'It was just anarchy. A rampage': Victim
recalls being attacked by more than a
dozen teens on light rail train
KCNC-TV [Denver, CO],
by
Olivia Young
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
12/7/2022 2:50:59 PM
Oct. 14 was a typical Friday afternoon for Zachary Chopko. He hopped on the light rail to head back to work after his lunch break. "It was just supposed to be a quick thing you know just jump on the light rail, it's one stop," said Chopko, of Lakewood. (Snip) Punching and kicking Chopko, the teens screamed profanities. The violent attack was caught on video and shared with CBS News Colorado.
"I was being pushed, I was being hit, I don't know," said Chopko. "It was just anarchy. A rampage. Just horrible." Chopko somehow stumbled out of the train and
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Bison65 12/7/2022 3:06:11 PM (No. 1351363)
It is possible these thugs might actually by prosecuted because it looks like they exceeded their white privilege.
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Products of public schools, no doubt.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
DVC 12/7/2022 3:13:24 PM (No. 1351369)
"Being charged as juveniles...."
And that means that they'll get off with a slap on the wrist and be back doing it again, soon.
Bullets.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Maggie2u 12/7/2022 3:20:25 PM (No. 1351380)
Bullets, poster #3? That's a bit harsh. If it's found that these 'youts' haven't been arrested before maybe for this first offense, just hang them by their heels for 24 hours and let passerby's throw rotten fruit and vegetables at them. Or better yet, bring back stocks. Some good old fashioned punishment is what is needed here.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Vaquero45 12/7/2022 3:25:04 PM (No. 1351387)
Liberals have turned Denver into a trash dump. I never ride the light rail - and I never go to Denver without a gun.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Birddog 12/7/2022 3:42:51 PM (No. 1351408)
Where was it they moved to Colo from??
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Geoman 12/7/2022 4:02:18 PM (No. 1351418)
For the last half-dozen years or so, the press has used "teens" as a euphemism for young Blacks so often that in the near future it will be considered racist to call out "teens."
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
itsonlyme 12/7/2022 4:19:28 PM (No. 1351430)
Y U duzdat? U shudknot doodat!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 12/7/2022 4:28:13 PM (No. 1351437)
Interesting. A load of white boys this time. Too bad the guy was not armed.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 12/7/2022 4:38:26 PM (No. 1351446)
I rode that light rail line once when it first opened. Never again. I didn't like the look of the people on it during prime commuting time. Part of the problem is that it is run mostly on the "honor system." You don't have to buy a ticket or go through a turnstile before getting access to the platform or boarding a train. There are no guards or RTD employees on the platforms. There are guards who occasionally stroll through the cars and check tickets, but they only spot check. What could go wrong with a system like that? A friend's son was robbed at gunpoint at a light rail station after his evening restaurant shift and lost all his tips for the night.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Avanti1 12/7/2022 5:01:33 PM (No. 1351466)
“Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.”
― Thomas Sowell, A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
In this case, these little barbarians have not yet been civilized.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
faceincrowd 12/7/2022 5:05:33 PM (No. 1351472)
Riding a train while white. Walking down the street while white. Take your pick.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
HonestDon 12/7/2022 5:09:09 PM (No. 1351477)
With law "enforcement" as it is today, how surprised will we be what vigilantes start to show up? It shouldn't be so, but can you suggest a likely alternative?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Lake Dweller 12/7/2022 5:59:28 PM (No. 1351502)
I agree with earlier poster. Bullets.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
mc squared 12/7/2022 6:04:25 PM (No. 1351506)
I was lucky to have escaped unharmed on Atlanta's MARTA to the airport, years ago.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
DVC 12/7/2022 6:13:23 PM (No. 1351512)
Re #4. I'm an old man and can't fight off a gang of young thugs. How much of a beating am I suppose to just accept?
My answer is NONE from a mob. I'll start shooting if this happens to me.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
velirotta 12/7/2022 8:00:16 PM (No. 1351558)
Good grief, why do American citizens tolerate such violence? How long would these assaults continue if either victims armed witnesses pulled out pistols and started shooting the perps dead?
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Starboard_side 12/7/2022 8:01:45 PM (No. 1351560)
They need to vote for more lenient DA's and Progressive Democrats.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Laotzu 12/7/2022 8:07:02 PM (No. 1351562)
Spent about two months in Lakewood eight years ago. Would talk the light rail to the airport every weekend. You could smell the pot from the grow houses as the train passed by. What you witness on that video is 20 years of Leftist indoctrination in the public schools. As an Old White Man, I will not spend my last days in this country. I am not going to spend my later years worried about who wants to take a poke at me because of my sex and skin color. #ThanksObama
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
DiegoDude 12/8/2022 5:36:07 AM (No. 1351685)
When people start putting holes in these @$$holes, it'll stop. Get a gun, go through a gun safety/concealed weapon class, get lots of range time from people who know their stuff and don't be a victim. Remember, gun control is sight picture, breath control and trigger pull.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Clinger 12/8/2022 8:33:38 AM (No. 1351779)
Great idea #4. Put the stocks on the boarding platforms to provide a moment of clarity for those with malicious intentions.
I do however think that concealed carry should be allowed on public transportation. I'm allowed my constitutional right to defend myself just not where I'm most likely to need to do so? Rubbish!
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
walcb 12/8/2022 8:48:51 AM (No. 1351797)
Those white kids looked pretty puny. I think even at my advanced age I would have caused some damage to them. Possibly (and likely) they blindsided him and stunned him enough so they could get the advantage.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
CivilServant 12/8/2022 9:10:50 AM (No. 1351824)
Yeah suer yeah #4…..let’s talk to them….understand their feelings…….
Nope, #3 called it.
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A hornet's nest would be preferable to a bunch of today's youngsters.