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- ctrlzee, on 06/20/2008, -37/+932Guess the kid didn't know a 3G version was coming out.
- Leysa, on 06/20/2008, -114/+10If he hadn't just severely assaulted a guy that could have been funny.
- diskopo, on 06/20/2008, -15/+135No, it's still funny.
- LeeSoong, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1If only the iPhone guy was carrying a palm tree - or a stool...
- reined, on 07/03/2008, -0/+0you're a funny man!
- headzoo, on 06/21/2008, -63/+12Geez... I'm tired of seeing these "witty" comments for every story.
- g00dbye, on 06/21/2008, -5/+52iThink they're pretty funny.
- haxderek, on 06/22/2008, -4/+2lol iThink
- Rizzen, on 06/21/2008, -1/+24Welcome to digg.
- andweirdontop, on 06/22/2008, -1/+7This is why iLove digg.
- maexus, on 06/21/2008, -1/+9To be fair, all people are like that until they have their fist witty thought. It's always exciting the first time.
- Rammy912, on 06/21/2008, -3/+8That's what she said ;)
- Bunnybutt, on 06/21/2008, -2/+5I agree!..and in this case a man was brutally beaten for his iPhone. No need for "witty" comments.
- Thefascist, on 06/21/2008, -5/+22
- haydesigner, on 06/21/2008, -15/+5That comment should be titled: "Thefascist is an unapologetic racist".
- mathwiz1991, on 06/22/2008, -4/+9That comment was not racist as all it was was a statement of a true fact. That statement of a true fact may portray a stereotype that many perceive as racist but truly, racism is an opinion, whereas his statement was merely fact and included no opinion whatsoever.
- haydesigner, on 06/22/2008, -8/+2The color of skin of either person in the video is COMPLETELY irrelevant. The fact that you think it does... well, yes, it means you are a racist (or at least have racist tendencies).
If you are still unsure, then why does the sex of either person not matter to you, but the race does? - Silentnite85, on 06/22/2008, -2/+4Wow, missing the point much? The headline could read "Black teen boy beats White iPhone Guy while other bus passengers look on. Still a fact. The idea that your up in arms over a description shows a little sensitive nature. Try to steal anyone's iPhone lately?
Now if he had said "As usually Black teen on run for beating up White man and trying to steal" then that could be construed as racism. - subgeniusd, on 06/22/2008, -2/+2Demonstrating that reactionaries from both right and left wing camps are emotionally driven, illogical and blinded by their idealogies.
- notwizt, on 06/22/2008, -1/+2Then get the ***** off Digg.
- reined, on 07/03/2008, -0/+0Then go to eat some "brownies"!.
- g00dbye, on 06/21/2008, -5/+52iThink they're pretty funny.
- VivaLaUndead, on 06/21/2008, -5/+20you're one of those "finger quote" people aren't you?
- DentThat, on 06/22/2008, -3/+4wtf is a finger quote!
- thetayloreffect, on 06/21/2008, -1/+57Now THAT is a real Apple Fanboy.
- supramkiii, on 06/22/2008, -11/+4more like Banana fanboy.
- crash331, on 06/22/2008, -8/+2Yeah, cuz ***** like to eat bananas because they are like monkeys!
- supramkiii, on 06/22/2008, -11/+4more like Banana fanboy.
- se1zure, on 06/21/2008, -28/+14Guess the race of the attacker.
- Evie1851, on 06/21/2008, -11/+6what's your point?
- plimpton777, on 06/21/2008, -1/+11Samoan? Albanian? Irish!?
- Evie1851, on 06/22/2008, -1/+3You got it! he is all 3.
lol
- meuse, on 06/21/2008, -2/+16Looks black to me.
- Evie1851, on 06/21/2008, -14/+4Yes. So I still wonder....what is the point of his statement? I'd like to hear it. As if his skin color explains this disgusting display of senseless crime?
- Evie1851, on 06/22/2008, -3/+1Interesting. I try to make a subtle point that he made a pathetically ignorant racist comment, and ppl -digg me. lol.
How sad.
- Evie1851, on 06/21/2008, -14/+4Yes. So I still wonder....what is the point of his statement? I'd like to hear it. As if his skin color explains this disgusting display of senseless crime?
- bryanwebster, on 06/21/2008, -1/+1Is he Chinese?
- Sc4v3ng3r, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3Not sure but he's qite the nAgger
- reined, on 07/03/2008, -0/+0eazy! , simple!, look at IT!.
- Evie1851, on 06/21/2008, -11/+6what's your point?
- phogasmic, on 06/21/2008, -6/+13that comment was too funny. i feel sorry as hell for that dude though, I hope they find that kid and arrest him. People should be able to use they`re Iphones in peace.
- npowel, on 06/21/2008, -3/+12"People should be able to use they`re Iphones in peace."
That doesn't even SOUND like the right word. I might have let "there" go...- Jeremyz0r, on 06/22/2008, -7/+1God, he's mutilating it.
1) they`re, it's " ' " not " ` "
2) they're, they are? (Those people are?) "use they are Iphones"
3) their. That is the possession word your` looking for. /sarcasm - shocker4256, on 06/22/2008, -6/+2Woo Grammar Nazi's
- tyywebb, on 06/22/2008, -2/+3Maybe if you have a southern accent they're sounds appropriate.
- LeeSoong, on 06/23/2008, -1/+1You can feel safe to use your iPhone when you conceal carry a Kel-Tec 2000:
http://www.gunblast.com/Kel-Tec_Sub2000.htm
kinda big for the urban environment, hard to unfold in tight spaces, so the Kel-Tec p32 is a much smaller model:
http://www.kel-tec-cnc.com/p32.html
- Jeremyz0r, on 06/22/2008, -7/+1God, he's mutilating it.
- Rammy912, on 06/21/2008, -9/+4wtf is an Iphone?
- VivaLaUndead, on 06/21/2008, -3/+9its a phone thats not compatible with your IBM pc
- npowel, on 06/21/2008, -3/+12"People should be able to use they`re Iphones in peace."
- llurker, on 06/22/2008, -4/+4What value would a stole iphone have anyway? Once reported it can never be activated again just like any other cell phone.
- Ebulating, on 06/22/2008, -0/+9You think that ignorant piece of street scum knew that?
- trylleklovn, on 06/22/2008, -0/+4TECHNICALLY you would be able to spoof the IMEI, swap the sim and be good to go..
- brianwesleyan, on 06/22/2008, -0/+8"I'm not buying an iPhone now...."
He was a Zune street team member. - Schmich, on 06/22/2008, -3/+5Guess the iPhone owner was a nerd and didn't know how to fight.
- 2shae, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3It's very difficult to fight in that position...you're sitting down in a small space between benches with someone punching you in the face and at the same time you are trying to hold on to his iPhone.
How do expect him to quickly react and fight back?
- 2shae, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3It's very difficult to fight in that position...you're sitting down in a small space between benches with someone punching you in the face and at the same time you are trying to hold on to his iPhone.
- sleepydennis, on 06/22/2008, -4/+1I don't even own a cell phone and i found this hilarious. He got that zing in and he was even the person to submit it.
- trylleklovn, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2You don't own a cell phone, but you own a computer?
- reined, on 07/03/2008, -0/+0i REALLY hope that the same happens to u one day! (or better: one night!)
- LeeSoong, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1New accessory for the iPhone: The Judge, by Taurus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrSGiJG25E4
Ideal for close contact 'discussions' regarding property rights:
http://www.gunblast.com/Taurus-UltraLiteJudge.htm- reined, on 07/03/2008, -0/+0and, not to forget: if you ever come in holidays in France: you 'MAY' not carry any of those: gas cannister, pepper cannister, knife(even a tiny one!), gas guns, tazer, and surely no REAL guns at all; Get raped, killed, and then, pray god it should have existed.(god!).
- reined, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1yes humor can heal,...sometimes.
- vincenzo7, on 06/20/2008, -17/+353i'd love a shot at that failure at life. and i like the one woman who just sits there the whole time. it's real disturbing. Why don't we ever see a video like this where the person being attacked fights back and even wins? Cuz scumbags like this only pick fights they know they can win. you have witnessed the weakest link.
- happyseamonster, on 06/21/2008, -37/+19Sound like US foreign policy. Lets try treating China, Russia, Iran like we do a crippled Iraq.
- thatsmyaibo, on 06/21/2008, -13/+33I hate assholes like you that have to bring politics into every conversation. There is a reason I disabled politics from my Digg account.
- ElAssoWipo, on 06/21/2008, -11/+22Maybe if you hide under a rock, the bad things will just go away.
- thatsmyaibo, on 06/21/2008, -9/+17@ElAsso
It has nothing to do with hiding from the truth it has to do with the fact that I am already aware of what's happening and shouldn't be reminded of it everywhere I look. - Rammy912, on 06/21/2008, -13/+4ElAssoWipo got his asso whipoed.
WHAPSHH - quesi, on 06/21/2008, -4/+6No way. ElAssoWipo is absolutely correct. Americans (and others - the countries suckered into EU for instance) better wake up and tune in, the People are the final balance of power.
Those that discourage the People are useful idiots.
- reined, on 07/03/2008, -0/+0dear kid: you didn't read the subject of the exam!
- thatsmyaibo, on 06/21/2008, -13/+33I hate assholes like you that have to bring politics into every conversation. There is a reason I disabled politics from my Digg account.
- iamtehwinnerz, on 06/21/2008, -4/+74The guy with the iphone did win. He still has the phone at the end of the fight.
- CamperBob, on 06/21/2008, -20/+10Well, duh. In other news, Nazis fail to steal the Ark of the Covenant.
- phenom2k7, on 06/21/2008, -2/+17Still has the phone, only mentally scarred and physically battered. Somehow I don't think he feels like a winner.
- Ebulating, on 06/22/2008, -3/+1I would have smashed him in the face with the iPhone.
- LeeSoong, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1The next $500 he spends will not be for an Apple product,
how about a Glock ?
http://www.glock.com/english/index_pistols.htm
- iamjames, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3yeah, and before the fight he had a iPhone but no black eye...
- bobangitanov2, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1If the kid walked out and the guy got beat up really bad, how did he win?
I can't believe you iphone fanboys...
- franklymister, on 06/21/2008, -3/+224Here's a good video of a mugger getting taken down by citizens: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-878024323 ...
(no, it's not a rickroll. 2007 is over.)- dfsjdkflasjk, on 06/21/2008, -4/+51Bad ass.
- wayyy, on 06/21/2008, -12/+44It's good to see justice among citizens, but I don't think that they had to bash him in quite that badly.
I completely understand their motive, though.- wreckosaurus, on 06/21/2008, -16/+56***** that, people like that guy are scum, he wouldn't think twice about killing a mother during a robbery. He deserves everything he gets.
- nycmac247, on 06/21/2008, -10/+21"but I don't think that they had to bash him in quite that badly."
- never been mugged?
How about your mother mugged... or your daughter raped?
With or without guns, if people routinely say criminals getting f'd up when they try to mug / steal... maybe it would be a deterrent.
Not talking about hanging / lynching. Just saying that if you try to mug me and I have _no_ idea how how you are going to take it I have the right to snap your elbow so that I can see a bone or two sticking out through the skin.
Not cutting an ear off or a nose ... but snapping a major joint so that you'll think twice next time.
Would crime go down in the area of citizens, seeing a mugging in progress, ***** up the assailant but did not hit their head / do life-threatening damage? - Catsmacking, on 06/21/2008, -18/+15nycmac, the guy stole a purse. You can't compare that to a daughter getting raped. The deterrence for criminals should be the justice system, not people behaving as barbaric as the mugger by ganging up on him and repeatedly stomping him in the face.
- dfsjdkflasjk, on 06/21/2008, -13/+10Catsmacking: wrong
- popfrogs, on 06/21/2008, -6/+13@Catsmacking: When "the system" is so broken down that thugs like this think it's ok to commit crimes like this, the people have no choice but to deliver justice personally.
Personally I found the video disgusting due to the passive passengers. I imagine these were the same type of sheep that baa'ed all the way to the Twin Towers at the hands of 5 men. Americans just don't have any guts anymore, we expect someone to save us but never realize that someone is US. - lbdinh, on 06/21/2008, -4/+14It's a simple rule, if you're man enough to mug someone, you better be man enough to be prepared to get your ass kicked in. My mother was mugged and brutally beaten so no sympathy from me for that mugger.
Why the hell should I have to ever walk around looking over my shoulders all the time. - Catsmacking, on 06/21/2008, -10/+5Christ people, he wasn't beating up someone he was merely stealing a purse. The guy got his face kicked in several times because of it. That isn't vigilante behavior because of a broken system, that is taking your anger out at someone in an absurdly cruel manner.
Does that mean the man shouldn't have been stopped or defense isn't acceptable (and even amusing in the right circumstances)? No. Of course not. But the people who were cheering the fact that a man got kicked in the face several times by a crowd of people have a really perverted sense of the criminal justice system.
Also, please stop comparing this man to a rapist or using examples of your mother getting beaten by a mugger. There is such a thing as context. All muggers do not get put under one umbrella. Again. He ran with a purse. Wrong but please don't excuse extreme physical damage because of it.
Also, if it had been a person with authority beating up a mugger I severely doubt diggers would be cheering for the police man. So what makes the mugger in that situation any less culpable? - freshgrease, on 06/22/2008, -1/+9If you show weakness in the least bit dealing with these people, they will take advantage of it. Kick their ass till they get an injury that lasts a while to remind them of the consequences of their actions. I realize it's harsh, but these people know nothing but violence.
In my eyes, attacking someone and stealing are seen the same. You steal a purse or other asset, you ruin a person financially. You attack someone, you ruin their body (worst case scenario). Why should I differ punishment between two types of crime of similar life-altering results? It'd be better if you cleaned the crap of the street, than played with it with a stick.
- credential101, on 06/21/2008, -2/+29Unfortunately this was in the Dominican Republican; would be 10x sweeter if it was in the U.S.
- NoStoppingUs, on 06/21/2008, -28/+8no it wouldnt, because the criminal would just sue everyone that assaulted him and everyone but him would go to prison.
GOBOMBA! - theguitarman2, on 06/21/2008, -2/+26Go Bomba? wtf does that mean
- NoStoppingUs, on 06/21/2008, -28/+8no it wouldnt, because the criminal would just sue everyone that assaulted him and everyone but him would go to prison.
- BetterOffEd, on 06/21/2008, -2/+19Dugg for "homegrown street justice."
- zdiddy85, on 06/21/2008, -2/+26I love the Batman sound effects they added to the punching. :D
- DragonForce4, on 06/21/2008, -4/+6owned
- celkin, on 06/21/2008, -7/+2You mean April 2008 is over. Don't you remember April Fools Day?
- iamjames, on 06/21/2008, -7/+3YEA YES! Awesome video. Wish every community would beat muggers like this. It's crap like what happened to the iPhone bus passenger that caused 9/11 in the first place: if the passengers on the plane would have fought the terrorists 9/11 would have never happened.
Seems we haven't changed any. - pauleyc, on 06/22/2008, -3/+0haha I like how they added the sound punching and kicking sound effects to this home-made vid
- poxonyou, on 06/22/2008, -1/+1The narrator ruined it.
Also, I agree with Catsmack to an extent. But you can't always rely on the police everywhere, all the time.Though, the attacker could have easily had a gun, so, I can't complain about people who don't do anything. It's not that they're "sheep," it's just that they don't want to engage in a fight and risk getting injured or killed. - PlaystationGuru, on 06/22/2008, -0/+4Hmmm.. I wonder what the man was going to do to him when he dragged him to the curb, before he begged for his life?
- ilapko, on 06/22/2008, -1/+3Curb stomp
http://youtube.com/watch?v=a08PnAc76CI
- ilapko, on 06/22/2008, -1/+3Curb stomp
- tyywebb, on 06/22/2008, -0/+7God Youku is ***** slow....
- Lateralis1, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3Ah good ol' public justice. In Dubai and Saudi Arabia if you steal, the law enforcement cuts off the hand you stole with, and the theft rate there is very close to zero. If only that law was passed in the UK.
- bobangitanov2, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1In the U.S. all "libertarians" would just mind their own business like they did in that bus.
- dfsjdkflasjk, on 06/21/2008, -20/+35One thing you can learn from this video: Don't rely on a woman to provide any kind of aid when you're getting your ass handed to you.
- Darth_tater, on 06/21/2008, -13/+12she probably didn't want to risk getting sued.
- Evie1851, on 06/21/2008, -16/+4"One thing you can learn from this video: Don't rely on a woman to provide any kind of aid when you're getting your ass handed to you."
stupidest comment I have seen on digg. - BetterOffEd, on 06/21/2008, -3/+23But, but... They're our equals... Title Nine says so...
/s- lbdinh, on 06/21/2008, -4/+16They're only equal in getting paid. They're still expected to be treated like women.
- TheMoniker, on 06/21/2008, -0/+6It's the bystander effect and it applies to men as well. You should look at the literature on this sort of thing, it's quite disturbing. Get enough people together and they will, a surprisingly significant amount of the time: ignore the pleas from a rape victim as there is a rape (and later murder, as I recall) happening just on the street outside their door; everyone will sit around as they assume someone else will help a heart attack victim, etc.
- Raian, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2Maybe she was an accomplice...?
- poxonyou, on 06/22/2008, -1/+7Lame comment. 1. She had a baby, 2. what about the other woman/dude (hard to tell) in front of her looking out the window the whole time? Why do you expect more from her than the other person?
- LiLBiGD1Ck, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1Maybe that's the woman he was talking about...?
- AIONutter, on 06/22/2008, -1/+0Unless she's Sarah Conner that is...
"Hold on John...Mommy has to take care of something..."
- Darth_tater, on 06/21/2008, -13/+12she probably didn't want to risk getting sued.
- jmhyer51, on 06/21/2008, -8/+36"and i like the one woman who just sits there the whole time."
She had a kid. What was she supposed to do?
I can honestly understand the anger of the old man getting hit by a car and no one helpng, but with this situation, the people were probably just scared, with good reason.- Rsulliv1, on 06/21/2008, -1/+25watch the video. the woman with a kid leaves. the other one stays and doesn't move a muscle the entire time.
doesn't try to get help, doesn't try to stop the bus... s/he's probably seen this enough times to be desensitized.
Also, there were multiple people on the bus. even if they said something it would have been better than what they did do...- RoflCoptah, on 06/21/2008, -3/+10bus driver could've done something too, like slam on the brakes really hard and jerk the mugger forward onto his face
- Evie1851, on 06/21/2008, -2/+9Absolutely. It makes me ill to see this kind of thing happen. People forget strength in numbers. If the other passengers had gotten up, maybe this could have been stopped.
This was just disgusting. What is wrong with people? - richiewrt, on 06/21/2008, -1/+9"bus driver could've done something too, like slam on the brakes really hard and jerk the mugger forward onto his face"
Yeah, and in our society, if he did that, one of the other passengers would sue him for whiplash.
- lbdinh, on 06/21/2008, -1/+13"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men (or women in this case) do nothing." -Edmund Burke
- DulcetTone, on 06/22/2008, -1/+2A baby makes a brutal club when swung by the feet.
- Rsulliv1, on 06/21/2008, -1/+25watch the video. the woman with a kid leaves. the other one stays and doesn't move a muscle the entire time.
- whiteknives, on 06/21/2008, -3/+42"Why don't we ever see a video like this where the person being attacked fights back and even wins?"
Here you go. http://www.anthonyjudelawrence.com/wp-content/uplo ...- wayyy, on 06/21/2008, -0/+19Asian suplex ftw.
- RomieZ, on 06/21/2008, -8/+10This is fake, genius. It was featured on digg before..
- sark666, on 06/21/2008, -5/+2doesn't look fake. Details?
- AuldNic, on 06/22/2008, -1/+0judo or one of the arts where judo derived from
i would call it a sutimi. that mugger got hurt
- dfsjdkflasjk, on 06/21/2008, -0/+11wtf @ .gif
- BestJaxx, on 06/21/2008, -1/+5Ok, someone put it in reverse.
- lbdinh, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2Holy ***** that's ***** gangster.
- cellacyben101, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2my balls just got smaller!!! That was awesome
- Lateralis1, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1***** Epic!
- CrypticSkeptic, on 06/21/2008, -29/+8Feeding Africa should not be a world goal. Giving them free food, will never solve the deep problems facing Africa. Giving them food is merely a band aid solution, and actually only contributes to the problem in two ways:
1) Makes them more depended.
2) Artificially encourages further reproduction of offspring, which further compound the initial problem.
The only foreign that should be supplied to Africa is in the form of prophylactics and other methods aimed at reducing the birth rate:
1) Condoms, male and female.
2) Free abortions
3) Free vasectomies/ or tubal ligation.- tblasko, on 06/21/2008, -3/+12WTF?
- Donwangugi, on 06/21/2008, -4/+1What does the shave to do with the article? Is it because the culprit is an African American? Because that does not make sense, this was in Columbus not Uganda.
- iticu, on 06/21/2008, -0/+4That's what YOU think.
Fight the Matrix, people! - BestJaxx, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3What shave? Who mentioned a shave?
- iticu, on 06/21/2008, -0/+4That's what YOU think.
- copypasta, on 06/21/2008, -2/+1I dugg this up because it made me smile
- xs11ax, on 06/21/2008, -2/+1yeah but whats the price of cheese in bulgaria??
- reined, on 07/03/2008, -0/+0anyway, apart from any racism of any kind, when i was born we were 3 Billions people, i' m so far i'm not dead yet and we are about 7 Billions, please stop dropping eggs!, there is no other words when you can't even teach them and feed them!?, and for aids in Africa: try to make men wear condoms....good try but lost cause.BTW: you know, Bill, Aids, Malaria: never trust a (money) junkie.
- drakethegreat, on 06/21/2008, -1/+17You know I can understand if people are scared but if someone picked a fight I would get up and do something. Maybe thats just me, I'm not big but I'm also not a pussy and you know the minute its a 2v1 the ***** who picked it is gonna lose and then hes gotta tell his loser friends that he picked a fight on the bus over nothing and lost which will make him look like a complete failure at life even more.
- KingOoohEe, on 06/21/2008, -8/+3women can't fight, idiot. I guarantee if that woman tried to do something, one punch from the other dude in the face would have knocked her out cold.
- Typhoon2009, on 06/21/2008, -1/+4That's why you give women tasers and guns.
- lbdinh, on 06/21/2008, -0/+4Gina Carano would have to disagree.
- sjmulder, on 06/21/2008, -1/+4Or Satoko Shinashi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf9W9luyxHw
- jbella, on 06/22/2008, -1/+4Yes.. I'm sure you would. In your mind, I'm sure you have all sorts of nice visions of how you would swoop in and save the day. But if there is one thing that social scientists have show us is that this is the most common reaction. Sure it sucks.. but it's human nature.
- DulcetTone, on 06/22/2008, -1/+0I was mugged once, and 15 minutes later happened upon the mugger when I had a friend with me (all persons male). We counter-mugged him, chasing him and tackling him. He wound up on the subway tracks, fleeing on foot into the tunnel. The only thing that caused a hiccup in the counter-mugging was that some male subway patrons cautiously but effectively intervened to help free the mugger as we grappled with him.
- KingOoohEe, on 06/21/2008, -8/+3women can't fight, idiot. I guarantee if that woman tried to do something, one punch from the other dude in the face would have knocked her out cold.
- CVL4317, on 06/21/2008, -6/+8I remember that in high school, i have been taught to evade fighting which also means I shouldn't attempt to be involved..
No one will pay for your injury btw and police record issue might be another thing you need to concern about- bpoteat, on 06/21/2008, -2/+8What is wrong with you people? A lot of you people say the same things every time someone is viscous preyed upon: "well, I would worry about being sued, etc.". So ***** what? Does that REALLY sooth your conscience? A guy is brutally attacked and you'd do nothing for fear of a lawsuit? Give me a break.
As I've said before, I'd happily face any legal consequences of defending someone from a unfair attack like that and feel that anyone with any kind of soul would feel the same way. Just because a system might give some good people bad breaks, it doesn't justify you sitting there doing nothing to make the world any better.- rodrigorules, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1id rather have him take one to the face, than never be able to get a decent job , or at least risk
(but actually this video is an extreme case, in a bus with camera and all)
just an iphone
- rodrigorules, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1id rather have him take one to the face, than never be able to get a decent job , or at least risk
- lbdinh, on 06/21/2008, -2/+7Same here. I can't believe how selfish some people are.
If two guys want to go at it and fight, then okay, I wound't get involved. But if some harmless person was getting brutally beaten for no good reason, I can't stand by and watch.
Even if you're not the fighting type, at least try to do SOMETHING to stop it. Tell the attacker you already called the police and that he should run right now, or something. Co'mon people, be creative. - ElderBieler, on 06/22/2008, -0/+6Seriously, this world is full with a bunch of spineless pusses who mask their cowardice in elevated theories of self preservation.
"Nobody's going to pay for my injuries and the police might get mad at me." I hope somebody is stomping on your face in the middle of the street and people sit back and watch you bleed.
Absolutely no character or integrity. You're a human being, there's an inherent responsibility in that.
- bpoteat, on 06/21/2008, -2/+8What is wrong with you people? A lot of you people say the same things every time someone is viscous preyed upon: "well, I would worry about being sued, etc.". So ***** what? Does that REALLY sooth your conscience? A guy is brutally attacked and you'd do nothing for fear of a lawsuit? Give me a break.
- SN00D, on 06/21/2008, -4/+9
- b3owulf, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2Don't you know you're not allowed to point out how common it is for black males to commit crime??
- Thefascist, on 06/21/2008, -29/+5
- Tarl, on 06/21/2008, -3/+9Just like your little speech.
- AuldNic, on 06/22/2008, -1/+1oh dear
- BestJaxx, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2Look at that, thefascist is also a racist. Sounds sort of like a Nazi.
- getbusylivin, on 06/21/2008, -4/+2It's a shame the Nazi's didn't win the second world war. This world would be a much more pleasant place.
- Tarl, on 06/21/2008, -3/+9Just like your little speech.
- trademaak, on 06/21/2008, -4/+3Right, right...like if you could do anything to him. He would probably beat u up and u wouldn't even try, would just sit like that woman.
- manacit2, on 06/21/2008, -2/+11In all fairness, the woman had a small child, I sure as hell wouldn't want to pick a fight with a kid. On the other hand, the bus driver or someone should have done SOMETHING
- krisp9751, on 06/21/2008, -5/+12funny story.
So I m in Columbus a couple weeks ago. And I'm checkin my money when some kid grabs my $10 I had out. So I chase his ass down. Right when I get to him I get whacked by 4 of his friends. Then out of nowhere as far as these kids were concerned my friends come and take them down. I get up and my friend has the kid that took my money in a headlock. I knock his ass on the ground with a real hard shot. We got my money back and one of the idiots dropped their phone so we took that too. All I got was a couple bruises from when the fight was 5 on 1.- ElderBieler, on 06/22/2008, -0/+5You're an idiot 'thefascist.' What kind of gay name is that by the way?
That dude got his money stolen and then 4 other guys tried to jump him, he and his buddies whoop some ass and HE contributes to random violence?
You asshat. - shawn1122, on 06/22/2008, -6/+2Did you really need to take his phone? I really don't think that was necessary.
I can understand that you may have rashly made that decision in your anger though. - DulcetTone, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1Good move taking the phone. I would have, however, taken it to the police and said this person assaulted you. They'd identify him from the SIM if they cared to.
- ElderBieler, on 06/22/2008, -0/+5You're an idiot 'thefascist.' What kind of gay name is that by the way?
- themastersb, on 06/22/2008, -4/+9His mom should have been a crime fighter and had an abortion.
- fugazied, on 06/22/2008, -2/+2People get de-sensitized to violence. That woman might have seen 50 muggings in her life already, might live in the dirtiest part of town where its commonplace and knows that getting involved only means a punch in the face for her. and her own money stolen as well.
- alach11, on 06/22/2008, -2/+0I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for this, likely something involving GTAIV corrupting and desensitizing the minds of American people everywhere.
- gctoinfinity, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2Don't you remember the palm tree guy from yesterday? haha, that shop owner won.
- jason4188, on 06/22/2008, -3/+5It was a black woman who watched the beating right? It was a black kid beating a white man, it is the black code to remain silent in all crimes against whitey. If a white man walks into a black side of town and comes up missing in the morning, the chances of leads and anyone seeing anything is slim to none. If the same thing happens to a black in a white part of town, the ***** media eats it up. It is racism all over again, the victims color just changed. I bet if Obama said tomorrow that he just plain doesn't like white people he would still get 98 percent or higher of the black vote. If McCain said he doesn't care for ***** though, you better look out, we be hangin a whitey before sunset.
- WaxenPith, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2Yup, as ***** up as it sounds, they refuse to talk to police and involve themselves.
- EccentricCdn, on 06/22/2008, -0/+0Sorry. People who feel a deep need to help are off dieing in a needless war in Iraq. All we have left for people who can help are mothers and bystanders. Good luck!
- LeeSoong, on 06/22/2008, -0/+13 Girls, 2 guys:
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Second_Amendment ...
One guy wins, one guy loses.
All females saved from harm. - reined, on 07/03/2008, -0/+0in France you can't defend yourself cuz then sure "you are the attacker!", "surely a racist attack!", "poor teen hit by a grown up!".While you're beaten, please call the police!, or, when you're dead ; call "112" (911!). Be warn....Douce France...etc (known tune).
- happyseamonster, on 06/21/2008, -37/+19Sound like US foreign policy. Lets try treating China, Russia, Iran like we do a crippled Iraq.
- Solertia, on 06/20/2008, -22/+11
- gpl100, on 06/20/2008, -4/+2Absolutely NOT the case. All groups have a portion of dirtbags that feed off the vulnerable regardless of their socio economic background. Take your hate out on something more productive such as oneself.
- d0zy, on 06/21/2008, -2/+7*chrp* where you at?
- franklymister, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2Are you an actual racist moron, or a troll posing as one?
- bpapa, on 06/20/2008, -83/+18An update - the mugger was arrested earlier today. Apparently, he gave himself away when he logged onto social news site "Digg.com" and complained about how "the eyeFone I jacked from some fool on the bus" didn't have copy and paste, Flash, or MMS.
- ohmahgawd, on 06/21/2008, -0/+19You fail because the kid didn't even get the iphone. The guy held onto it for dear life.
- pintomp3, on 06/21/2008, -1/+13iLife
- SN00D, on 06/21/2008, -7/+2
- artfiend77, on 06/21/2008, -1/+1Hey! Did you think that up yourself! That's quite witty!
- npowel, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1Erm... wow o.o
- artfiend77, on 06/21/2008, -1/+1Hey! Did you think that up yourself! That's quite witty!
- kenedamick, on 06/21/2008, -1/+4Don't quit your day job, big guy. That was astoundingly un-funny.
- ohmahgawd, on 06/21/2008, -0/+19You fail because the kid didn't even get the iphone. The guy held onto it for dear life.
- lovingApple2008, on 06/20/2008, -47/+0
- inotocracy, on 06/21/2008, -0/+18It has a commentator talking, don't bother.
- shnurok89, on 06/21/2008, -0/+4thanks, you just saved me 5 minutes and a reeeeeally smartass comment
- Nerolus, on 06/23/2008, -0/+1He's actually right, it has updates too. I dugg him down at first, mostly because his name was lovingapple2008, linking to a mac blog website. But either way, if you're interested in the story you might want to check it out. Here's a direct link: http://www.macblogz.com/2008/06/20/video-bus-passe ...
- inotocracy, on 06/21/2008, -0/+18It has a commentator talking, don't bother.
- Revolution101, on 06/20/2008, -5/+363what a dick
- Borgcube636, on 06/21/2008, -24/+32Well what do you expect from Mac fans?
- NathanCH, on 06/22/2008, -1/+3It's not a mac.
- FDisk, on 06/21/2008, -2/+38You've seen it?
- LemonPress, on 06/21/2008, -10/+35hes black, we can only assume.
- plimpton777, on 06/21/2008, -26/+2UR RACIST
- artfiend77, on 06/21/2008, -20/+3Right, cause ALL black folk rob and steal and murder, ALL white folk lock their daughters up and rape them for 20+ years or burn crosses on their students.
- N0153T4NK, on 06/21/2008, -1/+9There's a whole lot of wooooosh in this thread.
- AuldNic, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1for sure - its digg after all
- supramkiii, on 06/22/2008, -3/+2@artfiend77
well which one would u rather sit next to on the bus while listening to ur iphone? - artfiend77, on 06/27/2008, -0/+1@ supramkiii
I *AM* the one people avoid sitting next to, dude, whether I'm wearing a tie coming home from work or going to the gym wearing my sweats.
Until you have old ladies looking at you funny holding on to their purses with dear life thinking you might snatch it, or switching seats when you sit next to them, I don't expect any of you to understand.
- LemonPress, on 06/21/2008, -10/+35hes black, we can only assume.
- CaptainTater, on 06/21/2008, -7/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N8Z9GWsMTw
- burnttoast11, on 06/21/2008, -5/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPKvwd9vJZY
- Konstantino, on 06/21/2008, -1/+2Speaking of dicks, wtf is up with that dude just watching?
- loudmouth11, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1I thought the same thing in my head then looked at the coments
- Borgcube636, on 06/21/2008, -24/+32Well what do you expect from Mac fans?
- drew52686, on 06/20/2008, -3/+404I had a friend in high school who witnessed a thug -- similar to the one in the story -- stomping directly on a girl's face during lunch. Fortunately for the girl, my friend had a soul and common decency and decided to intervene. Ignoring our school's "Zero Tolerance" fighting policy (that is, anyone involved in a fight, regardless of who started it or why you were involved would automatically be suspended from school), my friend literally tossed the thug across the table and then defended himself from the thug's equally thuggish friends. Luckily for my friend, after watching the CCTV video the school temporarily suspended the "Zero Tolerance" policy and deemed him a hero. Shame on the other passengers on the bus who were capable of intervening.
- bpapa, on 06/20/2008, -12/+185This would have sounded much cooler if you lied and said you did it instead of a friend.
- inotocracy, on 06/21/2008, -1/+101Yeah but then who would have believed a digger would have done that :P
- syruplord, on 06/21/2008, -3/+43the same people that believe he had a friend in the first place
- zinnternet, on 06/21/2008, -2/+1This cracked me up
- arrrapirate, on 06/21/2008, -7/+39by "similar to the one in the story," do you mean "black"?
- stevealford, on 06/21/2008, -16/+5Punctuation belongs inside quotes... and yes.
- Rekutyn, on 06/21/2008, -9/+3@stevealford
When referring to a specific term or phrase that can't be italicized it's punctuation outside in British English. Only our state-side bastard child of the queen's language uses punctuation inside at all times. - noerrorsfound, on 06/21/2008, -1/+14stevealford: He's in Canada and that's purely an American English rule.
- byrdgang, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3noerrorsfound, and it's a stupid rule (I use American English, and I am forced to follow it so that I don't look non-standard).
- Rally603, on 06/22/2008, -4/+5It would have sounded much cooler if you lied said a team of ninjas did it instead of a friend.
- inotocracy, on 06/21/2008, -1/+101Yeah but then who would have believed a digger would have done that :P
- socivitus, on 06/20/2008, -9/+52Okay, it was 2 women, one with a child. What are they supposed to do? Interfere or call the police and risk getting attacked themselves? Yeah...exactly. The kid knew they wouldn't do anything, that's why he struck when he did. And the bus driver? That could be a woman as well or an old man. Someone stupid and weak getting involved doesn't make these sorts of random violent acts better.
- HubrisDeadPan, on 06/21/2008, -8/+26That woman directly behind the mugged guy was heavy set, she don't seem weak to me. And what is with this 'they're women' excuse? Women can fight too and they should be expected to as well since they came pretty far in gaining equal rights. Everyone should be expected to defend those rights and the rights of fellow citizens. Sometimes I think we should adopt a model of citizenship from Starship Troopers. :/
- Memnochxx, on 06/21/2008, -4/+23Because women are not physically built like men are. And just because a woman is fat doesn't mean she's strong.
- KingOoohEe, on 06/21/2008, -9/+6HubrisDeadPan is an *****. I love when people try to make claims like women being physically weaker than men invalidates their equal rights and civil status. Theres a recognizable difference between being equal in mind and intelligence and an unathletic woman trying to fight a young dangerous man
- popfrogs, on 06/21/2008, -1/+9@Kingoooohee: Fat vs. skinny, most of the time fat wins. All she had to do was whale on him by wrapping him up and falling over. He wouldn't go anywhere after that.
- tyywebb, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1@Memnochxx
They bigger they are... - freqk, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO RICO
- LeeSoong, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1Service Guarantees Citizenship.
Citizen Soldier - 2nd Amendment There to Defend you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJRthpxDM10
' Beyond the boundries of your city's lights.
Stand the heroes waiting for your cries.
So many times you did not bring this on yourself.
When the moment finally comes, I'll be there to help. '
- Rsulliv1, on 06/21/2008, -0/+11At the very least, she could have said something instead of just sit there.
And yes, doing something is always better than doing nothing when help is needed... saying they're women is just sexist and stupid.
Also, there were plenty of other people at the front of the bus. None of them got involved either.. - RoflCoptah, on 06/21/2008, -0/+5the bus driver could've done more than 'fighting', driver could've slammed the brakes and sent the mugger flying
- Velnich, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1Not the best idea with ladies holding baby's also on the bus. Best thing he could have done would be to radio for help or even redirect towards a police station/hospital.
- Cloud7654, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1The bus was already stopped. They thug was exiting the bus and he saw the man with an iPhone, so he decided it would be a good idea to attack him.
- LeeSoong, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1The bus driver had left the bus to talk with another driver. The bus was stopped already.
The 'person of interest' - was allegedly talking with the woman before the attack.
If she has the time, she could answer a few questions for the police...
- curiousgrge, on 06/21/2008, -6/+1Well the bus driver could've certainly done something. He/she could've hit the brakes really hard assuming there wasn't any traffic behind him or assuming the bus wasn't at a complete stop.
My guess is that they probably have some policy in place to not get involved.
Oh yeah, pull your ***** pants up! - ohmahgawd, on 06/21/2008, -1/+8I can't blame the lady with the child, but the heavy set one sitting alone and directly behind the attack should have stepped in. She just sat there with an apathetic look on her face, that lazy *****. Unless she's utterly disabled and we weren't able to see, she has no excuse to not step in and help. Also if you look closely, there are people at the back of the bus; they move as if to get a better look at the attack when it starts... and the bus driver, well, she/he could have done so much to stop this too. People just don't care anymore outside of being happy that they weren't being attacked.
- HubrisDeadPan, on 06/21/2008, -8/+26That woman directly behind the mugged guy was heavy set, she don't seem weak to me. And what is with this 'they're women' excuse? Women can fight too and they should be expected to as well since they came pretty far in gaining equal rights. Everyone should be expected to defend those rights and the rights of fellow citizens. Sometimes I think we should adopt a model of citizenship from Starship Troopers. :/
- happyseamonster, on 06/21/2008, -0/+55GOOD! We have to defend each other! Stomping on a girls face? ***** scumbag.
- talkingwires, on 06/21/2008, -0/+7Sudden outbreak of common sense! And violence, too.
- ohmahgawd, on 06/21/2008, -0/+52You mean they actually suspended the "Zero Tolerance" Policy? Wow. I didn't know schools had the heart and intelligence to do that in such instances anymore. I have heard of instances like this many times where the school refuses to suspend their stupid policy, and the HERO was thrown in the gutter with the same lack of respect as the ***** kid who started it all.
The worst case I've personally come across is my Uncle's kid was in school, minding his own business, when some stupid bully came over, and tried kicking his ass. Obviously the kid fought back, throwing punches and trying to get away, but he was cornered. When the camera was reviewed, they saw what happened, but stood by their policy... and suspended both students. The kid was an honor roll student too, with, until then, perfect attendance.- Spiffjiggins, on 06/21/2008, -0/+28My best friend in highschool was loading books into his locker when this platinum blonde mullet wearing trailer trash douche blind-sided him with a John Wayne hay-maker punch. He was still standing but knocked silly. He turned around only to be punched in the eye.
He and the attacker got suspended for fighting. Doesn't fighting usually involve two people throwing punches?
These zero tolerance policies are completely absurd... - popfrogs, on 06/21/2008, -0/+14Perfect attendance is overrated, but protecting yourself is not.
- kevro, on 06/21/2008, -2/+6I bet if a teacher was attacked by fists he/she wouldn't get a suspension.
- bentrinh, on 06/21/2008, -1/+3What? People (including myself) at my school district have been suspended for defending themselves, while the attacker gets no punishment at all.
- Hillsfar, on 06/22/2008, -1/+9I remember being suspended for defending myself. Yeah, like I was supposed to just stand there and be beaten? It's just a taste of what government is like, preparing them for adulthood, when they can't have guns but they should call the police and wait while being beaten or shot to death.
- miamiflashfan, on 06/22/2008, -0/+5Wouldn't your Uncle's kid be your cousin?
But seriously, these Zero Tolerance rules are a joke. A couple years ago in our high school a kid got beaten pretty badly by some random bully. He tried defending himself and got a few weak punches in but the kid who started it really got the best of him. There was a teacher there that of course was trying to be a hero and yelled "break it up!" and whatever else, but of course the kid just kept beating on him. Both kids got suspended, 5 days in total: 3 days for fighting, and 2 days for "failure to abide by the orders of high school staff."
- Spiffjiggins, on 06/21/2008, -0/+28My best friend in highschool was loading books into his locker when this platinum blonde mullet wearing trailer trash douche blind-sided him with a John Wayne hay-maker punch. He was still standing but knocked silly. He turned around only to be punched in the eye.
- sark666, on 06/21/2008, -0/+6the shame is, if it wasn't caught on the cctv, he would have been suspended.
- johnking, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3you're totally right.
in england, about 6 years ago. i was getting bullied. and this boy spat in my face. now i was a weedy little runt. but i still hit him. gave him a small bruise - thats all. and we BOTH got suspended... he even admitted to spitting at me.
its rediculous
im sorry for sticking up for myself. heaven forbid that should happen!
- johnking, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3you're totally right.
- mu0p, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1Im glad your friend did that, but may I ask why your High School had CCTV cameras?
Does your school have a history? Id be creeped out if my highschool back in the day were watching me.
But also how retarded is this guy to stomp on anyones face let alone a girls when he knows that there is a camera to capture it all.
The brains of some people eh?- wonderbriefs, on 06/23/2008, -0/+1The high school I went to had CCTV. They also had security guards at all the doors, metal-detectors, the whole nine-yards. I kind of figured that's how most public high-schools were.
- bustergonad, on 06/23/2008, -0/+1This is easy to verify,..
links to "CCTV video" or it didn't happen!
- bpapa, on 06/20/2008, -12/+185This would have sounded much cooler if you lied and said you did it instead of a friend.
- Actionjakson, on 06/21/2008, -3/+127The city I live in finally shows it's face on digg and...
- sinnerou, on 06/21/2008, -0/+19We got the freaking cross burning teacher today too, wtf. I have been stabbed here twice here btw both times in bars breaking up fights (bouncer). I am thinking about getting the f out.
- Hello1024, on 06/21/2008, -0/+8being a bouncer isn't exactly your average job when it comes to seeing violence though...
- sinnerou, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1I am not even in a city, college town, I have worked in similar towns in NY and not been stabbed. Granted two incidences is hardly a broad enough control group to form a sound hypothesis, but I am not looking to increase the focus testing.
- backin5minutes, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1lol wtf
- tehHardcorez, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2God, Ohio sucks. I've been to Youngstown...once.
- dlllb, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1Kudos for getting stabbed. Bet it hurt like a bitch!
- Cloud7654, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3I heard that it causes bleeding too. Nice job with that and all!
- Hello1024, on 06/21/2008, -0/+8being a bouncer isn't exactly your average job when it comes to seeing violence though...
- brownn7, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1Not nearly as bad as Cincinnati.
- AvidPreatorian, on 06/22/2008, -0/+5its*
- sinnerou, on 06/21/2008, -0/+19We got the freaking cross burning teacher today too, wtf. I have been stabbed here twice here btw both times in bars breaking up fights (bouncer). I am thinking about getting the f out.
- Prathik89, on 06/21/2008, -28/+13For an IPHONE? Seriously?
- rakous, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3Seriously.
- morpheus9602, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1dude, people get shot over Nikes and Playstations.
Don't tell me you never hear about those.
- Catbert107, on 06/21/2008, -4/+66Damnit, there is an article about the Ohio teacher burning crosses onto people arms right above this article. Atleast that was Mount Vernon, but this makes me feel even crappier living in Columbus
I hate living in Ohio- happyseamonster, on 06/21/2008, -5/+16Pick a place that is suitable to you and move there. Seriously.
- inhaler, on 06/21/2008, -1/+22You should rephrase that: you hate the type of people that live in ohio. I mean, overall the state isn't that bad. we have such a temperate weather system.... oh...wait.
Yeah, I hate Ohio too.- KaJuN4, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1I can deal with the 100 degree days. Its the winter/cool weather that doesn't really go away until oh just a few weeks ago that I hate.
That and farm field after farm field after farm field. And the I-75 and I-70 interchange-deathtrap-endless construction project. - LeeSoong, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1But doesn't Ohio have plenty of jobs and a great economy?
http://www.wdtn.com/Global/story.asp?S=8486447
Oh, sorry.
Fill the gas tank, & drive as far away as you can go,
or get trained in concealed carry and
stand your ground laws for Ohio:
http://www.ohioccw.org/
http://www.ag.state.oh.us/le/prevention/concealcar ...
- KaJuN4, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1I can deal with the 100 degree days. Its the winter/cool weather that doesn't really go away until oh just a few weeks ago that I hate.
- RonnieMcScrawny, on 06/21/2008, -2/+2hey, if it makes you feel any better, i grew up in florida, where every possible loser, low-life story seems to originate. remember, it's not your fault a few people around you are losers, and leaving the state isn't always the best answer. if all the good people leave, then where is columbus?!?! stay and help make columbus a better place. (ok, i left florida. who am i to talk?? :-)
- tyywebb, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2Damn I was thinking of moving to florida some day (I like the weather). My dreams are crushed. :' (
- MillionsLivio, on 06/21/2008, -1/+2Yeah, I'm right there with you..
- Versh, on 06/21/2008, -1/+15Yep, Columbus Ohio suuuuuuuuuuuuuucks.
Once walking home from work at 11:00 PM, I saw a COTA bus stop and release it's passengers on the corner of Broad and High (downtown specifically), and one man took 10 steps from the bus and started to urinate against a wall. Meanwhile, some woman was slapping her toddler's ear calling him a "Little *****." Then some homeless man seeing my work uniform asked for some bus fair, and when I said "Here's 73 cents, that's all I have on me", he complained "Mutha *****." Yeah, to summarize, the Columbus public transportation is like a human garbage collection system. However, a majority of the passengers are just the "silent aggravated on the verge of irritation" types, so I guess it isn't all bad.- KaJuN4, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2Ah that brings back memories. I was very often the "silent aggravated on the verge of irritation", especially on Ohio State's crappy bus system. Just one of the many reasons I had to get out of there quickly.
- NoStoppingUs, on 06/21/2008, -3/+3it's getting worse since gayvernor strickland came to town..
- ZedX, on 06/21/2008, -1/+6I got sick of Ohio and followed my job to Kentucky.
Oops. That was kind of a mistake.
Can I come back to Ohio? Ohio may have thugs like this, but at least Ohioans can get a complete sentence out without dueling banjos falling out of their mouths.- tyywebb, on 06/22/2008, -0/+4Creation Museum ftw!
- deaftly, on 06/21/2008, -1/+4You're taking away the attention from the murders in philly, thanks!
- ohnoitstaylor, on 06/21/2008, -1/+4Yeah, move the ***** over, Detroit.
- kenedamick, on 06/21/2008, -2/+5Ohio is ***** horrible. I've been there 3 times now. Nothing but weird, upsetting ***** happens there, it seems like.
- LeeSoong, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2June is Ohio Dairy Month !
http://www.drink-milk.com/
More Milk and Cheese, Please!
- LeeSoong, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2June is Ohio Dairy Month !
- bigdubbz, on 06/21/2008, -2/+5ohio has lebron james
- morpheus9602, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2So what?
- disoriented, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2I had to ride the COTA a few times more than normal these past couple weeks. I hate Ohio nevermind that I live in Columbus. But that COTA system is just the ***** of Columbus, drunk homeless people asleep in the back, most people smell like they haven't showered in a few days, and the constant barrage of CHANGEEEE(and i'm not talkin obama) is about to make me move out of this ***** weathered state of Ohio.
- ubrikkean, on 06/22/2008, -1/+7I'm going to college in Ohio next year... you guys are worrying me... O.o
- DentThat, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2OSU? CCAD?
- LeeSoong, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2Sign up for the Marines instead - at least you'll get equipped to fight back...
http://www.marines.com
- morpheus9602, on 06/22/2008, -2/+3now you know why Ohio doent want casinos.......its too conservative
- Destrucci, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2Yeah crime near Akron is very bad also and ordering a pizza is a 70% chance of getting mugged or robbed.
- joey368, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1Ugh. I'm an Ohioan as well. Embarrasing news always comes from here, and I dread that Mike "The Miz" Mizanin was born here. Maybe he cursed us.
- Razor512, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3then come to new york over here things like that happen so often that people grow numb to it all and just consider it normal
- Niten, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3Hey, on the plus side at least you don't live in Florida.
- xtmno3, on 06/23/2008, -0/+1http://www.nataliedee.com/052005/ohio.jpg
- farfromperfectx, on 06/21/2008, -13/+73Pfft, Teens have been brutally beating bus passengers for Nokia phones for 5 years. Welcome to the 2000s Apple.
- toonworld, on 06/23/2008, -0/+15 years ago would still be in the 2000s... you fail
- happyseamonster, on 06/21/2008, -37/+80Not only did he fail to get the phone, he lost his pants. This is why people need to carry guns. Blam!. No more trouble from him. Seeya! Next.
- franklymister, on 06/21/2008, -3/+41I'm a gun owner, but I don't think a gun would have done much in this situation.
Even if he had been carrying a concealed handgun, there wasn't time to react and reach for his weapon. If he did get to his gun, there's no saying that the mugger couldn't have overpowered him and taken it - or the victim might have fired and missed, and hit another person.
Another armed passenger might have been able to stop the mugging, but no one on that bus seemed like they were going to stop anything.- ElAssoWipo, on 06/21/2008, -4/+7Imagine if everybody else had a gun.
I do agree with you, but if other people had a gun, this situation would've ended quickly.- franklymister, on 06/21/2008, -1/+7If the right person were there with a gun, yes. The trouble is, the right person wasn't there, either with or without. Just a bunch of people too scared and cowed by life to do anything.
- iticu, on 06/21/2008, -4/+7Or the attacked could have had a gun aswell, and then both would be shooting everywhere in panic.
And missing your target on a bus? Well, I suppose they could just pray that the streets around them aren't crowded. - ksgant, on 06/21/2008, -3/+4Interesting theory...though if "everyone" had a gun, then how many accidental shootings would there be? Lets say for instance someone is being mugged and a bystander takes out their weapon to defend the victim. Now, he has a gun out, pointing it at someone.
Now along comes bystander number 2 and all they see is a person holding a gun over someone that's laying on the ground and another person with a lot of yelling. Does the new bystander quickly size up the situation to the correct conclusion...or will they make a mistake and assume the person with the gun is the perp?
When that idiot shot up Virginia Tech, if others were allowed to carry guns, they would have taken him out...but after they take him out, in all the confusion, who's to say someone else may have gotten someone wrong...then they themselves mistaken for the shooter. (In reality though, there may have been far fewer deaths than the one guy taking so many out...but hopefully you get my point).
I know, a lot of "what if's" in my argument. I'm just saying we should think things through before making blanket statements like "Imagine if everyone else had a gun". It could cause more problems than it solves. - esfisher, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1@ksgant
If everybody had a gun, no one would be dumb enough to hold their gun in a threatening manner in public. - Frostek, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1I don't know about that - there doesn't seem to any shortage of foolish people in the world.
- JudgeMonkey, on 06/21/2008, -2/+3Did you see how the other people failed to do a single thing? Who cares if he shot someone else, they weren't doing anything with their lives anyway. I could understand them being afraid. Running back would be something. During the fight or flight moment you can't always choose which happens, but they just sit there like nothing.
- skinjester, on 06/21/2008, -0/+14if only the iPhone had some kind of built in gun
- squaredUP, on 06/21/2008, -5/+3Dude. If he had two duel wielding AK's then this would have never happened.
You can never have too much firepower in any situation. Thats why I carry a concussion grenade with me everywhere I go. Quite potent and effective for deterring bullies at my high school.- oct9, on 06/21/2008, -4/+3Haha so true! if some ppl think having a concealed hand gun makes sense, why stop there. Make sure you have some grenades, and trip mines, then u could stop a whole gang of teens attacking you. ..I'd rather live in a country where no citizens are allowed to have any firearms.
- personalj, on 06/22/2008, -1/+2Move to the UK, they don't have firearms but you can enjoy living in a society where the crime rate is twice that of the US. Besides, criminals will always have firearms.
- popfrogs, on 06/21/2008, -3/+1What we missed at the end were the baby mommas standing up chanting "Jer-ry! Jer-ry! Jer-ry!".
- ElAssoWipo, on 06/21/2008, -4/+7Imagine if everybody else had a gun.
- Depravo, on 06/21/2008, -7/+52Or... Blam! Take the iPhone from the victims corpse. It works both ways, you know.
- maexus, on 06/21/2008, -2/+5I don't think whether or not you have a gun on you increases or decreases the chances of a mugger or thug carrying a gun.
- itsbob, on 06/21/2008, -5/+8It does however increase the chance of a mugger taking the gun from you and using it.
- dood, on 06/21/2008, -3/+2I guess the key here is to only encourage non-muggers to carry guns. Good luck with that targeted campaign. Heh.
- vtnerd, on 06/22/2008, -1/+4@ dood
Yeah, because the muggers and criminals are all lined up to get fingerprinted and pass their background checks for their concealed carry permits. Oh that's right, the criminals don't bother with those steps because THEY ARE CRIMINALS.
- maexus, on 06/21/2008, -2/+5I don't think whether or not you have a gun on you increases or decreases the chances of a mugger or thug carrying a gun.
- radsprack, on 06/21/2008, -7/+12This logic of yours confuses and infuriates me. If...what...how. Alright, let's say that this guy had a gun. He could have possible pulled it out and shot the guy. But the attacker could have also had a gun and this theft would have been over much faster.
- squaredUP, on 06/21/2008, -0/+5No. If they both had guns we would be watching a video of one bad ass close quarters shootout. Not just some plain old fist fight.
- dood, on 06/21/2008, -1/+2We might've even caught one of them shooting the mom or the kid on accident.
- vtnerd, on 06/22/2008, -0/+4@ radsprack
If a giant space alien landed their UFO on the bus there would be a bunch of smashed people, but that doesn't have anything to do with the situation either. Crazy what-if scenarios are no substitute for facts. Guns are used millions of times per year in the US (2.5 million to be more precise) defensively and the overwhelming majority of the time without any shots being fired. Did you get that? Pointing a gun at a criminal's face is enough to get them to stop and that should be no great surprise. Burglars in the US admit to being more afraid of armed homeowners than the police. Guns work as a deterrent and if you think that kid would have kept fighting with a gun pointed at him, you're watching too many movies.
The attacker is a criminal. Criminals aren't allowed to carry concealed weapons, but they do it anyways. Responsible, law-abiding citizens should (and thankfully do) have the right to defend their lives with the notable exception of college campuses.
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The assholes in the administration here at Virginia Tech had a "sound policy" preventing weapons on campus at least a year in advance of our massacre. A whole lot of ***** good their "sound policy" did for the 32 defenseless victims who tried to hide behind desks. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws have guns.
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- squaredUP, on 06/21/2008, -0/+5No. If they both had guns we would be watching a video of one bad ass close quarters shootout. Not just some plain old fist fight.
- HubrisDeadPan, on 06/21/2008, -5/+13I would rather have carried a non lethal weapon like brass knuckles or something to severely beat that mugger with. I'd gain much more satisfaction if the thug lived with severe injuries not only to his body but to his pride and ego. It's possible it could teach him a lesson and he could change his life and become a better citizen. There's no need to jump straight to a lethal solution to a common thug.
- wreckosaurus, on 06/21/2008, -2/+7He's not going to change. Trust me, you think after one failed robbery he's going to decide to go to college and become a decent citizen, he'll just be sure to bring a knife the next time. Besides, brass knuckles are illegal, fire arms aren't.
- BossKey, on 06/21/2008, -3/+1"There's no need to jump straight to a lethal solution to a common thug."
That's one of the huge problems with using guns, an deadly offensive weapon, as a "defense." You go from zero to lethal with nothing in between. If everyone has a gun, the only way to win is to draw and shoot before anyone else does. Which works fine as long as the bad guys don't draw first, and in that case what have guns solved?- compulsive1, on 06/21/2008, -0/+10If everyone has a gun, situations like this one are much less likely to arise in the first place.
Just like thugs don't jump a tough looking group of individuals and go for the easy single person target, the knowledge that an aggressive act will bring on possibly deadly repercussions from bystanders puts certain breaks on this type of behavior. Self preservation is stronger instinct than greed. - BossKey, on 06/22/2008, -1/+1Sure, but if everyone has guns and someone decides a conflict needs to be resolved, you have a far higher chance that it's gonna involve the use of guns. That's far too steep of an acceleration curve for a conflict.
Take a neighborhood saturated with armed gang members, for example. Everybody's got a gun. Does that mean you have a wonderfully peaceful neighborhood? Shouldn't that be your ideal neighborhood? A place where your family feels safer? What...you mean it isn't? - vtnerd, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2Guns are used defensively in the US 2.5 million times per year on average and the overwhelming majority of those cases do not involve any shots being fired. That's a whole heck of a lot of "non-lethal" gun uses if I do say so myself.
The non-lethal part of a gun is when you point it at the attacker and tell them to stop. The lethal part comes in when they decide to continue threatening your life and continues until they stop their attack or are no longer a threat.
In other words, this is not a huge problem with guns and it's not even a problem. - compulsive1, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3@BossKey.
Well, if you HAD to live in a high crime neighborhood would you chose to own a gun or not? I live in a fairly peaceful city and don't feel the need to carry gun, but I own one for home protection. If the economy tanks and crime goes up I will probably get a concealed carry permit and start carrying while I walk the neighborhood with my dog especially at night.
This is a subject of a recent supreme court case in DC, where people are asking the courts to nullify the local law prohibiting all private gun ownership.
Owning a gun is not a magic panacea that will protect you from any and all violence, just like having an education does not guarantee one's economic security, or wearing seat belts does not guarantee survival in a crash. But, all go a long way in achieving their intended goal.
- compulsive1, on 06/21/2008, -0/+10If everyone has a gun, situations like this one are much less likely to arise in the first place.
- ProfessorFoo, on 06/21/2008, -2/+10Wow I didn't know digg was full of stone cold killers. I tend to think of killing someone as a final resort, but I guess the world would be better if you could just shoot everyone who inconveniences you. Yeah, that is probably an understatement of what he did, but wouldn't a taser or mace work nearly as well as a gun? Even if you did manage to kill him without getting yourself or someone else shot instead, you SHOULD feel terrible about it for the rest of your life if you are a decent human being. Killing someone in real life isn't like killing someone in a video game, no matter what happyseamonster wants to think.
- locitman, on 06/21/2008, -7/+6i wouldnt feel a thing for killing that nig
- ShazadN, on 06/21/2008, -1/+2let me guess your from the south right?
- ErikHK, on 06/22/2008, -1/+2Then you are obviously mentally ill in some kind of way, many professional mental workers would agree with me on that... (I really don't believe that what you're saying is true, but IF)
- Ebulating, on 06/22/2008, -2/+3I'm from Wisconsin and I feel the same way. I am so sick of hyper violent black thugs like that guy preying on people, both white and black. If you read the crime statistics, you would know that more violent crime is committed by blacks, proportional to population. Wisconsin has VERY little crime, except for the predominantly black parts of Milwaukee, where shootings are incredibly common.
- learnmorepanda, on 06/29/2008, -0/+1@Ebulating - We appreciate the emotional response supported by your anecdotal evidence.
I prefer my dumb thug that robs me physically than the the smart thug who robs me fiscally. A mean street gang's ability to destroy pales in comparison to that of large organized governmental, religious, and corporate organizations. Better yet, what ethnicity do these men tend to be, statistically speaking? But characterizations of evil white tyrants are not popular. Either way no matter how true the racist remark rings you cannot simplify people to that degree. Otherwise genocide is justified.
I'm not happy about what the boy did. But stressing the fact that this boy is black is small and is irrelevant, making your comment is intellectually worthless.
- vtnerd, on 06/22/2008, -1/+1I would feel terrible, but I would much rather kill an attacker than be killed. The victim, had he been armed in this case, had no way of knowing if his attacker has a gun or knife or any other weapon. The victim had no way of knowing if his attacker would leave him alone after taking his iPhone/iPod.
Why would you assume that someone who is beating you, unprovoked is going to leave you alive?
IF I had a concealed carry permit (and I don't yet, but I am pursuing it) and someone attacks me like that they're going to get a gun pointed at them with a verbal warning to stop. If they continue to threaten my life then they've made their decision and tied my hands. Assuming it is safe to discharge a firearm (ie. no innocent person directly behind or next to the attacker) and they refused to stop their attack, I would be within my rights to defend my life.
There's no question as to whether I would feel horrible that those choices had to be made or not, but I have a family and I would rather feel the weight of my actions for the rest of my life than give up and let an attacker do whatever they wanted.
There's a crude saying, "better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6" and though it sounds callous it's absolutely true.
If you think things should be different, I hear the UK doesn't believe in the right of self defense (anything that can be used as a weapon is not to be carried and guns are banned). You would be well warned that their rate of violent crime is much higher than in the US even though gun-related offenses are lower.
- locitman, on 06/21/2008, -7/+6i wouldnt feel a thing for killing that nig
- Zippo, on 06/21/2008, -2/+8Or... NOT commit murder, let him have the phone and deactivate it when you get home... or let the phone company track the phone down.
Seriously, Jesusphone or not, no phone is worth risking your life over.
- franklymister, on 06/21/2008, -3/+41I'm a gun owner, but I don't think a gun would have done much in this situation.
- TakeMyCrabs, on 06/21/2008, -30/+2What an idiot. He'll get nabbed as soon as he uses it. And that was a MAN who was a victim getting his ass kicked by the teen? Would've made sense if it was a woman or a child but a MAN??
- TechnoRabbit, on 06/21/2008, -0/+13That's A) sexist, and B) ***** sexist. Also, it's called a sucker punch.
- D14BL0, on 06/21/2008, -0/+10He won't get caught for using it, because he didn't get the phone. Read the ***** article.
- provost, on 06/21/2008, -0/+5or for those who bother to read, the thug didnt get the phone.
- euphoria860, on 06/21/2008, -7/+1i was using a stole iphone for months. so even if he did get it, and did use it, instead of sell it, he wouldnt get caught. ya big dummy
- enderwigin, on 06/21/2008, -0/+4u are ***** dick
- laserick, on 06/21/2008, -22/+2Please don't tell me that I'm the only one that initially read "busty teen" in the title of this story...
- timsline, on 06/21/2008, -0/+10You are the only one.
- b3astie, on 06/21/2008, -4/+74What an animal.
- gquaglia, on 06/21/2008, -1/+15Savage is more like it!
- BlueStarr, on 06/21/2008, -12/+7Yeah...that's what a criminal does. Cause if he politely came up to you and asked you for the phone and you said no, how else would he pry it from your cold dead hands?
He didn't really want the iPhone from what he told the cops...he said that what he really wanted was his 40 acres and a mule but since that white guy didn't have it to give, the phone would hold him over until he could....Reparations BITCHES
Black people need to be shipped back to Africa. There, I said it...konichiwa bitches. And take Dave Chapell with ya.- cherwilco, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2what did Dave Chapell do to you?
- BlueStarr, on 06/22/2008, -1/+1He stirs the pot and gets them all excited.
- ErikHK, on 06/22/2008, -3/+0Yeah, and all white people from the US need to be shipped back to Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden etcetera.....
- BlueStarr, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1A huge number of Anglo Americans are Irish...yup. IRISH!!! Oh my god.
Where the hell did you get Germany, Netherlands, Sweden? Those people love their countries and had no reason to leave. Only the poorest of the poor of white European nations came to the Americas at the time....the lowest of the low. Just like most immigrants that have come here looking for a new beginning.
- BlueStarr, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1A huge number of Anglo Americans are Irish...yup. IRISH!!! Oh my god.
- BlueStarr, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1By the way I just want to state this for the record. I love black people and with their jive music, groovy slang and bigg butted women. My butler and gardener just so happen to be black.
(If it wasn't for affirmative action they would have been Mexican just like everyone else's butler and gardener).
- cherwilco, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2what did Dave Chapell do to you?
- ThickGreenPuke, on 06/21/2008, -11/+21yeah ***** are animals. Now you PC assholes will say "but he is a victim of society." Keep this up PC ***** and you will be my victim. And ***** the ***** bitch in the back seat just watching it as if it were a daily routine (which it probably is).
Digg me down you pussies! ***** equality! Only slaves want to be equals.- cherwilco, on 06/22/2008, -1/+10shhhhh if you notice whats going on around you in every major city and then you actually speak out about it someones bound to call you a racist!
- Gnarled, on 06/22/2008, -6/+2Who dugg this incoherent bigot?
- CryTekEmployee, on 06/22/2008, -4/+3Gnarled is a *****.
- garageboy101, on 06/22/2008, -1/+5and women... but who cares about women?
- WaxenPith, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3Nobody, that's who!
- notwizt, on 06/22/2008, -2/+2You think white people would have acted any differently? You ignorant racist under-educated piece of *****.
- ThickGreenPuke, on 06/22/2008, -1/+4I am pretty sure they would have acted surprised even if not been able to help. Please use your words carefully when you label people racist and ignorant. I maybe racist but not ignorant.
- John370, on 06/23/2008, -0/+1No *****, welcome to the real ***** world people... I wish that skinny mother ***** would try to sucker punch me like that. I'd give him the lesson he needs.
Ya want to know why people in cities don't get involved? Because the system won't leave your ass alone afterwards... I watched two people die 3 years ago, I told the police what I knew, on tape, and got summons after summons for two years and calls from every attorney in Miami to see if I could be available for the trial... I finally told one of them, "***** you! listen to the ***** tape, and leave my ass alone. The system is a joke, and you will never see it when you're on the outside looking in. So, just look away and believe in the fairytale of your own life.
So, some dude got a black eye and lost his iphone... Just another day in the city...
- ABadPerson, on 06/22/2008, -1/+4Humans are animals, scientific fact.
- gubatron2, on 06/22/2008, -1/+10not to be racist, but it didn't surprise me it was a black guy.
I've been robeed 4 times in my life, it was always a black person, coincidence?
(and this didn't happen in the US)- BlueStarr, on 06/23/2008, -0/+1Well if your bitch ass didn't go into their neighborhoods to by Meth and Crack and Jesus booty juice then you wouldn't get robbed.
There are more white criminals then black or latin or asian combined...
- BlueStarr, on 06/23/2008, -0/+1Well if your bitch ass didn't go into their neighborhoods to by Meth and Crack and Jesus booty juice then you wouldn't get robbed.
- kelmaster1, on 06/22/2008, -0/+6Racial profiling +1. Justice for all black people -1. There's a reason cops target black communities.
- BlueStarr, on 06/23/2008, -0/+1Impoverished people live this way regardless of skin color. So when you said black what you should have said was poor.
- H0ns, on 06/21/2008, -1/+59Not only did he fail to get the phone, he lost his pants and his shirt AND his face
- Hello1024, on 06/21/2008, -1/+5I somehow get the feeling the attack was nothing todo with the phone.
- cherwilco, on 06/22/2008, -1/+2me too but a savage attack over a trivial bit of tech does make a more sensationalist headline dontcha think? (now if theres audio somewhere of the guy screaming "GIMME YER IPHONE!!" then I take that back)
- KennMac, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1In the first second of the video, you see the attacker attempt to quickly snatch it. He misses and the man immediately reacts by defending himself.
- Hello1024, on 06/21/2008, -1/+5I somehow get the feeling the attack was nothing todo with the phone.
