to report. Yesterday I took the H-street shuttle from Chinatown around 11:30 pm. The bus was more than crowded. About 15-20 kids, probably teenagers got on to the bus and soon enough started creating a ruckus. The kids were extremely unruly, loud and belligerent. Some verbal altercation ensued between a few of the kids which escalated into a full fledged fight. One of the guy's who can be clearly clasified as a sociopath started yelling loudly and then hit a girl so hard that she was thrown off to the front of the bus. There was an elderly lady in the bus and other passengers whose well being at that point was endangered due to the fact that the bus itself is very small and people were coming to blows in such close proximity in a moving vehicle. Another gender challenged (I could not clearly determine whether he was a boy or a girl) guy/girl then confronted the sociopathic guy who had just hit a girl. At this point the we were near H-street connection and the driver stopped the bus and the 10-15 kids then offloaded and continued their altercation on the street where I saw one of the kids pick up something that looked like a brick or a large stone ready to hurl it at someone.
The bus took off at that point leaving the scene of the commotion.
Just for the records, the driver did not call 911 neither did he ask the kids to stop yelling and speaking loudly. He probably was intimidated by their sheer numbers which is understandable.
I got home to get my camera and got into my car to take pictures of the scene and especially the sociopath who had just hit a girl. The guy needs to be locked up before he seriously hurts someone. Unfortunately they had all fled within 10 minutes.
was this related to the gallery place incident last night?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/07/AR2010080700075.html?wprss=rss_metro/dc
I hope that "Rather Be Anonymous" called 911. Running home to get a camera is slower than calling 911 and getting the closest cop cars on scene.
could any police officials who are reading this chime in with what they think a citizen should do in the bus scenario outlined above, where the perpetrator is clearly within a few feet (and earshot) of ordinary citizens, making calling 911 a safety issue?
having been in many many situations where i have found myself alone on the street late at night except for people i have previously seen commit crimes, been arrested, then released, i know that it can be VERY DANGEROUS to call 911 in front of people.
i would not do it.
I didn't call 911 since I saw another passenger calling the cops after the kids off loaded. Yes calling 911 in the middle of the brawl would be foolish because we were more than outnumbered by a bunch of rowdy, loud and unpredictable kids. We would have had to scream on the phone to let the cops know what was happening. I doubt that the kids were armed however, more concerned about the stampede which can cause serious injuries in close proximity due to the size of the bus. There needs to be a set limit on number of passengers. I hope officials in charge of the H-street shuttle have been notified of this incidence and a response protocol has been put together in case such thing happens in future which I anticipate it will now that the kids are aware of the free ride to H-street.
As the operating manager for the H Street Shuttle, I feel obligated to weigh in on what happened on Friday. According to our driver, once the different groups started the altercation, he immediately pulled over and proceeded towards the group involved in the altercation. As soon as he realized they were getting physical he opened the door and escorted the group out of the shuttle. One
patron asked for a group of three men to be put back in the shuttle since they were not involved in the fight. He then proceeded to drive away from the scene. His priority was the safety of the patrons within the shuttle.There were several people who witnessed the violence and since the vehicle was in motion he did not attempt to call 911.
Our drivers are always faced with difficult issues. Due to the reason that they are always on the same route they are bound an easy target if one wanted to take revenge. In several instances the shuttles have been egged, shot at with a Bibi gun and attempts to flatten the tires have occurred. Therefore our drivers walk a delicate line when dealing with the riders of the H Street Shuttle.
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