Oakland: BART takeover robbery: 40 to 60 teens swarm train, rob weekend riders

[TomSea]

BART takeover robbery: 40 to 60 teens swarm train, rob weekend riders
By Demian Bulwa
April 24, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2017 12:48pm

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.
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According to a police officials, witnesses said 40 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.

Continued: http://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/BART-takeover-robbery-50-to-60-teens-swarm-11094745.php

[240B]

Teens, juveniles, robbers.
Three ways the perps were described. I think we all know what that means.

[Frank Cannon]

These kids were just excited about history and were reenacting some of Jessie James' exploits.

[Wingnut]

“We are in the process of pulling all surveillance video and we will share with Oakland police, Oakland Unified School District and Oakland Housing Authority to see if they can help identify the minors,”

I think it is pretty clear the suspects are not a whiter shade of pale.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

I think it is pretty clear the suspects are not a whiter shade of pale.

Yup.

[mountaineer]

Darn Amish.

[geronl]

America's next ISIS?

[goatprairie]

Roving gangs of feral blacks causing ..uh...disturbances have become quite common across the country since the election of Comrade Barack in 2008. I guess they feel nothing will be done to them....and usually they're correct as the cities where they maraud have virtually all leftist mayors.  Somehow Evil Whitey will be blamed....as usual.
One of these days one of the people they assault will be armed....like Bernard Goetz. Things might get interesting. 

[rangerrebew]

50 ‘Juveniles’ Swarm Public Train, Rob People On Board
 
Eric Lieberman
Tech and Law Reporter
4:34 PM 04/24/2017
 

Dozens of young people reportedly mobbed an Oakland train station over the weekend, annexed one of the train cars, and robbed passengers.

Two people suffered head injures from the alleged crimes, reports SFGATE, an online news site run by the San Francisco Chronicle, citing witnesses.

The incident occurred Saturday night at Coliseum Station, one of the most convenient stops to access the Oakland Raiders’ official NFL stadium.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/24/50-juveniles-swarm-public-train-rob-people-on-board/#ixzz4fGS5ff00

[catfish1957]

Let me guess....  another armed Amish juvenile uprising.

[Restored]

People figured out that the word "teens" was  a code so they switched to juveniles

[Smokin Joe]

People figured out that "teens" were a code so they switched to juveniles

Yutes!

[Mod2]

Threads merged.

[Wingnut]

Yutes!

Non grit eating yutes to be exact!

[andy58-in-nh]

I think it is pretty clear the suspects are not a whiter shade of pale.

Yep. Nor were they there to skip the light Fandango. Or to turn cartwheels across the floor.

[240B]

Ok. It has been reported, albeit in a vague and perfunctory way. Now it's time for the MSM to bury the story, never to be seen or heard from again. Doesn't fit the narrative.

You see, Muslims are 'peaceful' doncha know. Feral Black thugs are 'peaceful' too. It's all those straight White Christians who are the problem. They're the violent terrorists that we have to worry about.

[catfish1957]

Also what is the chance that all 60 of the thuggery are going to be able to keep it quiet? 

I think the Jesse James wanna be will be smelling the glove of justice pretty quick.  And it will be kept quiet, so these poor underprivileged aren't harmed /s

[goatprairie]

Ok. It has been reported, albeit in a vague and perfunctory way. Now it's time for the MSM to bury the story, never to be seen or heard from again. Doesn't fit the narrative.

You see, Muslims are 'peaceful' doncha know. Feral Black thugs are 'peaceful' too. It's all those straight White Christians who are the problem. They're the violent terrorists that we have to worry about.

In the last ten years there have been numerous cases of feral black youths marauding in cities across the country. If you go to local new sites where the events occurred, they'll report them. But they're never reported nationally.
Of course, if this were gangs of white youths doing similar things, we'd be seeing it blasted on the alphabet news networks and elite lib papers all the time. And people wonder why many non-blacks go out of their way to avoid black youths.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

In the last ten years there have been numerous cases of feral black youths marauding in cities across the country. If you go to local new sites where the events occurred, they'll report them. But they're never reported nationally.
Of course, if this were gangs of white youths doing similar things, we'd be seeing it blasted on the alphabet news networks and elite lib papers all the time. And people wonder why many non-blacks go out of their way to avoid black youths.

A gang of 'one' got his just desserts in 2012 in Florida and was made a martyr.

It is only some time before this happens when a person who decides they do not wish to be robbed decides to defend himself/herself.

Then you will see the reporting go viral.  Obama will be the spokesman for these 'victims' and will likely say once again 'If I had a son,..."

[Smokin Joe]

A gang of 'one' got his just desserts in 2012 in Florida and was made a martyr.

It is only some time before this happens when a person who decides they do not wish to be robbed decides to defend himself/herself.

Then you will see the reporting go viral.  Obama will be the spokesman for these 'victims' and will likely say once again 'If I had a son,..."

It has already happened. Bernard Goetz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_New_York_City_Subway_shooting#Perpetrator defended himself with a firearm against 4 yutes who assaulted him with screwdrivers.

He was acquitted of the attempted murder and first-degree assault charges and convicted of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree – carrying a loaded, unlicensed weapon in a public place.[64] He was sentenced to six months in jail, one year's psychiatric treatment, five years' probation, 200 hours community service, and a $5,000 fine. An appellate court affirmed the conviction and changed the sentence to one year in jail without probation. The order of the appellate court was affirmed because the trial court had not erred in instructing the jury that, if it found the People had proved each of the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt, it "must" find the defendant guilty. This was not a directed verdict. Goetz served eight months.

In a civil trial eleven years later, before a mostly minority jury...

Newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin testified that in a 1985 interview, Cabey denied his involvement in an attempted robbery, but said that Canty, Allen, and Ramseur intended to rob Goetz.[51]
>snip<
The jury found that Goetz had acted recklessly and had deliberately inflicted emotional distress on Cabey. Jurors stated that Goetz shooting Cabey twice was a key factor in their decision.[72] The jury awarded Cabey $43 million – $18 million for pain and suffering and $25 million in punitive damages.

Of course, the plaintiff represented Goetz's actions in the civil case as a racist act, and not self defense.

[geronl]

Of course, the plaintiff represented Goetz's actions in the civil case as a racist act, and not self defense.

I hope he hasn't paid them a dime

[Smokin Joe]

I hope he hasn't paid them a dime

Nope, not a cent, according to the Wikipedia article.