Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Georgia > Atlanta
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 11-01-2012, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Atlanta's Castleberry Hill
4,760 posts, read 5,387,505 times
Reputation: 5131

Advertisements

While traveling on the train from the airport around 4:00 pm. At College Park Station around 200 or so Woodward Academy Kids stormed the trained. I notice that Woodward Academy gets personal security by Marta Police on each school day. Does anyone have personal insight on why is this is happening.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 11-01-2012, 09:35 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
668 posts, read 989,683 times
Reputation: 600
Because the school pays for it.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-01-2012, 09:39 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
3,573 posts, read 5,283,520 times
Reputation: 2396
No idea about that, but there are arrangements like this with many agencies not just the police all over the city, so it's not a real surprise.

One of those Woodward kids get hurt and WSBTV, FOX5, 11Alive and the other networks will kick up a fuss. Solidly middle & upperclass reporters identify with solidly middle & upperclass parents so the reporting will be intense.

Because of that aforementioned factor, middle & upperclass parents(especially white ones) can count on having the juice to bully these sort of arrangements out of agencies like MARTA Police, especially if they have a couple of like minded supporters on the MARTA board and on MARTOC.

This is the south, where feudalism politics rule the day. Money & class are upheld above all else. Don't count on this situation changing anytime soon.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Atlwarrior View Post
While traveling on the train from the airport around 4:00 pm. At College Park Station around 200 or so Woodward Academy Kids stormed the trained. I notice that Woodward Academy gets personal security by Marta Police on each school day. Does anyone have personal insight on why is this is happening.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-01-2012, 09:45 PM
 
Location: Atlanta's Castleberry Hill
4,760 posts, read 5,387,505 times
Reputation: 5131
Quote:
Originally Posted by AcidSnake View Post
No idea about that, but there are arrangements like this with many agencies not just the police all over the city, so it's not a real surprise.

One of those Woodward kids get hurt and WSBTV, FOX5, 11Alive and the other networks will kick up a fuss. Solidly middle & upperclass reporters identify with solidly middle & upperclass parents so the reporting will be intense.

Because of that aforementioned factor, middle & upperclass parents(especially white ones) can count on having the juice to bully these sort of arrangements out of agencies like MARTA Police, especially if they have a couple of like minded supporters on the MARTA board and on MARTOC.

This is the south, where feudalism politics rule the day. Money & class are upheld above all else. Don't count on this situation changing anytime soon.
Okay that makes sense thanks Acidsnake, boy if Marta could provide security like that for the whole system, that would be awesome. You rarely see Marta police monitor the trains like they should be.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-01-2012, 09:53 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
3,573 posts, read 5,283,520 times
Reputation: 2396
True dat.

Maybe if our local corporate mainstream media had the balls, they would be investigating this situation.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Atlwarrior View Post
Okay that makes sense thanks Acidsnake, boy if Marta could provide security like that for the whole system, that would be awesome. You rarely see Marta police monitor the trains like they should be.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-01-2012, 10:04 PM
 
472 posts, read 805,369 times
Reputation: 136
Quote:
Originally Posted by AcidSnake View Post
No idea about that, but there are arrangements like this with many agencies not just the police all over the city, so it's not a real surprise.

One of those Woodward kids get hurt and WSBTV, FOX5, 11Alive and the other networks will kick up a fuss. Solidly middle & upperclass reporters identify with solidly middle & upperclass parents so the reporting will be intense.

Because of that aforementioned factor, middle & upperclass parents(especially white ones) can count on having the juice to bully these sort of arrangements out of agencies like MARTA Police, especially if they have a couple of like minded supporters on the MARTA board and on MARTOC.

This is the south, where feudalism politics rule the day. Money & class are upheld above all else. Don't count on this situation changing anytime soon.
Their parents pay for it!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-01-2012, 10:37 PM
 
Location: Atlanta's Castleberry Hill
4,760 posts, read 5,387,505 times
Reputation: 5131
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nast View Post
Because the school pays for it.
Why not hired their own private security rather than using Marta Police which Dekalb and Fulton County taxpayers pay for. Does Marta contract out there Police officers ?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-01-2012, 11:00 PM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA (Dunwoody)
2,047 posts, read 4,601,643 times
Reputation: 980
Quote:
Originally Posted by dichloromethane View Post
Their parents pay for it!
Are you saying that they hire off duty Marta officers? Or are you saying this is just a function of their taxes? I have no beef, either way, just curious.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-01-2012, 11:43 PM
 
472 posts, read 805,369 times
Reputation: 136
Quote:
Originally Posted by RoslynHolcomb View Post
Are you saying that they hire off duty Marta officers? Or are you saying this is just a function of their taxes? I have no beef, either way, just curious.
Well neither is correct so neither. I don't know the details. I'd assume woodward has some sort of agreement with MARTA. You know, a business contract?

It was a joke. Woodward parents pay enough extra to get on the local news station once in a while.

No need to get mad at those students or parents. You get what you pay for always.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-01-2012, 11:46 PM
 
1,774 posts, read 2,297,374 times
Reputation: 2710
Wouldn't 200 kids storming the train at the same time every day be reason enough for an extra cop to be in the station? There is a crossing guard in the morning and afternoon at the school by my house, too...
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Georgia > Atlanta
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top