This is why people don't ride MARTA!!! (bus, title)

[tikigod311]

On a fairly recent ride, I was loading my breeze card with my wife at the East Point station and heard someone scream. It sounded like a young girl and fake. OK, keep my head on a swivel and go down to the platform. This takes all of 30 seconds to a minute. By the time I'm on the platform, two uniformed cops are investigating. Impressive.

MARTA has extremely robust police coverage. I can't think of another place, outside of a judicial building or precinct, that I see so many law enforcement officers. With that said, they can't be everywhere. Cameras are apparently being installed in the rail cars for increased coverage.

[demonta4]

Originally Posted by tarnishaluvsdontae

HOLY! Anyone have a link to the uncensored version? I wanna see this go down!

It's in the article.

[ElleKaye]

Granted I don't ride MARTA often, but I have never had a problem or seen a conflict. I can pretty much assure you though that I would not have stepped into that fight - as if I could have done anything to resolve it in the first place. I doubt that would have taken out my phone to tape it, but I might have gotten up and moved if they got too close.

[0nyxStation]

Originally Posted by demonta4

MARTA investigates brawl that left transgendered woman nude | www.wsbtv.com

Where were the police????

If Tony were here, he would post an article where this happened in Chicago or DC and say look see it happens everywhere so its normal! I used to love those post. Raping a transvestite on the train? Oh yea thats so normal. I was on Marta yesterday for Jazz Fest...and was more annoyed with Goons cruising down 10th Street in packs than anything I saw on Marta.

[0nyxStation]

Originally Posted by jsvh

Not acceptable behavior.

And WTF? No one called the police? That is as much of the problem as anything.

See Boondocks episode Thank You for not Snitching....it explains this aspect of Atlanta culture.

[Atlanta_BD]

Originally Posted by BlackPeach2

See Boondocks episode Thank You for not Snitching....it explains this aspect of Atlanta culture.

[0nyxStation]

After watching this video several times. The fat gay dude knew who to bully, as the skinny straight guy kicked at the fat guy dude first. Now about the alien altered human, it had breast n a penis, but it seems the alien altered human wasnt wear any form of underwear. No panties, no boxers, no breifs the alien altered human was only wearing a skirt n jumped into the fray, the guy with the dreads tried to sneek a punch in and failed lol. The dread should have went for the calculated knock out if he was going to get involved. The crowd seemed to LOVE the show, but what else is new in the ATL?

Leasons learned?
Try not to fight homosexuals on trains

wear underwear before entering a brawl

pick your battles wisely, the first homosexual was built like a high school linebacker, his attacker was built like a french fry

avoid train cars with a surplus of young black people

if you have a camera phone n suddenly see a naked human who has a wiener & breast please by all means, turn the camera OFF.

Notes taken.

[tarnishaluvsdontae]

Originally Posted by BlackPeach2

If Tony were here, he would post an article where this happened in Chicago or DC and say look see it happens everywhere so its normal! I used to love those post. Raping a transvestite on the train? Oh yea thats so normal. I was on Marta yesterday for Jazz Fest...and was more annoyed with Goons cruising down 10th Street in packs than anything I saw on Marta.

Who's Tony? Why would he think she's normal? or that this is normal?

[toll_booth]

I would encourage EVERYBODY who rides MARTA to, before setting one foot on the bus or train, to download MARTA's "See and Say" app. You can use it to send discreet reports to MARTA police, complete with photo evidence, and chat with them in real time. I've actually used it before, and though I wasn't terribly impressed by their response time, at least I was able to establish communication with them.

Another thing, don't forget that you are allowed to carry concealed weapons on board, so long as you have your valid permit with you. I hate to say it, but had the woman been carrying at the time, I'll bet that those punks might have been stopped real quick.

Originally Posted by magnetar

Unfortunately transgender people have to put up with this kind of harassment almost constantly -- as you see in the article the incident started out on the street and just escalated once they were on the train.

Indeed. Transgender acceptance is the next major barrier to be broken down, as can be evidenced by this horrible attack and some of the comments on this thread. Whatever a person chooses to identify as--a man, a woman, something else--that should be of no threat to you. If it is, the problem lies on you, not them.

[afonega1]

Originally Posted by toll_booth

I would encourage EVERYBODY who rides MARTA to, before setting one foot on the bus or train, to download MARTA's "See and Say" app. You can use it to send discreet reports to MARTA police, complete with photo evidence, and chat with them in real time. I've actually used it before, and though I wasn't terribly impressed by their response time, at least I was able to establish communication with them.

Another thing, don't forget that you are allowed to carry concealed weapons on board, so long as you have your valid permit with you. I hate to say it, but had the woman been carrying at the time, I'll bet that those punks might have been stopped real quick.



Indeed. Transgender acceptance is the next major barrier to be broken down, as can be evidenced by this horrible attack and some of the comments on this thread. Whatever a person chooses to identify as--a man, a woman, something else--that should be of no threat to you. If it is, the problem lies on you, not them.

I know.That alien-human remark was just wrong.People have a right to be what and who they want in a free society."Judge not lest ye be judged yourself"