Teen films girl gang assault in New York City subway car

The Smoking Gun ^ | 12/5/07

[Barney Gumble]

DECEMBER 5--A group of teenage girls menaced a male subway rider before attacking him as their train pulled into a Brooklyn station, a violent assault videotaped last month by a high school student who, of course, immediately uploaded the clip to YouTube. The 4:18 video, which you'll find below, was shot on the A train as it traveled in Bedford-Stuyvesant (subway ads and the train's stops indicate that the footage was shot late at night several weeks ago). The video was uploaded to YouTube on November 7 by Kadejra Holmes, a high school student and aspiring Harlem filmmaker. In a brief online chat, Holmes denied being part of the girl gang that attacked the male rider, who appeared to be about 30. Minutes after being asked by TSG about the train video, Holmes, 17, deleted the footage (and her entire page) from YouTube. As seen in the clip, the group of girls taunted and threatened the seated male rider as the train moved from the Ralph Avenue station to the Rockaway Avenue stop. As members of the group inched closer--and threatened to strike him--the man remained calm, asking the girls, "Why are you arguing? Please stop, stop." As the train pulled into Broadway Junction, a girl off-camera could be heard predicting, "They gonna hit him, I know it." Within moments, the man, who had stood up, was shoved down and pummeled by members of the gang. As the tape ends, the victim--who was also struck in the face with a plastic soda bottle during the assault--is continuing to be struck by two of the girls. When she posted the video, Holmes titled it, "jump up to get beat down," an apparent reference to "Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down," an old single by Brand Nubian. The 1992 cut's video featured members of the rap group throttling various unfortunate opponents, two of whom get their bloody comeuppance in a subway car.

[Barney Gumble]

Wow some crazy girls. The guy wasn't even doing anything and tried to diffuse the situation. There comes a point though when a guy has to punch a girl, when would have been at 4:02. Then again, I wouldn't consider these people, girls.

Holmes denied being part of the girl gang that attacked the male rider Yeah right. She had that camera on way too long.

[erikm88]

Part of the unarmed utopia that is NYC...???

[mvpel]

[DGHoodini]

They’re not girls anymore...They’ve been perverted into vile Dembosluts.

[MEGoody]

I know people are afraid to get involved to help other people in situations like this - too bad. If a couple of other adults have even gotten up, sat by the man and started talking to him, this might not have happened.

Or maybe it would have.

By the way, I can't tell from the article if these brats knew they were being filmed or not. Anyone know?

[JamesP81]

Then again, I wouldn't consider these people, girls.

If a lady throws the first punch, she forfeits all protections normally afforded for being a lady. At that point, it's a stand up fight and a man can do anything to her he would another guy who threw the first punch. IMO.

[DManA]

This is what Hell is like.

[TASMANIANRED]

If need be you hit them as hard as you would a man. Leave them bleeding.

[LdSentinal]

And the guy being attacked is WHITE.

Where is Jesse Jackass?

[Domandred]

There comes a point though when a guy has to punch a girl

Just watched the video. Yea I don't care what gender someone is. They assault me like that they gonna get dropped right quick like.

[cbkaty]

Did anyone watching the video think of “that” word?

[sit-rep]

From the second the video started, they acted like animals. And these... ...people... think they are equal to me? I’ll never buy it.

Put them in a cage...

[Talking_Mouse]

Bernard Getz, please pick up the courtesy phone.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Too bad this guy wasn't around...

[Sherman Logan]

My Dad taught me that a gentleman never strikes a lady.

But a female who slugs you ain’t no lady, so have no qualms about clobbering her.

You should, however, keep in mind the common prejudice against a man hitting a women, regardless of the circumstances. I suspect you’re a lot more likely to be charged with assault, even if she starts the fracas, than if she was a guy.

[Pistolshot]

If a lady throws the first punch, she forfeits all protections normally afforded for being a lady. At that point, it's a stand up fight and a man can do anything to her he would another guy who threw the first punch. IMO.

Exactly. The Marquis of Queensbury never rode the subway.

[dynachrome]

“Did anyone watching the video think of “that” word?”
Even though I did not spell it out, it was removed (#8)

[andy58-in-nh]

We’ve come a long, sad way from “Take The ‘A’ Train”.