I think it would be hard for grown adults to do that, let alone a teen. Unfortunately other riders don't always want to get involved and then the situation is more serious bc the dude is likely pissed off. It doesn't scare off some men to be called out, especially if they're in an altered state. The better thing to do is avoid interaction, cutting conversations short, finding ways to get away, subtly recruiting sympathetic passerby for help. Escalation is more of a last resort.

It’s the Mr Rogers truth of looking for “helpers” in bad situations. As a middle aged mom I would be all over this IF I knew what was happening.

We all know what it’s like being a teenager being preyed upon is perhaps the saddest bit of truth.

good write up but you know this aint never happening

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Def lots of great hang out spots over there. Namely the park across the street from the cvs.

Practice loudly yelling “stop harassing me creep,” “get away from me,” or “leave me alone.” It’ll scare the guy off and other riders will notice what’s going on and help. Teach her to stand up for herself. Creeps count on girls and women being too scared to make a scene or being afraid of not being polite. Sign her up for a self defense class, and get her to read The Gift of Fear.

She can also text the metro police if someone is bothering her or ask any normal looking person on the metro for help. We all know what it’s like to be a teenager being preyed upon.

I wonder if the people (or person?) who was contracted to build these playgrounds made big contributions to either the mayor or councilmember in this ward.

Prob bought some super cheap stuff they weren't supposed to use...

It's like DC has a fetish for doing rotten business.

I would say the whole city requires a reasonable degree of caution. This particular area requires a higher level, but I do know people who live there and have no issues. It does have a history of crime and violence, but areas change. Check the crime map and decide for yourself.

This is priceless!

Also recommend pulling out her phone and recording the person if they continue to bother her. Someone else mention never sitting by a window— I will echo those comments. Also choosing a car with less people (highly recommended the first car with the train attendant)

My best advice is for her to always have ear buds in (not so loud that she can’t hear her surroundings); sit in the very front car by the conductor; don’t make eye contact with men; and just act like she can’t hear them when they try to talk to her.

It freaking sucks, but that’s what I’ve learned to do and it’s worked thus far. It still pisses me off though that women have to put up with this shit everyday.

Yes! If she needs help she should make eye contact with a middle aged woman. Or just walk up to one and initiate a conversation like you know them. Next time someone asks her what stop she should turn to the nearest adult woman and say, I'm sorry what stop is we are getting off on. Especially if she is a mom she will play along and act like they are traveling together. My spouse and I have done this for a young lady before. We even got off at her stop and waited till we were sure the creep didn't follow.

I am prepared to climb over the back of a seat and any people if I feel trapped in a window seat.

Tell her that every middle aged woman within a 6 foot radius will come to her aid with the fire of a thousand suns fueled by thirty years of putting up with bullshit.

She can text metro police from her phone. Most other young females will understand if you start randomly talking to them “Sarah! Hey! Glad we ended up on the same train!” They are doing so to escape a creeper and will play along. She can also slyly whisper “this guy is creeping me out, help”.

I’m a full blown capable adult who’s pretty fearless and this is how I sit on the metro when it’s not busy.

That’s dark.

The best tip I can offer is to NEVER sit at a window seat. Then you have nowhere to go. Always sit in the aisle seat; you can't get blocked in and there is an easy escape route. Put the backpack on the window seat. If someone asks to sit down, don't scoot over, get up and let them sit in the window, then if they are a creeper you can leave.

I'm sorry this happened to your daughter and I hope that she regains her confidence soon.

Since you think, I am delusional, I should share my logic with you. First, as the central and chief policy-making body for the District of Columbia, the Council's mission is to provide strong, innovative and effective leadership for the benefit of residents across the city. In Anita Bonds case, she was given oversight over the District of Columbia’s Housing Authority (DCHA). The last Director of DCHA, Tyrone Garrett, openly admitted his strategy was to “remove about a quarter of its public housing stock from federal ownership” and “demolish or gut 10 apartment buildings”. You would think, with such an aggressive and/or controversial plan that Anita Bonds would closely monitor the process. Nope. Instead, she neglected her duties, and allowed for occupant rates to dip, housing to become inhabitable (mold, persistent crime, etc.), and basically she didn’t care!

Now tell me again, how oversight wasn’t her job?

The Council's central role as a legislative body is to make laws.

I hate when people do this stuff

Yes. And a few years back, I wrote about how 18 DC playgrounds had elevated levels of lead found in their crumb rubber. After that happened, DC pledges regular testing and what was discovered at Parkview is a result of that.

Hi, is this the same rubber found in other playgrounds in the district?

The Post has more horrific details; apparently one of the guys he robbed and carjacked was an amputee that he left stranded without any mode of transportation or communication, the guy had to try and drag himself home in freezing temperatures from a remote area and was found in a ditch by the cops.

Yes, that's exactly what I said and you totally owned me. Set that straight guy... straight... and attack him for his unwarranted fear...of understanding that humans are crazy apes and acknowledging that and watching out for yourself is a thing we should all do! Lol, you enjoy your life of mediocre intelligence.