MARTA statement regarding videotaped lunacy
May 9th, 2008 by Thomas Wheatley in NewsAccording to MARTA, the passionate young lady who displayed a variety of talents in a video we posted yesterday has a warrant issued for her arrest.
“MARTA police were notified about this video last Friday and launched an immediate and aggressive investigation into the incident. After canvassing the East Lake Station where the suspect reportedly exited the train, we received an anonymous tip that this incident possibly occurred on March 31, 2008 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The tipster also indicated the suspect has been known to ride Bus Route 22. MARTA police were able to positively identify the individual allegedly involved in this incident and have secured a warrant for her arrest.â€
“We want to assure the public that this is an extremely isolated incident and that customer safety and security are our highest priorities,†stated MARTA Chief of Police Wanda Dunham. “We regret that any customer had to endure such harassment while using our system. I also wish the many citizens who witnessed this incident would have contacted the MARTA police so that we could have responded to this situation immediately. We are asking that anyone who witnessed this incident please come forward to provide additional first hand information, which may lead to additional charges against the suspect. If you have any information about this incident, please contact MARTA Police Detectives at (404) 848-4911.â€
“MARTA police officers regularly patrol the trains and are available at rail stations to provide assistance. Emergency call buttons are also located in all rail cars, which go directly to the rail operator in case customers need to request immediate assistance. Customers can also reach MARTA Police communications directly by dialing (404) 848-4911 or by pressing #MPD on any AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint/Nextel cellular phone. Blackberry users press #673.â€
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May 9th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Hrm. A friend of mine (who still rides faithfully) was riding one night only to look next to her to see a man masturbating to her.
She brought attention to rest of the car by screaming loudly, got off and called the Marta police, only to have the phone ring 31 times before it was answered and when they arrived they basically told her they couldn’t do anything about it and left.
However, she and I would agree this is NOT a typical experience, but we were both disappointed in the response received (or not received?)
May 9th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Great, that dumbass got off at the Eastlake Station - which means that she lives near me.
May 9th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Yeah, let me punch in those numbers right now. I figure if I start dialing BEFORE I leave the house, maybe an hour or two before I have to go somewhere, I MAY have a chance to get through to… to an office/officer…uh…. where????
You gotta wonder what would have happened to those extensions if they’d gotten Mace sprayed on ‘em? Would she have shrivelled-up and gone “poof?” Kinda like the Wicked Witch of the West? Hmmmm…
May 9th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Is she an Obama superdelegate?
May 9th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
bull*#$% I almost got stabbed about a year ago. There’s a bunch of psychos running around them trains. There’s never any security in any of those stations. There’s no cops, nothing. You want to get killed, ride the MARTA in Atlana
May 9th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
She will be appointed to some diplomatic post under the Barack Hussein Obama/Rev.Wright Presidential administration.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
I have never seen a more compelling case for keeping abortion legal.
Every passenger on the train should be charged as accessories to the crime.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Sick. I hope they post a video of her arraignment.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Is this a HOAX video? My God - please - someone - tell me it is, otherwise, aside from this animal, there are several others who are just SITTING THERE WATCHING THIS!
May 9th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Racist comments mocking Obama, guess it proves Hillary’s point that only the uneducated vote for her.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
You think this is bad? Try riding a Greyhound bus these days.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
displays such as this, and the attitude / culture behind it are a large part of why we left atlanta in 2001, and always reject any thoughts of moving back. atlantans, you have much to worry and be embarrassed about. she’s just one.
May 9th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I moved from Atlanta in 2003 and have never looked back. I did return to visit family in 2006 and rode MARTA up to Doraville and was SHOCKED at the thuggery and gang activity on the trains at 4 p.m. Atlanta and the MARTA police need a wakeup call. This activity can’t be tolerated and the City expect to grow/retain an upper and middle class population in the city.
Such a degenerate. What ever happened to honoring your elders?
May 9th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
this how stereotypes become stereotypes
May 9th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Sonny Perdue is considering whether or not to sign HB 257, which would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry on MARTA. After seeing that video, I got off my butt and let him know that I think it is a good idea.
May 9th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
“also, there was a guy that said for her to chill, cuz it was just an old lady, which is more than most people would do in a public display like that. not everybody on that train was an accomplice to whoever posted that
That is not true. The fact of the matter is that the violence is so bad in Atlanta no one wanted to say something for fear of her compatriots coming to her “aid.”
This video makes the stereotypes possible . And that is something many Americans will think about in the next election.
May 9th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Not one of those losers tried to help an elderly woman. Everyone there was dumb*** you-know-what. As people have mentioned here already, THIS is how stereotypes are formed. And whether folks like it or not, THIS is the norm for “them”.
May 9th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
what happened to honoring your elders? UNfortunately, too many of the new ‘thug’ generation — hyped up on hip hop idiot English and street behavior — in combination with Democratic Party objectives to blame, blame, blame someone / anyone else, have led to people with no real ability to exist in a civilized society. TRASH. Disgusting TRASH. and there’s little hope for it. this trash couldn’t even take deliver a clear: would you like fries with that? but that’s the state of things in 2008, pathetically, in Atlanta, Georgia.
May 9th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
The next time I travel on Marta, I may be armed. Be careful.
May 10th, 2008 at 2:41 am
This makes my blood boil. If there were never a more perfect example of the term \\
May 10th, 2008 at 2:51 am
Hope she loses her transportation priviledges for 5 years and gets time for terrorist threats.
May 10th, 2008 at 2:57 am
your tax dollars at work.
im sure this is the result of welfare
also it should be mentioned this girl has got one hell of a beer gut
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May 10th, 2008 at 8:36 am
this has got nothing to do with Democrat vs. Republican issues, and has everything to do with a generation that has placed more value on ‘bling’ than on themselves.
May 10th, 2008 at 11:55 am
We have here a victim of the Al Sharpton\\\’s and Jesse Jacksons and reverend Spite\\\’s….uh or is that Wright\\\’s of this world. They stir up hatred and resentment and get rich off of it but we can see, in this girl, the damage it does to those who buy what they are peddling. Much of the hatred and resentment is turned back on members of their own community when they lack a white victim to vent their rage on. This gril is literally high on her hatred and resentment, it is providing a rush as stong as any drug. The price to pay though will be her shame and guilt which she won\\\’t be able to face so she will need to instigate a situation to generate even more anger and hatred when her conscience calls. She is on a death spiral.
May 10th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
So the MARTA is going to return her to the zoo? Good for them!
May 10th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I’ve taken public transit all over the world, and the MARTA is by far the scariest experience. These types of outbursts and incidents are actually fairly common and there is absolutely no security anywhere. Shame on the City of Atlanta and MARTA. I for one have decided not to take MARTA until concrete measures to stop this are put in place. Atlanta has so far to go…
May 10th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
M.A.R.T.A.
Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta
May 10th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
“Smoov D” hit the nail on the head.
I have a concealed carry permit and plan to be packing next time I get on MARTA (hopefully Gov. Purdue “does the right thang” and signs HB89–or whatever it is now).
May 10th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
The fact that this loud-mouthed nutcase can scream at an old woman so long, so boldly in front of many witnesses, proves that SHE thinks that MARTA trains are places where criminal activity is OK and there’s no need to worry about police or security guards. It’s the law of the jungle and she’s the biggest baddest animal on the train.
Even if she ultimately didn’t get away with it, the fact that she THOUGHT she could proves that MARTA is unsafe and there needs to be a crackdown.
Second point: Thank God (and GeorgiaCarry.Org) that soon sane people without criminal histories who have gun permits will be able to carry weapons on MARTA to defend themselves.
May 11th, 2008 at 1:02 am
Wow. I didn’t know so many racists liked CL.
May 11th, 2008 at 3:42 am
Ignorance is alive and well all over.
May 11th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I think the saddest thing about this whole incident is that not ONE man had the balls to stand up to this crazy irate woman and let her scream obscenities at an elderly, defenseless lady. What has happened? It’s a sad state of affairs for sure. Is everyone so scared for their own life that they cannot defend anyone else? All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing. You don’t want this kind of behavior on the train, then get off your ass and do something about it. Quit blaming the transit authority and the police for not being there. There were men all around her who if they had half a ball sack could’ve stopped this bullshit as soon as it started!
May 11th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
shesnosoldier, you are part of the problem with your racist as comments, I am not black but you one racist,Nazi ass, punk ass bitch for saying some stupid shit like that, go do us all a favor and jump off a fucking bridge you racist piece of shit!!!
May 11th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
This girl’s behavior is deplorable and she should be punished, but allowing guns on MARTA is a terrible idea.
Imagine this lunatic girl or other laughing/approving/apathetic passengers are all carrying concealed weapons too. Sounds like a pretty stupid suggestion to add to the mix.
When will the rednecks and gun freaks learn that arming everyone with guns isn’t the solution? I’m more afraid of rednecks with guns and vigilante justice than obnoxious animals.
What would you do? Threaten to shoot someone with your CONCEALED weapon? Take it out or flash it? What if you did and she didn’t stop? You think you should kill someone for acting obnoxious or verbally threatening someone?
Tough little boys behind your keyboard — try taking actions to resolving social issues with your brain instead of answering violence with more violence.
May 11th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I’ve deleted several of the comments on this post because they clearly violate our Comments Policy.
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/comment-policy/
May 11th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Thanks!
May 12th, 2008 at 9:11 am
“This girl’s behavior is deplorable and she should be punished, but allowing guns on MARTA is a terrible idea.
Imagine this lunatic girl or other laughing/approving/apathetic passengers are all carrying concealed weapons too. Sounds like a pretty stupid suggestion to add to the mix.
When will the rednecks and gun freaks learn that arming everyone with guns isn’t the solution? I’m more afraid of rednecks with guns and vigilante justice than obnoxious animals.
What would you do? Threaten to shoot someone with your CONCEALED weapon? Take it out or flash it? What if you did and she didn’t stop? You think you should kill someone for acting obnoxious or verbally threatening someone?
Tough little boys behind your keyboard — try taking actions to resolving social issues with your brain instead of answering violence with more violence.”
Im willing to bet some of those animals DID have weapons on them. Criminals dont carry legally.
No one said they’d threaten to shoot anyone. But its nice for a citizen to be able to protect themselves against thug assholes who think the gangster lifestyle helps society.
May 12th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Roxie… I have to agree, there are some serious idiots in this thread.
Andisheh - after reading some of the comments that are still up, I can’t imagine the ones you deleted…. thanks for doing that