23 year old brutally assaulted at Denver light rail station..

[def90]

September 18, 2013, violent assault takes place in public space.

October 7, 2013, information published by 9News

I have a different definition of "new" than 9News.

How many of the assailants are already in custody? Two or three are clearly identifiable in the video.

I am surprised there haven't been more self defense shootings in downtown Denver. Maybe there have been more shootings and 9News and the other various media sources in Denver are overloaded with all of their Broncos coverage.

Be safe.

Nah.. if there was a shooting they would be all over it and might even interrupt the game.. A brutal assault? I doubt they care.

[def90]

FOX 31 is also just coming out with this.. What this means is that the local news no longer has anyone that monitors local crime anymore and it also means that the Police released this report because they have no idea who these people are.

[ANADRILL]

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[Clint45]

September 18, 2013, violent assault takes place in public space.

October 7, 2013, information published by 9News

I have a different definition of "new" than 9News.

Still no mention of it in the Denver Post . . .

[ZERO THEORY]

One more reason to have a few tools in the box. A nice sharp knife could have made those thugs' night a real terrible one...

Edged weapons are almost always going to do you more harm than good against 2+ attackers. Quick feet and a blunt object would serve you a lot better. And of course, a firearm is even better. 3rd gen G19 in OD comes to mind, but I might be biased.


Also, this is why I NEVER use public transportation unless I'm in Chicago or NY.

[cstone]

Still no mention of it in the Denver Post . . .

post-
a prefix, meaning “behind,” “after,” “later,” “subsequent to,” “posterior to,” occurring originally in loanwords from Latin ( postscript ), but now used freely in the formation of compound words ( post-Elizabethan; postfix; postgraduate; postorbital ).

The Denver Post is behind, after, or later, Denver. I've often felt that the Denver Post is the posterior of the region.

[missionxo]

It always pisses me off to see this shit. These bitches all gang up one person while people stand around acting like they didn't see anything. There is always the "I woulda" or " I shoulda" but I honestly don't think I could just stand there and watch a bunch of dirt bag punks kick the shit outta an innocent person and do nothing.

[gnihcraes]

Avoid public transportation after dusk in shady parts of town. (if at all possible)

Carry if you can. I'm unable to carry during the week using public transportation, because I'm not allowed to carry at work. I have no way of storing my weapon off premise until quitting time.

[hurley842002]

Edged weapons are almost always going to do you more harm than good against 2+ attackers. Quick feet and a blunt object would serve you a lot better. And of course, a firearm is even better. 3rd gen G19 in OD comes to mind, but I might be biased.


Also, this is why I NEVER use public transportation unless I'm in Chicago or NY.

With all those bystanders there, and being disoriented from the assault, let me know how multiple shots from your G19 work out for you (ya know, knowing your target and what's behind it).

We can't see the events leading up to the first punch, but me personally, I'd have never let them back me into the corner. He certainly didn't have much chance against them, but he also didn't help himself either.

ETA: in regards to the blunt object comment, I completely agree, unfortunately I don't carry a baseball bat on my person (although I should throw one in the truck, the whole toolbox thing and all).

[ZERO THEORY]

We can't see the events leading up to the first punch, but me personally, I'd have never let them back me into the corner.

Bingo.